Luke 19:9:15Luke.19.9.W15TAB
καὶ
kai
“also”
- Transliteration
- kai
- Extended
- kai
- IPA
- /kai/
Meaning by language
- English
- also
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
EI-pen de pros au-TON ho ee-ay-SOOS HO-ti SÊ-me-ron sô-tê-REE-a tôi OI-kôi TOU-tôi e-GE-ne-to ka-THO-ti kai au-TOS hy-OS a-bra-AM es-TIN
Exegesis
The coordinating kai {καὶ | kaì} combined with the intensive pronoun autos {αὐτός | au-tós} (“he also” or “he himself also”) underscores the inclusion of this individual.
Root and etymology
kairoskappa–alpha–iota–rho–omicron–sigma
“appointed time, opportunity”
In context — Luke 19:9
And Jesus said to him, “Today salvation has come to this house, because he also is a son of Abraham.”
About this coordinate
Luke 19:9:15 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 15 of Luke 19:9, 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.19.9.W15, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.19.9.W15.S1) and character.