Luke 20:24:12Luke.20.24.W12TAB
Καίσαρος
kaisaros
“of Caesar”
- Transliteration
- KAI-sa-ros
- Extended
- kai-sah-rohs
- IPA
- /ˈkai̯.sa.ros/
Meaning by language
- English
- of Caesar
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Alphabet Analysis
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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The word
Word in context
- word
KAI-sa-ros
- sentence
DEIK-sa-TE moi dê-NA-ri-on TEE-nos E-khei ei-KO-na KAI e-pi-gra-PHEEN a-po-kri-THEN-tes de EI-pan KAI-sa-ros
Exegesis
The genitive Kaisaros {Καίσαρος | Kai-sá-ros} “of Caesar” stands alone as the content of the answer, syntactically dependent on the earlier tinos and semantically identifying the imperial authority represented by the coin. The rapid movement from command to question to answer preserves the rhetorical force of the exchange and underlines the coin’s role as evidence of Roman authority.
Root and etymology
Kaisarkappa–alpha–iota–sigma–alpha–rho
“Caesar, imperial ruler”
In context — Luke 20:24
Show me a denarius . Whose image and inscription does it have? They answered, “Caesar’s.”
About this coordinate
Luke 20:24:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Luke 20:24, so the Greek word Καίσαρος (kaisaros) 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.20.24.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.20.24.W12.S1) and character.