Matthew 23:4:5Matt.23.4.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
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des-MEU-oo-sin DE phor-TI-a ba-RE-a KAI e-pi-ti-THÊ-a-sin e-PI TOOS Ô-moos TÔN an-THRÔ-pôn
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des-MEU-oo-sin DE phor-TI-a ba-RE-a KAI e-pi-ti-THÊ-a-sin e-PI TOOS Ô-moos TÔN an-THRÔ-pôn au-TOI DE TÔ dak-TY-lô au-TÔN OO THE-loo-sin ki-NÊ-sai au-TA
Exegesis
The object phortia barea {φορτία βαρέα | phortía baréa} ‘heavy burdens’ is linked by kai {καὶ | kaí} ‘and’ to epititheasin {ἐπιτιθέασιν | epi-ti-thé-a-sin} ‘they place’.
Root and etymology
dikedelta–iota–kappa–eta
“right, justice, legal claim”
In context — Matthew 23:4
For they bind heavy burdens , difficult to carry, and place them on the shoulders of men, but they themselves are not willing to lift them, even with their finger .
About this coordinate
Matthew 23:4:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Matthew 23:4, 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.23.4.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.23.4.W5.S1) and character.