Matthew 16:4:3Matt.16.4.W3TAB
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
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ye-ne-A po-nê-RA KAI moi-kha-LIS sê-MEI-on e-pi-zê-TEI
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ye-ne-A po-nê-RA KAI moi-kha-LIS sê-MEI-on e-pi-zê-TEI KAI sê-MEI-on OO do-THÊ-se-tai au-TÊI EI MÊ TO sê-MEI-on i-ô-NA
Exegesis
The clause begins with the subject noun phrase genea ponera kai moichalis {Γενεὰ πονηρὰ καὶ μοιχαλὶς | geneá ponērá kai moikhalís}, where two adjectives in apposition describe moral and covenantal failure.
The coordinating conjunction kai {καὶ | kaí} introduces a parallel structure: sēmeion ou dothēsetai autē {σημεῖον οὐ δοθήσεται αὐτῇ | sēmeîon ou dothḗsetai autḗ} negates the future passive verb with ou, signifying refusal.
The final participial clause kai katalipōn autous apēlthen {καὶ καταλιπὼν αὐτοὺς ἀπῆλθεν | kaí katalipṓn autoús apêlthen} combines an aorist participle with an aorist finite verb, indicating that the departure follows the act of leaving them. The translation renders the continuous present with a progressive phrase in formal and conveys sequential action in both reconstructions.
Root and etymology
kair-kappa–alpha–iota–rho
“decisive moment, season, proper time”
In context — Matthew 16:4
An evil and adulterous generation keeps looking for a sign, but no sign will be granted to it except the sign of Jonah ; and after leaving them, He went away.
About this coordinate
Matthew 16:4:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Matthew 16:4, 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.16.4.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.16.4.W3.S1) and character.