Matthew 14:12:9Matt.14.12.W9TAB

καὶ

kai

and

Transliteration
KAI
Extended
KAI
IPA
/ˈkai/

Meaning by language

English
and

Alphabet Analysis

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

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Word in context

  1. word

    KAI

  2. phraseyour reading level

    KAI pro-sel-THON-tes HOI ma-thê-TAI au-TOO Ê-ran TO PTÔ-ma KAI E-tha-psan au-TON

  3. sentence

    KAI pro-sel-THON-tes HOI ma-thê-TAI au-TOO Ê-ran TO PTÔ-ma KAI E-tha-psan au-TON KAI el-THON-tes a-PÊNG-yei-lan TOI ee-ay-SOO

Exegesis

The verse is a single narrative sentence structured around three coordinate kai {καί | kaí} ‘and’, which link a chain of actions.

Root and etymology

kairoskappa–alpha–iota–rho–omicron–sigma

appointed time, season

In contextMatthew 14:12

And his disciples came and took up the body and buried him, and went and reported it to Jesus .

About this coordinate

Matthew 14:12:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Matthew 14:12, 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.14.12.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.14.12.W9.S1) and character.