Mark 15:21:1Mark.15.21.W1TAB
Καὶ
kai
“And”
- Transliteration
- KAI
- Extended
- kai
- IPA
- /kai/
Meaning by language
- English
- And
Alphabet Analysis
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
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KAI
- sentence
KAI an-ga-REU-ou-sin pa-RA-gon-TA TI-na SI-mo-na ky-ray-nai-ON er-KHO-me-non ap a-GROU ton pa-TE-ra a-le-KSAN-drou KAI RHOU-phou HI-na A-rêi ton stau-RON au-TOU
Exegesis
The verse begins with kai {Καὶ | Kaí} linking this scene to the preceding narrative as a continuation of events.
The appositional accusative ton patera Alexandrou kai Rouphou {τὸν πατέρα Ἀλεξάνδρου καὶ Ρούφου | tón patera Alexándrou kaí Roúphou} provides additional identification through familial relationships, likely assuming the audience’s awareness of Alexander and Rufus.
In context — Mark 15:21
And they compelled Simon of Cyrene, who was passing by, coming from the country, the father of Alexander and Rufus, so that he might carry His cross .
About this coordinate
Mark 15:21:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Mark 15:21, 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.15.21.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.15.21.W1.S1) and character.