Matthew 21:23:1Matt.21.23.W1TAB

Καὶ

kai

And

Transliteration
KAI
Extended
KAI
IPA
/ˈkai/

Meaning by language

English
And

Alphabet Analysis

Kappak — as in kite
Alphaah — as in father
Iotai — as in machine

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Word in context

  1. word

    KAI

  2. clause

    KAI el-THON-tos au-TOO eis TO hi-e-RON pro-SÊL-thon au-TÔ di-DAS-kon-ti hoi ar-khi-e-REIS KAI hoi pres-BY-te-roi TOO la-OO LE-gon-tes

  3. sentence

    KAI el-THON-tos au-TOO eis TO hi-e-RON pro-SÊL-thon au-TÔ di-DAS-kon-ti hoi ar-khi-e-REIS KAI hoi pres-BY-te-roi TOO la-OO LE-gon-tes en POI-a ek-sou-SI-a TAU-ta poi-EIS

Exegesis

The main narrative verb proselthon {προσῆλθον | pros-ēl-thon} ‘they came up’ is performed by hoi archiereis kai hoi presbyteroi {οἱ ἀρχιερεῖς καὶ οἱ πρεσβύτεροι | hoi ar-khi-e-reîs kai hoi pres-bú-te-roi}, identifying the Jewish officials.

Root and etymology

dikaiosdelta–iota–kappa–alpha–iota–omicron–sigma

righteous, just

In contextMatthew 21:23

And after He had entered the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came up to Him as He was teaching, and said, “By what authority are You doing these things, and who gave You this authority?”

About this coordinate

Matthew 21:23:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Matthew 21:23, 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.21.23.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.21.23.W1.S1) and character.