Mark 14:37:1Mark.14.37.W1TAB

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

    KAI ER-khe-tai KAI heu-RI-skei au-TOUS ka-THEU-don-tas KAI LE-gei tôi PE-troi SI-mōn ka-THEU-deis ouk IS-khy-sas MI-an HŌ-ran grê-go-RÊ-sai

Exegesis

The verse is structured as a chain of narrative present verbs linked paratactically by kai {καὶ | kaí}, giving vivid immediacy to the scene.

In contextMark 14:37

And He came and found them sleeping, and He said to Peter, “Simon, are you sleeping? Were you not able to keep watch for one hour?”

About this coordinate

Mark 14:37:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Mark 14:37, 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.14.37.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.14.37.W1.S1) and character.