καὶ

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 καὶ

   kai

   and
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 ⸀αἳ ὅτε ἦν ἐν τῇ Γαλιλαίᾳ ἠκολούθουν αὐτῷ καὶ διηκόνουν αὐτῷ,

   hai HO-te EEN en têi ga-li-laI-Ai ê-ko-LOU-thoun au-TOI kai di-ê-KO-noun au-TOI

   who when were in the Galilee were following him and were serving him
3. sentence🔊 ⸀αἳ ὅτε ἦν ἐν τῇ Γαλιλαίᾳ ἠκολούθουν αὐτῷ καὶ διηκόνουν αὐτῷ, καὶ ἄλλαι πολλαὶ αἱ συναναβᾶσαι αὐτῷ εἰς Ἱεροσόλυμα.

   hai HO-te EEN en têi ga-li-laI-Ai ê-ko-LOU-thoun au-TOI kai di-ê-KO-noun au-TOI kai AL-lai pol-LAI hai sy-na-na-BA-sai au-TOI eis hi-e-ro-SO-ly-ma

   who when were in the Galilee were following him and were serving him and others many the having gone up with him into Jerusalem

Exegesis

The coordinating kai {καὶ | kaí} following it adds the nuance “also,” linking their past actions to their present presence at the crucifixion scene.

A new coordinated group is then introduced with kai allai pollai {καὶ ἄλλαι πολλαί | kaí ál-lai pol-laí}, “and many other {women},” followed by another relative clause with hai {αἵ | haí} plus the aorist participle synanabasai {συναναβᾶσαι | sy-na-na-bâ-sai}. This participle, modified by autō in the dative, “having come up together with Him,” presents a completed pilgrimage action whose result is that they are now in Jerusalem with Him.