Matthew 4:2:1Matt.4.2.W1TAB

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

    KAI nê-STEU-sas hê-ME-ras tes-se-RA-kon-ta KAI NYK-tas tes-se-RA-kon-ta HYS-te-ron e-PEI-na-sen

Exegesis

The verse begins with the coordinating conjunction kai {καὶ | kaí} ‘and’, linking this event to the previous temptation narrative.

The repeated accusative time expression hēmeras tesserákonta kai nýktas tesserákonta {ἡμέρας τεσσεράκοντα καὶ νύκτας τεσσεράκοντα | hēméras tesserákonta kai nýktas tesserákonta} marks an exact duration of testing, characteristic of biblical wilderness motifs.

In contextMatthew 4:2

And after He had fasted forty days and forty nights, He grew hungry.

About this coordinate

Matthew 4:2:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Matthew 4:2, 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.4.2.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.4.2.W1.S1) and character.