Matthew 21:12:12Matt.21.12.W12TAB
καὶ
kai
“and”
- Transliteration
- KAI
- Extended
- KAI
- IPA
- /ˈkai/
Meaning by language
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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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KAI e-KSE-ba-len PAN-tas TOUS pô-LOUN-tas KAI a-go-RA-zon-tas en TÔI hi-e-RÔI KAI TAS tra-PE-zas TÔN kol-ly-bi-STÔN ka-TE-stre-psen KAI TAS ka-THE-dras TÔN pô-LOUN-tôn TAS pe-ri-ste-RAS
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KAI ei-SÊL-then ee-ay-SOOS eis TO hi-e-RON KAI e-KSE-ba-len PAN-tas TOUS pô-LOUN-tas KAI a-go-RA-zon-tas en TÔI hi-e-RÔI KAI TAS tra-PE-zas TÔN kol-ly-bi-STÔN ka-TE-stre-psen KAI TAS ka-THE-dras TÔN pô-LOUN-tôn TAS pe-ri-ste-RAS
Exegesis
The connector kai {Καὶ | kaì} signals narrative sequence.
Exebalen {ἐξέβαλεν | exébálen}, another aorist indicative, coordinates the forceful expulsion of pantas tous polountas kai agorazontas {πάντας τοὺς πωλοῦντας καὶ ἀγοράζοντας | pántas toùs pōloûntas kaì agorázontas}, where present participles function as substantives to emphasize ongoing trade.
A further kai {καὶ | kaì} links katestrepsen {κατέστρεψεν | katéstrepsen} to earlier verbs, highlighting sequential temple cleansing.
Root and etymology
dikaiosdelta–iota–kappa–alpha–iota–omicron–sigma
“righteous, just”
In context — Matthew 21:12
And Jesus went into the temple and drove out all who were selling and buying there; He overturned the tables of the moneychangers and the seats of those selling doves.
About this coordinate
Matthew 21:12:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Matthew 21:12, 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.21.12.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.21.12.W12.S1) and character.