Mark 7:5:6Mark.7.5.W6TAB
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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KAI
- sentence
KAI e-pê-RÔ-tōn au-TON hoi pha-ri-SAIOI KAI hoi gram-ma-TEIS di-A TI ou pe-ri-pa-TOU-sin hoi ma-thê-TAI sou ka-TA tên pa-RA-do-sin tôn pres-by-TE-rōn al-LA koi-NAIS kher-SIN es-THI-ou-sin ton AR-ton
Exegesis
The verse begins with the coordinating conjunction kai {καὶ | kaí} linking this question to the prior narrative.
The verb eperotosin {ἐπερωτῶσιν | eperōtōsin} “they ask” is a present active indicative functioning as a historical present, giving vividness to the ongoing questioning by the subjects marked by the nominative phrase hoi Pharisaioi kai hoi grammateis {οἱ Φαρισαῖοι καὶ οἱ γραμματεῖς | hoí Pharisaîoi kaí hoí grammateîs}.
In context — Mark 7:5
And the Pharisees and the scribes asked Him , “Why do Your disciples not walk according to the tradition of the elders, but eat the bread with common hands?”
About this coordinate
Mark 7:5:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Mark 7:5, 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.7.5.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.7.5.W6.S1) and character.