Matthew 23:6:8Matt.23.6.W8TAB
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
phi-LOO-si DE TÊN prô-to-kli-SI-an en TOIS DEIP-nois KAI TAS prô-to-ka-the-DRI-as en TAIS sy-na-gô-GAIS
Exegesis
The conjunction kai {καὶ | kaí} coordinates a second, parallel object phrase, tas protokathedrias {τὰς πρωτοκαθεδρίας | tàs prō-to-ka-the-drí-as} ‘the chief seats’, which is likewise completed by its own prepositional phrase en tais synagogais {ἐν ταῖς συναγωγαῖς | en taîs sy-na-gō-gaîs} ‘in the synagogues’. The repetition of the pattern “article + proto- compound + en + article + plural noun” creates a rhetorical parallelism that highlights the consistent desire for prominence both in social (banquet) and religious (synagogue) contexts. In translation, this structural parallel was preserved by rendering both objects as “the place of honor … and the chief seats …” and maintaining equivalent prepositional phrases (“at banquets … in the synagogues”), thereby keeping the focus on their love of visible status markers across public arenas.
Root and etymology
dikedelta–iota–kappa–eta
“right, justice, legal claim”
In context — Matthew 23:6
But they love the place of honor at banquets and the chief seats in the synagogues ,
About this coordinate
Matthew 23:6:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Matthew 23:6, 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.23.6.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.23.6.W8.S1) and character.