Luke 2:39:1Luke.2.39.W1TAB
Καὶ
kai
“and”
- Transliteration
- KAI
- Extended
- KAI
- IPA
- /kai/
Meaning by language
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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 hôs e-TE-le-san PAN-ta ta ka-TA ton NO-mon ky-REE-ou e-PE-strep-san eis tên ga-li-LAI-an eis PO-lin he-au-TÔN na-za-RETH
Exegesis
The verse begins with the coordinating conjunction kai {Καὶ | kaí} “and,” linking this moment to the preceding narrative.
Root and etymology
dikedi-kē
“justice, what is right”
In context — Luke 2:39
When they had fulfilled everything according to the law of the Lord , they returned to Galilee, to their own city Nazareth.
About this coordinate
Luke 2:39:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Luke 2:39, 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.2.39.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.2.39.W1.S1) and character.