Luke 3:2:4Luke.3.2.W4TAB
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
e-PEE ar-khi-e-RE-os HAN-na KAI ka-i-A-pha e-GHE-ne-to RHEE-ma the-OU e-PEE i-o-AN-nee(n) ton za-kha-REE-ou hy-ON en têi e-RÊÊ-mō
Exegesis
The coordinated genitives Hánna and Kaïapha {Ἅννα καὶ Καϊάφα | HÁN-na kaì Ka-ï-Á-pha} specify the reigning high priests.
Root and etymology
Kainamkappa–alpha–iota–nu–alpha–mu
“possibly ‘possession’ or ‘acquisition,’ likely from a Hebrew name”
In context — Luke 3:2
In the days when Annas and Caiaphas held the high priesthood, the word of God came to John, the son of Zechariah in the wilderness .
About this coordinate
Luke 3:2:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Luke 3:2, 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.3.2.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.3.2.W4.S1) and character.