Luke 20:1:14Luke.20.1.W14TAB
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
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KAI
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KAI e-GE-ne-to en mi-AI tôn hê-me-RÔN di-DA-skon-tos au-TOU ton la-ON en tôi hi-e-RÔI KAI eu-an-ge-li-dzo-ME-nou e-PE-stê-san hoi ar-khi-e-REIS KAI hoi gram-ma-TEIS syn tois pres-by-TE-rois
Exegesis
The conjunction kai {καὶ | kaí} integrates this incident into the ongoing narrative.
The compound subject hoi archiereis kai hoi grammateis {οἱ ἀρχιερεῖς καὶ οἱ γραμματεῖς | hoi ar-khi-e-rê-is kaí hoi gra-mmā-tê-is} identifies the religious authorities, with syn tois presbyterois {σὺν τοῖς πρεσβυτέροις | sỳn toîs pres-by-té-rois} adding the elders as their associates.
Root and etymology
kairoskappa–alpha–iota–rho–omicron–sigma
“appointed time, season”
In context — Luke 20:1
And it happened, on one of those days, as He was teaching the people in the temple and proclaiming the good news, the chief priests and the scribes, along with the elders, came up to Him.
About this coordinate
Luke 20:1:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of Luke 20:1, 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.20.1.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.20.1.W14.S1) and character.