Matthew 17:16:7Matt.17.16.W7TAB
καὶ
kai
“and”
- Transliteration
- KAI
- Extended
- KAI
- IPA
- /ˈkai/
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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KAI ook ê-dy-NÊ-thê-san au-TON the-ra-PEU-sai
- sentence
KAI pro-SÊ-neNG-ka au-TON TOIS ma-thê-TAIS soo KAI ook ê-dy-NÊ-thê-san au-TON the-ra-PEU-sai
Exegesis
The verse opens with kai {καὶ | kaí} ‘and’, linking this statement to the preceding plea and continuing the father’s speech.
A second kai {καὶ | kaí} ‘and’ shifts to the contrastive inability clause introduced by ouk {οὐκ | ouk} ‘not’ and the deponent verb edynetheesan {ἠδυνήθησαν | ēdynḗthēsan} ‘they were able’, which takes the infinitive therapeusai {θεραπεῦσαι | therapeûsai} ‘to heal’ and auton {αὐτόν | autón} ‘him’ to express what the disciples could not accomplish. The coordinate structure moves from the father’s act of bringing to the disciples’ failure, heightening narrative tension and setting the stage for Jesus’ forthcoming intervention.
In context — Matthew 17:16
I brought him to Your disciples, but they were not able to heal him.
About this coordinate
Matthew 17:16:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Matthew 17:16, 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.17.16.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.17.16.W7.S1) and character.