Luke 3:2:5Luke.3.2.W5TAB
Καϊάφα
kaiapha
“Caiaphas”
- Transliteration
- ka-i-A-pha
- Extended
- kah-ih-AH-phah
- IPA
- /ka.iˈa.pʰa/
Meaning by language
- English
- Caiaphas
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Alphabet Analysis
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Phi | ph — as in phone (f) | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father |
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Word in context
- word
ka-i-A-pha
- 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.
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 3:2:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Luke 3:2, so the Greek word Καϊάφα (kaiapha) 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.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.3.2.W5.S1) and character.