Romans 4:12:10Rom.4.12.W10TAB
καὶ
kai
“also”
- Transliteration
- KAI
- Extended
- kai
- IPA
- /kai/
Meaning by language
- English
- also
Alphabet Analysis
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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KAI
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KAI pa-TE-ra pe-ri-to-MÊS TOIS ouk ek pe-ri-to-MÊS MO-non al-LA KAI TOIS stoi-KHOU-sin TOIS IKH-ne-sin TÊS en a-kro-by-STI-a PIS-te-ōs tou pa-TROS hê-MON a-bra-AM
Exegesis
The conjunction kai {καὶ | kaì} links this clause to Paul’s ongoing argument in Romans 4, maintaining the continuity of Abraham’s representative function.
The adversative particle alla kai {ἀλλὰ καὶ | allá kaì} introduces a second dative clause tois stoichoûsin tois ichnesin {τοῖς στοιχοῦσιν τοῖς ἴχνεσιν | toîs stoichoûsin toîs íchnēsin}, pairing the participle “walking” with “footsteps” to portray faithful imitation.
Root and etymology
dikēdelta–iota–kappa–eta
“justice, right”
In context — Romans 4:12
And he is father of the circumcised for those who are not only of circumcision, but who also walk in the footsteps of the faith our father Abraham had while uncircumcised.
About this coordinate
Romans 4:12:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Romans 4:12, 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.4.12.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Rom.4.12.W10.S1) and character.