Mark 15:1:21Mark.15.1.W21TAB
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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KAI
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KAI eu-THYS prō-I sym-BOU-li-on poi-Ê-san-tes hoi ar-khi-e-REIS me-TA tôn pres-by-TE-rōn KAI gram-ma-TE-ōn KAI HO-lon to sy-NE-dri-on DÊ-san-tes ton ee-ay-SOON a-PÊ-nen-kan KAI pa-RE-dō-kan pi-LA-tō
Exegesis
The verse opens with the conjunction kai {Καὶ | Kaì} linking it to the preceding account.
The extended subject phrase hoi archiereis meta tōn presbyterōn kai grammateōn kai holon to synedrion {οἱ ἀρχιερεῖς μετὰ τῶν πρεσβυτέρων καὶ γραμματέων καὶ ὅλον τὸ συνέδριον | hoí archiereîs metà tōn presbyterṓn kaì grammateṓn kaì hólon tò synédrion} uses repeated kai to underscore comprehensive leadership involvement.
In context — Mark 15:1
And immediately, as morning began, the chief priests, together with the elders, the scribes, and the whole council, after holding a council , bound Jesus , led Him away, and delivered Him to Pilate.
About this coordinate
Mark 15:1:21 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 21 of Mark 15:1, 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.15.1.W21, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.15.1.W21.S1) and character.