Luke 3:2:4Luke.3.2.W4TAB

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

    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 contextLuke 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.