Luke 20:26:10Luke.20.26.W10TAB
καὶ
kai
“and”
- Transliteration
- KAI
- Extended
- kai
- IPA
- /ˈkai/
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 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 context — Luke 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.