Mark 15:16:12Mark.15.16.W12TAB
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
- sentence
hoi de stra-ti-O-tai a-PÊ-ga-gon au-TON E-sô tês au-LÊS HO es-TIN prai-TÔ-ri-on KAI syn-ga-loU-SIN HO-lên tên SPEI-ran
Exegesis
The coordinating conjunction kai {καὶ | kaí} then introduces a second main action, synkalousin {συνκαλοῦσιν | syn-ka-loû-sin}, a historical present that adds vividness to the narrative by depicting the soldiers’ action of calling together holēn tēn speiran {ὅλην τὴν σπεῖραν | hó-lēn tēn spei-ran}, “the whole cohort,” with the adjective holēn emphasizing the total participation of the unit. In translation, the two main clauses are kept in a single complex sentence, preserving the parenthetical explanation and the sequential flow of movement (leading Him in) followed by assembly (gathering the troops).
In context — Mark 15:16
And the soldiers led Him inside the courtyard, which is the Praetorium, and they called together the whole cohort .
About this coordinate
Mark 15:16:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Mark 15:16, 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.15.16.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.15.16.W12.S1) and character.