Matthew 22:6:9Matt.22.6.W9TAB

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. sentence

    HOI DE loi-POI kra-TÊ-san-tes TOOS DOO-loos au-TOO HY-bri-san KAI a-PEK-tei-nan

Exegesis

The two aorist indicative verbs hybrisan kai apekteinan {ὕβρισαν καὶ ἀπέκτειναν | hý-bri-san kaí a-pék-tei-nan} are coordinated with kai, forming a compressed sequence of escalating hostility: first abusive outrage, then outright killing. In translation, the participle is rendered with an English “having seized” in the formal version to keep the temporal-circumstantial nuance, while the dynamic version uses “grabbed” to convey immediacy and physical aggression. The order of actions is preserved to maintain the narrative intensification from seizing, to abuse, to execution, which underlines the depth of rejection of the king’s claim mediated through his servants.

Root and etymology

Kaisarkappa–alpha–iota–sigma–alpha–rho

Caesar, emperor

In contextMatthew 22:6

But the rest , having seized his servants, mistreated them and killed them.

About this coordinate

Matthew 22:6:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Matthew 22:6, 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.22.6.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.22.6.W9.S1) and character.