Luke 21:26:5Luke.21.26.W5TAB

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

    a-po-psy-KHÓN-ton an-THRÔ-pōn a-PÓ PHÓ-bou KAI pros-do-KI-as tôn e-per-kho-ME-nōn têi oi-kou-ME-nêi hai GAR dy-NA-meis tôn ou-ra-NÔN sa-leu-THÊ-son-tai

Exegesis

The prepositional phrase apo phobou kai prosdokias {ἀπὸ φόβου καὶ προσδοκίας | apó phóbou kaí prosdokías} gives the cause of the collapse through paired genitives joined by kai, creating a balanced two-part emotional description.

Root and etymology

kairoskappa alpha iota rho omicron sigma

appointed time, fitting season

In contextLuke 21:26

People will collapse from fear and expectation of what is coming upon the inhabited world , for the powers of the heavens will be shaken.

About this coordinate

Luke 21:26:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Luke 21:26, 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.21.26.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.21.26.W5.S1) and character.