ἨΝΚΑΙ, ἠνκαι
ĒNKAI, ēnkai
Sounds Like: AYN-kigh
Translations: was and, was also, was even
From the root: ΕΙΜΙ, ΚΑΙ
Part of Speech: Verb, Conjunction
Explanation: This is a compound phrase formed by the verb 'ην' (ēn), meaning 'was' (from the verb 'to be'), and the conjunction 'και' (kai), meaning 'and', 'also', or 'even'. It is not a single word but rather two distinct words written together, which is common in ancient Greek manuscripts due to scriptio continua (writing without spaces). It describes a state of being ('was') followed by an additional element ('and', 'also', or 'even').
Inflection: Verb: Imperfect, Active, Indicative, 3rd Person Singular; Conjunction: Does not inflect
Strong’s numbers: G1510 (Lookup on BibleHub), G2532 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΕΙΜΙ, ΚΑΙ.
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- ΗΝΚΑΙ — was and, were and, was also, were also
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