Mark 7:4:1Mark.7.4.W1TAB

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

    KAI ap a-go-RAS e-AN MÊ bap-TI-sôn-tai ouk es-THI-ou-sin KAI AL-la pol-LA ES-tin HA pa-RE-la-bon kra-TEIN bap-tis-MOUS po-tê-RI-ôn KAI KSES-tôn KAI khal-KI-ôn KAI kli-NÔN

Exegesis

The conjunction kai {καὶ | kaí} signals continuation of Jesus’ critique of Pharisaic traditions.

The subsequent kai {καὶ | kaí} plus neuter plural alla polla estin {ἄλλα πολλά ἐστιν | álla pollá estín} “and there are many other things” introduces a broad category defined by the relative clause ha parelabon kratein {ἃ παρελάβον κρατεῖν | ha parelábon kratêin}, indicating traditions inherited (parelabon) and upheld (kratein). Finally, the accusative baptismous is specified by a sequence of genitives—poterion, xeston, chalkion, and klinon—enumerating the material objects subjected to these washings, highlighting the elaborate scope of purity regulations.

In contextMark 7:4

And from the market, if they do not wash , they do not eat; and there are many other things that they have received to observe, such as the washings of cups , pitchers, bronze vessels, and couches.

About this coordinate

Mark 7:4:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Mark 7:4, 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.7.4.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.7.4.W1.S1) and character.