Luke 5:21:1Luke.5.21.W1TAB

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

    KAI ÊR-ksan-to di-a-lo-GI-dze-sthai hoi gram-ma-TEIS KAI hoi pha-ri-SAIOI LE-gon-tes TIS ES-tin HOU-tos hos la-LEI blas-phê-MI-as TIS DY-na-tai ha-mar-TI-as a-PHEI-nai ei mê MO-nos ho the-OS

Exegesis

The conjunction kai {καὶ | kaì} ‘and’ links this reaction closely to the preceding healing episode, marking it as an immediate response.

The subject is the coordinated noun phrase hoi grammateis kai hoi Pharisaioi {οἱ γραμματεῖς καὶ οἱ Φαρισαῖοι | hoî grammateîs kaì hoî Pharisaîoi}, joining two influential religious groups as a unified opposition.

Root and etymology

dikaiosdíkai-os

just, upright

In contextLuke 5:21

And the scribes and the Pharisees began to reason, saying, “Who is this one who speaks blasphemies ? Who can forgive sins except God alone?”

About this coordinate

Luke 5:21:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Luke 5:21, 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.5.21.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.5.21.W1.S1) and character.