Mark 16:2:1Mark.16.2.W1TAB
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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Word in context
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kai
- sentence
kai LI-an prō-I têi mi-Ai tôn sab-BA-tōn ER-khon-tai e-PI to mnē-MEI-on a-na-TEI-lan-tos tou hē-LI-ou
Exegesis
The conjunction kai {καί | kaí} connects this verse to the preceding narrative, while the adverbs lian {λίαν | lí-an} and proi {πρωῒ | prō-í} combine to convey a heightened temporal sense “very early” in the morning.
Root and etymology
kainoskappa–alpha–iota–nu–omicron–sigma
“new, fresh”
In context — Mark 16:2
And very early in the morning, on the first day of the week, they came to the tomb at the rising of the sun .
About this coordinate
Mark 16:2:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Mark 16:2, 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.16.2.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.16.2.W1.S1) and character.