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kai is a Greek connector that joins coordinated words, actions, and clauses in biblical statements.
In the supplied verses, kai functions as a grammatical connector, joining paired items and actions or continuing coordinated statements: the APB presents paired cups in 1 Corinthians 10:21, eating and drinking in 1 Corinthians 11:28, and shared suffering and rejoicing in 1 Corinthians 12:26.
Senses in use
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Connector joining coordinated elements · dominant
The form is tagged Conjunction in the cited examples. In 1 Corinthians 10:21 the APB renders paired references to “the cup of the Lord and the cup of demons” and to two tables; in 1 Corinthians 11:28 it joins the actions “eat of the bread and drink of the cup”; and in 1 Corinthians 12:26 it coordinates the members’ suffering and rejoicing.
In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB often reflects the connector with “and,” as in the paired actions and items in the cited verses, but it is a whole-verse translation and may absorb individual connectors into the English phrasing.