Matthew 13:23:19Matt.13.23.W19TAB
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
ho de e-PI tên ka-LÊN gên spa-REIS hou-TOS es-tin ho ton LO-gon a-KOU-ōn KAI sy-ni-ÊIS hos dê kar-po-pho-REI KAI poi-EI ho men he-ka-TON ho de he-ksÊ-kon-ta ho de tri-A-kon-ta
Exegesis
This hearer is then characterized by the object ton logon {τὸν λόγον | tón lógon} and two coordinated present participles akouon and syniēs {ἀκούων καὶ συνιείς | akoúōn kaì syniéis}, which together portray ongoing reception and comprehension of the message.
The relative clause hos dē karpophorei kai poiei {ὃς δὴ καρποφορεῖ καὶ ποιεῖ | hos dē karpophoreî kaì poieî} expresses the resultant action, with the emphatic particle dē {δὴ | dē} underscoring the certainty and significance of fruit-bearing. Finally, the distributive pattern ho men ... ho de ...
Root and etymology
dikēdelta iota kappa eta
“right, justice”
In context — Matthew 13:23
But the one who was sown upon the good ground—this is the person who hears the word and understands it, who indeed bears fruit and produces: in one case a hundred, in another sixty, and in another thirty.
About this coordinate
Matthew 13:23:19 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 19 of Matthew 13:23, 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 Matt.13.23.W19, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.13.23.W19.S1) and character.