Matthew 22:10:17Matt.22.10.W17TAB
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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Word in context
- word
KAI
- clause
KAI e-PLÊS-thê HO GA-mos a-na-kei-ME-nôn
- sentence
KAI ek-sel-THON-tes HOI DOO-loi e-KEI-noi EIS TAS ho-DOOS sy-NÊ-ga-gon PAN-tas HOOS HEU-ron po-nê-ROOS TE KAI a-ga-THOOS KAI e-PLÊS-thê HO GA-mos a-na-kei-ME-nôn
Exegesis
The verse opens with kai {καὶ | kaí} 'and', linking this action tightly to the preceding command in the parable.
The pair ponērous te kai agathous {πονηρούς τε καὶ ἀγαθούς | ponēroús te kaì agathoús} 'both bad and good' uses the correlative te kai to emphasize inclusivity across moral categories, which is central to the parable's point.
The final clause kai eplēsthē ho gamos anakeimenōn {καὶ ἐπλήσθη ὁ γάμος ἀνακειμένων | kaì eplḗsthē ho gámos anakeiménōn} employs a passive verb 'was filled' with a genitive absolute-like participial phrase 'of those reclining', a typical banquet image. In translation, this genitive participle is rendered as a prepositional phrase or as 'with guests' to make clear that it describes the people occupying the feast rather than modifying 'wedding' adjectivally.
Root and etymology
Kaisarkappa–alpha–iota–sigma–alpha–rho
“Caesar, emperor”
In context — Matthew 22:10
And those servants went out into the roads and gathered everyone they found, both bad and good, and the wedding was filled with those who were reclining.
About this coordinate
Matthew 22:10:17 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 17 of Matthew 22:10, 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.22.10.W17, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.22.10.W17.S1) and character.