Mark 12:20:9Mark.12.20.W9TAB
καὶ
kai
“and”
- Transliteration
- KAI
- Extended
- kai
- IPA
- /ˈkai/
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
hep-TA a-del-PHOI Ê-san KAI ho PRÔ-tos E-la-ben gy-NAI-ka KAI a-poth-NÊS-kōn ouk a-PHÊ-ken SPER-ma
Exegesis
The coordinating conjunction kai {καὶ | kaí} links this general statement to a more specific scenario introduced by ho protos {ὁ πρῶτος | ho prôtos}, “the first,” which singles out the eldest brother as the focus of the narrative.
Root and etymology
Kaisarkappa–alpha–iota–sigma–alpha–rho
“Caesar, emperor”
In context — Mark 12:20
There were seven brothers, and the first took a wife and, as he was dying, did not leave any offspring .
About this coordinate
Mark 12:20:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Mark 12:20, 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.12.20.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.12.20.W9.S1) and character.