Matthew 14:36:1Matt.14.36.W1TAB
καὶ
kai
“and”
- Transliteration
- KAI
- Extended
- KAI
- IPA
- /ˈkai/
Meaning by language
- English
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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
- word
KAI
- clause
KAI pa-re-KA-loon au-TON HI-na MO-non HA-psôn-tai TOU kras-PE-doo TOU hi-ma-TI-oo au-TOO
- sentence
KAI pa-re-KA-loon au-TON HI-na MO-non HA-psôn-tai TOU kras-PE-doo TOU hi-ma-TI-oo au-TOO KAI HO-soi HÊ-psan-to di-e-SÔ-thê-san
Exegesis
The verse opens with kai {καὶ | kaí} linking this plea to the preceding narrative.
The second kai {καὶ | kaí} introduces a result clause with hosoi {ὅσοι | hó-soi}, “as many as,” marking scope.
Root and etymology
kairoskappa–alpha–iota–rho–omicron–sigma
“appointed time, season”
In context — Matthew 14:36
And they were begging Him that they might only touch the fringe of His garment, and as many as touched it were completely healed.
About this coordinate
Matthew 14:36:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Matthew 14:36, 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.14.36.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.14.36.W1.S1) and character.