καὶ

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 καὶ

   KAI

   and
2. sentence🔊 Καὶ ἐκεῖθεν ἀναστὰς ἔρχεται εἰς τὰ ὅρια τῆς Ἰουδαίας καὶ πέραν τοῦ Ἰορδάνου καὶ συμπορεύονται πάλιν ὄχλοι πρὸς αὐτόν καὶ ὡς εἰώθει πάλιν ἐδίδασκεν αὐτούς

   KAI e-KEI-then a-nas-TAS ER-khe-tai eis TA HO-ri-a tês i-ou-da-I-as KAI PE-ran tou i-or-DA-nou KAI sym-po-REU-on-tai PA-lin O-khloi pros au-TON KAI hôs ei-O-thei PA-lin e-DI-das-ken au-TOUS

   and from there having risen he comes into the regions of the Judea and beyond of the Jordan and they travel together again crowds to him and as he was accustomed again he was teaching them

Exegesis

The verse opens with the coordinating conjunction kai {καὶ | kaí} ‘and’, linking this episode to the preceding narrative.

The prepositional phrase eis ta horia tes Ioudaias {εἰς τὰ ὅρια τῆς Ἰουδαίας | eis tà hṓria tês Ioudaías} establishes entry into Judea’s borders, while kai peran tou Iordanou {καὶ πέραν τοῦ Ἰορδάνου | kaí péran toû Iordánou} extends the trajectory beyond the Jordan.

In the coordinated clause kai sumporeuontai palin ochloi pros auton {καὶ συμπορεύονται πάλιν ὄχλοι πρὸς αὐτόν | kaí sumporeúontai pálin ókhloi pròs autón}, the present middle verb sumporeuontai ‘come together’, with palin ‘again’, captures the recurring crowd movement toward Jesus.

The final comparative clause kai hos eiothei palin edidasken autous {καὶ ὡς εἰώθει πάλιν ἐδίδασκεν αὐτούς | kaí hṓs eiṓthei pálin edídasken autoús} employs hos ‘as’ plus the pluperfect eiothei ‘he was accustomed’ to introduce a habitual action, and the imperfect edidasken ‘he was teaching’ with palin ‘again’ underscores the repeated instruction.