Matthew 21:20:1Matt.21.20.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 i-DON-tes OI ma-thê-TAI e-THAU-ma-san LE-gon-tes
- sentence
KAI i-DON-tes OI ma-thê-TAI e-THAU-ma-san LE-gon-tes PÔS pa-ra-KHRÊ-ma e-ksê-RAN-thê HÊ sy-KÊ
Exegesis
The conjunction kai {καὶ | kaí} links this clause sequentially to prior context, and the participle idontes {ἰδόντες | idóntes} ‘having seen’ establishes temporal background for the main verb ethaumasan {ἐθαύμασαν | ethaúmasan} ‘they marveled’.
Root and etymology
dikaiosdelta–iota–kappa–alpha–iota–omicron–sigma
“righteous, just”
In context — Matthew 21:20
And when the disciples saw it, they marveled, saying, “How did the fig tree wither so quickly?”
About this coordinate
Matthew 21:20:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Matthew 21:20, 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.21.20.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.21.20.W1.S1) and character.