Matthew 20:4:5Matt.20.4.W5TAB
καὶ
kai
“and”
- Transliteration
- KAI
- Extended
- KAI
- IPA
- /ˈkai/
Meaning by language
- English
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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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The word
Word in context
- word
KAI
- phraseyour reading level
hy-PA-ye-te KAI hy-MEIS eis TON am-pe-LÔ-na
- clause
hy-PA-ye-te KAI hy-MEIS eis TON am-pe-LÔ-na KAI HO e-AN Ê DI-kai-on DÔ-sô hy-MIN
- sentence
KAI e-KEI-nois EI-pen hy-PA-ye-te KAI hy-MEIS eis TON am-pe-LÔ-na KAI HO e-AN Ê DI-kai-on DÔ-sô hy-MIN
Exegesis
The verse opens with kai {καὶ | kaí} “and,” linking this scene with the preceding hiring episodes in the parable.
The imperative Hypagete {Ὑπάγετε | Hy-pá-ge-te} “go” directly commands plural addressees, while the following kai hymeis {καὶ ὑμεῖς | kaí hy-meîs} “and you also” marks their inclusion alongside earlier workers.
The clause kai ho ean e dikaion {καὶ ὃ ἐὰν ᾖ δίκαιον | kaí hó e-an ê dí-kai-on} combines a relative pronoun ho with the conditional particle ean and the subjunctive e, creating an open-ended relative conditional sense, “whatever might be right.” This construction leaves the exact amount undefined but bounded by justice.
Root and etymology
dikedelta–iota–kappa–eta
“justice, right”
In context — Matthew 20:4
And to them he said, “You also go into the vineyard , and whatever may be right I will give to you.”
About this coordinate
Matthew 20:4:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Matthew 20:4, 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.20.4.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.20.4.W5.S1) and character.