Luke 20:26:10Luke.20.26.W10TAB

καὶ

kai

and

Transliteration
KAI
Extended
kai
IPA
/ˈkai/

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 ouk IS-khy-san e-pi-la-BE-sthai tou RHÊ-ma-tos e-nan-TI-on tou la-OU KAI thau-MA-san-tes e-PI têi a-po-KRI-sei au-TOU e-SI-gê-san

Exegesis

The verse forms a single sentence structured around two main aorist indicative verbs, ischysan {ἴσχυσαν | ís-khy-san} “they were able” (negated by ouk) and esigēsan {ἐσίγησαν | e-sí-gē-san} “they became silent,” linked by the coordinating conjunction kai {καὶ | kaí}.

Root and etymology

kairoskappa–alpha–iota–rho–omicron–sigma

appointed time, season

In contextLuke 20:26

And they were not able to seize the word before the people, and, being amazed at His answer , they became silent.

About this coordinate

Luke 20:26:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Luke 20:26, 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.20.26.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.20.26.W10.S1) and character.