John 10:4:9John.10.4.W9TAB

καὶ

kai

and

Transliteration
KAI
Extended
KAI
IPA
/ˈkai/

Meaning by language

English
and

Alphabet Analysis

Kappak — as in kite
Alphaah — as in father
Iotai — as in machine

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Word in context

  1. word

    KAI

  2. sentence

    HO-tan TA I-di-a PAN-ta ek-BA-lê EM-pros-then au-TÔN po-REU-e-tai KAI TA PRO-ba-ta au-TÔ a-ko-lou-THEI HO-ti OI-da-sin TÊN phô-NÊN au-TOU

Exegesis

In kai ta probata auto akolouthei {καὶ τὰ πρόβατα αὐτῷ ἀκολουθεῖ | kaí tà próbata autō akoloutheî}, the neuter plural subject ta probata takes a singular verb, a common Greek pattern that presents the flock as a unified whole responding together.

Root and etymology

kainoskappa alpha iota nu omicron sigma

new, fresh

In contextJohn 10:4

Whenever He brings out all His own, He goes before them, and the sheep follow Him because they know His voice .

About this coordinate

John 10:4:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of John 10:4, 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 John.10.4.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (John.10.4.W9.S1) and character.