Romans 14:17:9Rom.14.17.W9TAB
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
ou GAR es-TIN hê ba-si-LEI-a tou the-OU BRŌ-sis kai PO-sis al-LA di-kai-o-SY-nê kai ei-RÊ-nê kai kha-RA en PNEU-ma-ti ha-GI-ōi
Exegesis
The initial predicate nominatives brōsis kai posis {βρῶσις καὶ πόσις | brô-sis kaí pó-sis}, “eating and drinking,” name concrete practices linked to dietary regulations.
The adversative alla {ἀλλὰ | al-lá} then shifts to a positive series dikaiosynē kai eirēnē kai chara {δικαιοσύνη καὶ εἰρήνη καὶ χαρά | di-kai-o-sý-nē kaí ei-rē-nē kaí kha-rá}, forming a climactic triad that characterizes genuine participation in the kingdom.
Root and etymology
dikaiosdík-ai-os
“just, upright”
In context — Romans 14:17
For the kingdom of God is not defined by eating and drinking, but by righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit .
About this coordinate
Romans 14:17:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Romans 14:17, 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 Rom.14.17.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Rom.14.17.W9.S1) and character.