Mark 1:27:16Mark.1.27.W16TAB
καὶ
kai
“and”
- Transliteration
- KAI
- Extended
- kai
- IPA
- /kai/
Meaning by language
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Alphabet Analysis
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
KAI
- sentence
KAI e-tham-BÊ-thê-san HA-pan-tes HÔ-ste sy-dzê-TEIN pros he-au-TOUS LE-gon-tas TI ES-tin TOU-to di-da-KHÊ kai-NÊ kat ek-sou-SI-an KAI tois PNEU-ma-si tois a-ka-THAR-tois e-pi-TA(s)-sei KAI hy-pa-KOU-ou-sin au-TÔ
Exegesis
The coordinating particle kai {καὶ | kaì} links this verse tightly to the preceding exorcism narrative, while the aorist passive verb ethambēthēsan {ἐθαμβήθησαν | e-tham-BE-the-san} places the crowd’s astonishment as the main narrative event.
The repeated kai {καὶ | kaì} before both the dative phrase and the finite verb hypakouousin highlights the link between command and obedience, underscoring that the same authoritative word both addresses and subdues hostile spiritual powers.
Root and etymology
kairoskai-rós
“appointed time, season”
In context — Mark 1:27
And all were amazed, so that they began to question among themselves, saying, “What is this? A new teaching with authority! He commands the unclean spirits, and they obey Him .”
About this coordinate
Mark 1:27:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of Mark 1:27, 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 Mark.1.27.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.1.27.W16.S1) and character.