Matthew 22:9:8Matt.22.9.W8TAB
καὶ
kai
“and”
- Transliteration
- KAI
- Extended
- KAI
- IPA
- /kai/
Meaning by language
- English
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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
- phraseyour reading level
KAI HO-SOUS e-AN HEU-rê-te ka-LE-sa-te EIS TOUS GA-MOUS
- sentence
po-REU-e-sthe OON e-PI TAS di-eks-O-doos TÔN ho-DÔN KAI HO-SOUS e-AN HEU-rê-te ka-LE-sa-te EIS TOUS GA-MOUS
Exegesis
The coordinating conjunction kai introduces a free relative conditional clause with hosous ean heurete {καὶ ὅσους ἐὰν εὕρητε | kaì hó-sous eàn heú-rè-te} ‘whomever you find’, using the particle ean with the aorist subjunctive to express indefinite selection.
Root and etymology
Kaisarkappa–alpha–iota–sigma–alpha–rho
“Caesar, emperor”
In context — Matthew 22:9
Therefore go to the junctions of the roads, and invite to the wedding feast as many people as you may find.
About this coordinate
Matthew 22:9:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Matthew 22:9, 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.22.9.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.22.9.W8.S1) and character.