Mark 7:3:4Mark.7.3.W4TAB

καὶ

kai

and

Transliteration
KAI
Extended
kai
IPA
/kai/

Meaning by language

English
and

Alphabet Analysis

Kappak — as in kite
Alphaah — as in father
Iotai — as in machine

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  1. word

    KAI

  2. sentence

    hoi gar pha-ri-SAIOI KAI PAN-tes hoi iou-DAIOI e-AN MÊ pyg-MÊ NIP-sôn-tai tas KHEI-ras ouk es-THI-ou-sin kra-TOUN-tes tên pa-RA-do-sin tôn pres-by-TE-rôn

Exegesis

The coordinated nominative subjects hoi Pharisaioi kai pantes hoi Ioudaioi {οἱ Φαρισαῖοι καὶ πάντες οἱ Ἰουδαῖοι | hoi Pha-ri-saî-oi kaí pán-tes hoi Iou-daî-oi} present the Pharisees together with the broader Jewish population, stressing that this is a widely observed practice.

In contextMark 7:3

For the Pharisees and all the Jews do not eat unless they wash their hands with a fist , holding to the tradition of the elders.

About this coordinate

Mark 7:3:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Mark 7:3, 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.7.3.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.7.3.W4.S1) and character.