Luke 20:21:1Luke.20.21.W1TAB

καὶ

kai

and

Transliteration
KAI
Extended
kai
IPA
/kai/

Meaning by language

English
and

Alphabet Analysis

Kappak — as in kite
Alphaah — as in father
Iotai — as in machine

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Word in context

  1. word

    KAI

  2. sentence

    KAI e-pê-RO-tê-san au-TON LE-gon-tes di-DAS-ka-le OI-da-men HO-ti or-THÔS LE-geis KAI di-DAS-keis KAI ou lam-BA-neis PRO-sô-pon al ep a-lê-THEI-as tên ho-DON tou the-OU di-DAS-keis

Exegesis

The sentence begins with the coordinating conjunction kai {καὶ | kaí} ‘and’, linking this questioning scene with the preceding narrative.

A further coordinated clause with kaí ou lambáneis {καὶ οὐ λαμβάνεις | kaí ou lambáneis} adds a negative assertion, where lambáneis prósōpon {λαμβάνεις πρόσωπον | lambáneis prósōpon} literally ‘you receive face’ is an idiom meaning to show favoritism.

Root and etymology

kairoskappa–alpha–iota–rho–omicron–sigma

appointed time, season

In contextLuke 20:21

And they questioned Him, saying, “Teacher, we know that you speak rightly and teach, and you do not show partiality , but in truth you teach the way of God .”

About this coordinate

Luke 20:21:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Luke 20:21, 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.20.21.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.20.21.W1.S1) and character.