Matthew 23:14:4Matt.23.14.W4TAB
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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KAI
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gram-ma-TEIS KAI pha-ri-SAI-oi hy-po-kri-TAI
- clause
oo-AI hy-MIN gram-ma-TEIS KAI pha-ri-SAI-oi hy-po-kri-TAI HO-ti ka-te-STHI-e-te TAS oi-KI-as TÔN khê-RÔN KAI pro-PHA-sei ma-KRA pro-seu-KHO-me-noi
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oo-AI hy-MIN gram-ma-TEIS KAI pha-ri-SAI-oi hy-po-kri-TAI HO-ti ka-te-STHI-e-te TAS oi-KI-as TÔN khê-RÔN KAI pro-PHA-sei ma-KRA pro-seu-KHO-me-noi di-A TOO-to LÊ-pse-sthe pe-ris-SO-te-ron KRI-ma
Exegesis
The conjunction kai {καὶ | kaí} links a second charge marked by the dative of manner prophasei {προφάσει | pro-phá-sei}, modifying the participle proseuchomenoi {προσευχόμενοι | pro-seu-kho-mé-noi} “praying,” with the adjective makra {μακρά | ma-krá} indicating ostentatious duration.
Root and etymology
dikedelta–iota–kappa–eta
“right, justice, legal claim”
In context — Matthew 23:14
Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, because you devour widows’ houses and for a pretense pray long prayers; therefore you will receive greater judgment .
About this coordinate
Matthew 23:14:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Matthew 23:14, 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.23.14.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.23.14.W4.S1) and character.