Κ, κ
K, k
Sounds Like: KAP-pah
Translations: K, Kappa
From the root: Κ
Part of Speech: Letter
Explanation: This is the tenth letter of the Greek alphabet. It represents the 'k' sound, similar to the English letter 'K'. In ancient Greek numeral systems, the lowercase 'κ' could represent the number 20, and the uppercase 'Κ' could represent 20,000.
Inflection: Does not inflect
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
- Shepherd of Hermas — 30:3
Justin Martyr
- First Apology of Justin Martyr — 64:1
The Shepherd of Hermas — Parables
- Parable 9 — 5:4
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, Κ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- Κ΄ — twenty
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