Mark 6:31:23Mark.6.31.W23TAB
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
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KAI LE-gei au-TOIS DEU-te hy-MEIS au-TOI kat i-DEE-an eis E-rê-mon TO-pon KAI a-na-PAU-sas-the o-LI-gon Ê-san gar hoi er-KHO-me-noi KAI hoi hy-PA-gon-tes pol-LOI KAI ou-DE pha-GEIN eu-KAI-roun
Exegesis
The final clause kai oude phagein eukairoun {καὶ οὐδὲ φαγεῖν εὐκαίρουν | kaí ou-dè pha-geîn eu-kaí-roun} uses the conjunction kai with the negative oude to intensify the statement, with the infinitive phagein {φαγεῖν | pha-geîn} as the complementary infinitive to eukairoun {εὐκαίρουν | eu-kaí-roun}, describing the disciples’ continuous lack of leisure even for the basic activity of eating. The translation reflects this structure by preserving the causal “for” and by rendering the participles as “were coming and going” to convey ongoing crowd movement.
Root and etymology
dikēdelta–iota–kappa–eta
“justice, legal right”
In context — Mark 6:31
And He said to them, “Come, you yourselves apart to a deserted place and rest a little while; for many were coming and going, and they did not even have an opportunity to eat.”
About this coordinate
Mark 6:31:23 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 23 of Mark 6:31, 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.6.31.W23, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.6.31.W23.S1) and character.