Matthew 22:38:5Matt.22.38.W5TAB
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
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KAI
- sentence
HAU-tê e-STIN hê me-GA-lê KAI PRÔ-tê en-to-LÊ
Exegesis
The article hē {ἡ | hē} introduces the noun entolē {ἐντολή | en-to-lḗ} in the nominative, with the attributive adjectives megalē kai prōtē {μεγάλη καὶ πρώτη | me-gá-lē kaí prô-tē} placed between article and noun, a standard Greek pattern that marks them as modifiers of entolē.
The coordination of megalē and prōtē with kai {καὶ | kaí} conveys both qualitative greatness and primacy in order or rank, creating a compact but emphatic description. The sentence is an equative statement that identifies the specific command previously cited as uniquely distinguished among all commands. In translation, the demonstrative “This” is kept in initial position to preserve the backward reference, while the phrase “the great and first commandment” mirrors the Greek word order to maintain the sense of both supremacy and priority.
Root and etymology
Kaisarkappa–alpha–iota–sigma–alpha–rho
“Caesar, emperor”
In context — Matthew 22:38
This is the great and first commandment .
About this coordinate
Matthew 22:38:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Matthew 22:38, 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.22.38.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.22.38.W5.S1) and character.