Luke 23:38:3Luke.23.38.W3TAB
καὶ
kai
“also”
- Transliteration
- KAI
- Extended
- kai
- IPA
- /kai/
Meaning by language
- English
- also
Alphabet Analysis
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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The word
Word in context
- word
KAI
- clause
ÊN DE KAI e-pi-gra-PHÊ ep au-TÔ
- sentence
ÊN DE KAI e-pi-gra-PHÊ ep au-TÔ ho ba-si-LEUS tôn i-ou-da-IÔN HOU-tos
Exegesis
The opening ēn de kai {ἦν δὲ καὶ | ēn de kai} sets a narrative backdrop and carries the scene forward with a continuing, descriptive feel.
Root and etymology
dikēdelta–iota–kappa–ēta
“justice, right, penalty”
In context — Luke 23:38
And there was also an inscription over him: “This is the King of the Jews .”
About this coordinate
Luke 23:38:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Luke 23:38, 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.23.38.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.23.38.W3.S1) and character.