Matthew 20:17:1Matt.20.17.W1TAB
⸂Καὶ
kai
“And”
- Transliteration
- KAI
- Extended
- KAI
- IPA
- /kai/
Meaning by language
- English
- And
Alphabet Analysis
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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KAI
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KAI a-na-BAI-nōn ho ee-ay-SOOS eis hi-e-ro-SO-ly-ma pa-RE-la-ben TOUS DÔ-de-ka ma-thê-TAS kat i-DI-an
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KAI a-na-BAI-nōn ho ee-ay-SOOS eis hi-e-ro-SO-ly-ma pa-RE-la-ben TOUS DÔ-de-ka ma-thê-TAS kat i-DI-an kai en TÊI ho-DÔI EI-pen au-TOIS
Exegesis
The verse opens with kai {Καὶ | Kaí} “and,” linking this scene with the preceding narrative and functioning as a discourse connector.
A second kai {καὶ | kaí} coordinates another circumstantial setting: en te hodo {ἐν τῇ ὁδῷ | en tē hodō̂} “on the way,” which combines spatial and narrative progression imagery.
In context — Matthew 20:17
And as Jesus was going up to Jerusalem, He took the twelve disciples aside privately, and on the way He said to them ,
About this coordinate
Matthew 20:17:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Matthew 20:17, 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.20.17.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.20.17.W1.S1) and character.