Matthew 19:9:14Matt.19.9.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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  1. word

    KAI

  2. sentence

    LE-gô DE hy-MIN HO-ti HOS AN a-po-LY-sê TÊN gy-NAI-ka au-TOO MÊ e-PI por-NEI-a KAI ga-MÊ-sê AL-lên moi-KHA-tai KAI HO a-po-le-ly-MÊ-nên ga-MÊ-sas moi-KHA-tai

Exegesis

The coordinating kai {καὶ | kaí} ‘and’ links a second subjunctive gamēsē {γαμήσῃ | gamēsē} ‘may marry’ with the adjective állēn {ἄλλην | állēn} ‘another’, leading to moichâtai {μοιχᾶται | moichâtai} ‘commits adultery’, indicating the ongoing result.

The second clause’s kai {καὶ | kaí} ‘and’ plus ho {ὁ | ho} ‘the one’ with the perfect passive participle apolelyménēn {ἀπολελυμένην | apolelyménēn} ‘having been divorced’ and the aorist participle gamēsas {γαμήσας | gamēsas} ‘marrying her’ again culminates in moichâtai {μοιχᾶται | moichâtai} ‘commits adultery’. Rendering the relative-subjunctive and participial constructions as “whoever” or “anyone” and splitting the two kai-linked clauses into separate sentences clarifies the parallel judgments.

In contextMatthew 19:9

But I say to you, that whoever divorces his wife, except on account of sexual immorality , and marries another, commits adultery. And whoever marries the one who has been divorced also commits adultery .

About this coordinate

Matthew 19:9:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of Matthew 19:9, 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.19.9.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.19.9.W14.S1) and character.