Matthew 17:21:11Matt.17.21.W11TAB

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

    TOO-to DE TO YE-nos ouk ek-po-REU-e-tai ei MÊ en pro-seu-KHÊI KAI nê-STEI-ai

Exegesis

The phrase en proseuchē kai nesteia {ἐν προσευχῇ καὶ νηστείᾳ | en pros-eu-khḗ kaí nē-steí-a}, with the preposition en governing two dative nouns joined by kai, expresses means by which the expulsion occurs, highlighting the joint necessity of prayer and fasting.

In contextMatthew 17:21

But this kind does not go out except by prayer and fasting.

About this coordinate

Matthew 17:21:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Matthew 17:21, 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.17.21.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.17.21.W11.S1) and character.