Matthew 15:27:6Matt.15.27.W6TAB

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. sentence

    hê de EI-pen NAI KY-ree-e KAI gar ta ky-NA-ri-a es-THI-ei a-PO tôn psi-KHI-ōn tôn pip-TON-tōn a-PO tês tra-PE-zês tôn ky-RI-ōn au-TÔN

Exegesis

The sequence kai gar {καὶ γὰρ | kaí gár} functions as an explanatory connector, “for indeed” or “for even,” introducing the rationale that accepts the metaphor yet presses for inclusion.

In contextMatthew 15:27

But she said, “Yes, Lord ; for even the little dogs eat from the crumbs that fall from their masters’ table .”

About this coordinate

Matthew 15:27:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Matthew 15:27, 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.15.27.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.15.27.W6.S1) and character.