Luke 24:39:5Luke.24.39.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
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kai
- sentence
EE-de-te tas khei-RAS mou kai tous PO-das mou HO-ti e-GO EI-mi au-TOS psê-la-PHÊ-sa-TE me kai EE-de-te HO-ti PNEU-ma SAR-ka kai o-STE-a ouk E-khei ka-THÔS e-ME the-ô-REI-te E-khon-ta
Exegesis
The opening imperative idete {ἴδετε | í-de-te} directs the listeners to inspect what is visible, and the paired objects tas kheiras mou kai tous podas mou {τὰς χεῖράς μου καὶ τοὺς πόδας μου | tàs kheî-ras mou kaí toùs pó-das mou} focus attention on the speaker’s own body.
The second imperative pselaphesate me kai idete {ψηλαφήσατέ με καὶ ἴδετε | psē-la-phḗ-sa-te me kaí í-de-te} adds tactile verification to visual verification, strengthening the appeal to direct sensory evidence.
The second hoti-clause {ὅτι | hó-ti} gives the reasoned assertion that pneuma sarka kai ostea ouk echei {πνεῦμα σάρκα καὶ ὀστέα οὐκ ἔχει | pneû-ma sár-ka kaí o-sté-a ouk é-khei}, contrasting a spirit with embodied life marked by flesh and bones.
Root and etymology
kaiokappa–alpha–iota–omega
“to burn”
In context — Luke 24:39
See My hands and My feet: it is I Myself; touch Me and see, because a spirit does not have flesh and bones, as you see Me having.
About this coordinate
Luke 24:39:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Luke 24:39, 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.24.39.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.24.39.W5.S1) and character.