Revelation 13:4:1Rev.13.4.W1TAB
καὶ
kai
“and”
- Transliteration
- KAI
- Extended
- kai
- IPA
- /kai/
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
KAI pro-se-KY-nee-san tôi DRA-kon-ti HO-ti E-do-ken tên ek-sou-SEE-an tôi thê-REE-ôi KAI pro-se-KY-nee-san tôi thê-REE-ôi LE-gon-tes TIS HO-moi-os tôi thê-REE-ôi KAI TIS DY-na-tai po-le-MÊ-sai met au-TOU
Exegesis
The verse opens with the coordinating conjunction kai {καί | kaí}, linking this description to the preceding narrative and introducing the main finite verb prosekynesan {προσεκύνησαν | prosekýnēsan}, which appears twice to create a parallel structure.
The first clause, kai prosekynesan tō drakonti {καὶ προσεκύνησαν τῷ δράκοντι | kai prosekýnēsan tôi drákonti}, presents the dragon as the initial object of worship using a dative of indirect object with the verb of homage.
A second coordinated clause, kai prosekynesan tō thēriō {καὶ προσεκύνησαν τῷ θηρίῳ | kai prosekýnēsan tôi thēríō}, shifts the focus of veneration directly to the beast, maintaining the parallelism between dragon and beast.
The following coordinated question kai tis dynatai polemēsai met’ autou {καὶ τίς δύναται πολεμῆσαι μετʼ αὐτοῦ | kai tís dýnatai polemêsai met' autoû} combines the present dynatai with the aorist infinitive polemēsai to stress current capability to engage in decisive warfare. The preposition met’ with the genitive autou portrays conflict “with him” as direct opposition. In translation, the parallel clauses and repeated worship verb are retained to highlight misplaced devotion, while the paired questions are preserved as direct speech to maintain the rhetorical force and escalating admiration of the beast’s unrivaled power in the narrative.
In context — Revelation 13:4
And they worshiped the dragon , because he gave the authority to the beast; and they worshiped the beast, saying, “Who is like the beast, and who is able to wage war with him?”
About this coordinate
Revelation 13:4:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Revelation 13:4, 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 Rev.13.4.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Rev.13.4.W1.S1) and character.