Matthew 21:13:1Matt.21.13.W1TAB
καὶ
kai
“{And}”
- Transliteration
- KAI
- Extended
- KAI
- IPA
- /ˈkai/
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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Word in context
- word
KAI
- clause
KAI LE-yei au-TOIS
- sentence
KAI LE-yei au-TOIS YE-grap-tai HO oi-KOS MOO OI-kos pro-seu-KHÊS klê-THÊ-se-tai hy-MEIS DE au-TON poi-EI-te SPÊ-lai-on lê-STÔN
Exegesis
The Greek sentence structure opens with kai {καὶ | kaì} ‘and’ as a narrative continuation, followed by legei {λέγει | lé-gei} ‘he says’ introducing direct speech.
Root and etymology
dikaiosdelta–iota–kappa–alpha–iota–omicron–sigma
“righteous, just”
In context — Matthew 21:13
And He said to them, “It has been written, ‘My house shall be called a house of prayer,’ but you are making it a den of robbers.”
About this coordinate
Matthew 21:13:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Matthew 21:13, 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.21.13.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.21.13.W1.S1) and character.