Luke 21:9:5Luke.21.9.W5TAB
καὶ
kai
“and”
- Transliteration
- kai
- Extended
- kai
- IPA
- /kai/
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
HO-tan de a-KOU-sê-te po-LE-mous kai a-ka-ta-sta-SI-as mê pto-ê-THÊ-te DEI gar TAU-ta ge-NES-thai PRÔ-ton al ouk eu-THE-ôs to TE-los
Exegesis
The paired objects polemous kai akatastasias {πολέμους καὶ ἀκαταστασίας | po-lé-mous kai a-ka-ta-sta-sí-as} ‘wars and disturbances’ broaden the warning from armed conflict to wider social instability.
Root and etymology
kairoskappa alpha iota rho omicron sigma
“appointed time, fitting season”
In context — Luke 21:9
But whenever you hear of wars and unrest , do not be terrified, for these things must happen first, but the end will not be immediate.
About this coordinate
Luke 21:9:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Luke 21:9, 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.21.9.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.21.9.W5.S1) and character.