Matthew 19:1:14Matt.19.1.W14TAB

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. phraseyour reading level

    me-TÊ-ren a-PO TÊS ga-li-LAI-as KAI ÊL-then eis TA HO-ri-a TÊS i-oo-DAI-as PE-ran TOO i-or-DA-noo

  3. sentence

    KAI e-YE-ne-to HO-te e-TE-le-sen ho ee-ay-SOOS TOOS LO-goos TOO-toos me-TÊ-ren a-PO TÊS ga-li-LAI-as KAI ÊL-then eis TA HO-ri-a TÊS i-oo-DAI-as PE-ran TOO i-or-DA-noo

Exegesis

The verse begins with the narrative formula kai egeneto {Καὶ ἐγένετο | Kaí egéneto}, a Semitic-style connector that marks the transition to a new episode.

In contextMatthew 19:1

And it happened, when Jesus had finished these words, He moved away from Galilee and went into the region of Judea beyond the Jordan.

About this coordinate

Matthew 19:1:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of Matthew 19:1, 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.19.1.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.19.1.W14.S1) and character.