Luke 23:38:3Luke.23.38.W3TAB

καὶ

kai

also

Transliteration
KAI
Extended
kai
IPA
/kai/

Meaning by language

English
also

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. clause

    ÊN DE KAI e-pi-gra-PHÊ ep au-TÔ

  3. 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 contextLuke 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.