Luke 21:24:1Luke.21.24.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 pe-SOUN-tai STO-ma-ti ma-KHAI-rês KAI aikh-ma-lō-ti-STHÊ-son-tai eis ta E-thnê PAN-ta KAI ie-rou-sa-LÊM ES-tai pa-tou-ME-nê hy-PO eth-NÔN A-khri hou plê-rō-THÔ-sin kai-ROI eth-NÔN

Exegesis

The verse is arranged as three paratactic announcements linked by kai {καὶ | kaí} ‘and,’ which gives the scene a cumulative, step-by-step force.

Root and etymology

kairoskappa alpha iota rho omicron sigma

season, critical time

In contextLuke 21:24

And they will fall by the sword , and they will be taken captive into all the nations, and Jerusalem will be trampled by the nations until the times of the nations are fulfilled.

About this coordinate

Luke 21:24:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Luke 21:24, 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.21.24.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.21.24.W1.S1) and character.