Mark 16:5:15Mark.16.5.W15TAB
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 ei-sel-THOU-sai eis to mnê-MEI-on EI-don ne-a-NIS-kon ka-THÊ-me-non en tois dek-si-OIS pe-ri-be-blê-ME-non sto-LÊN leu-KHÊN KAI ek-se-tham-BÊ-thê-san
Exegesis
Finally, the conjunction kai {καὶ | kaí} ‘and’ introduces exethambēthēsan {ἐξεθαμβήθησαν | ex-e-tham-bḗ-thē-san} ‘they were amazed’, conveying intense astonishment. In translation, participles are rendered as temporal clauses and descriptive phrases to preserve sequence and vivid narrative detail.
Root and etymology
kainoskappa–alpha–iota–nu–omicron–sigma
“new, fresh”
In context — Mark 16:5
And when they had entered the tomb , they saw a young man sitting on the right, clothed in a long white robe, and they were amazed .
About this coordinate
Mark 16:5:15 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 15 of Mark 16:5, 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.16.5.W15, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.16.5.W15.S1) and character.