Luke 19:15:1Luke.19.15.W1TAB
καὶ
kai
“and”
- Transliteration
- KAI
- Extended
- KAI
- IPA
- /kai/
Meaning by language
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- and
Alphabet Analysis
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
KAI
- sentence
KAI e-GE-ne-to en tôi e-pa-nel-THEIN au-TON la-BON-ta tên ba-si-LEI-an KAI EI-pen phō-nē-THÊ-nai au-TÔI tous DOU-lous TOU-tous hois de-DŌ-kei to ar-GY-ri-on HI-na GNÔI TI di-e-pra-gma-TEU-san-to
Exegesis
The verse opens with the narrative kai egeneto {καὶ ἐγένετο | kaí egéneto} ‘and it happened,’ introducing a new event.
Root and etymology
kairoskappa–alpha–iota–rho–omicron–sigma
“appointed time, opportunity”
In context — Luke 19:15
And when he returned after receiving the kingdom, he commanded that the servants be called to him—the ones to whom he had given the money —so that he could learn what they had gained by trading .
About this coordinate
Luke 19:15:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Luke 19:15, so the Greek word καὶ (kai) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Luke.19.15.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.19.15.W1.S1) and character.