Luke 21:9:5Luke.21.9.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

    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 contextLuke 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.