Revelation 15:3:28Rev.15.3.W28TAB
καὶ
kai
“and”
- Transliteration
- KAI
- Extended
- kai
- IPA
- /ˈkai/
Meaning by language
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- and
Alphabet Analysis
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
KAI
- sentence
KAI A-dou-sin tên ô-DÊN mō-y-SÉ-ōs tou DOU-lou tou the-OU KAI tên ô-DÊN tou ar-NI-ou LE-gon-tes me-GA-la KAI thau-mas-TA ta ER-ga sou KY-ri-e ho the-OS ho pan-to-KRA-tōr DI-kai-ai KAI a-lê-thi-NAI hai ho-DOI sou ho ba-si-LEUS tôn ai-Ō-nōn
Exegesis
The verse begins with kai {καί | kaí} ‘and’, linking this scene with the preceding vision and introducing the finite verb adousin {ᾄδουσιν | ái-dou-sin} ‘they sing’.
A parallel object, kai tēn ōdēn tou arniou {καὶ τὴν ᾠδὴν τοῦ ἀρνίου | kaí tḕn ō-dḕn tou ar-ní-ou}, “and the song of the Lamb,” continues the coordinate pattern and emphasizes the unity of celestial praise.
Within the quotation, Megala kai thaumasta ta erga sou {Μεγάλα καὶ θαυμαστὰ τὰ ἔργα σου | Me-gá-la kaí thau-mas-tá tà ér-ga sou} forms a verbless predicate with neuter plural adjectives as predicate complements to ta erga, implying “are.”
A second parallel clause, dikaiai kai alēthinai hai hodoi sou {δίκαιαι καὶ ἀληθιναὶ αἱ ὁδοί σου | dí-kai-ai kaí a-lē-thi-naí haí ho-doí sou}, similarly uses feminine plural predicative adjectives to describe God’s ways.
Root and etymology
dikēdelta–iota–kappa–eta
“justice, right”
In context — Revelation 15:3
And they sing the song of Moses, the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb , saying, “Great and marvelous are Your works, Lord God the Almighty ; just and true are Your ways, O King of the ages .”
About this coordinate
Revelation 15:3:28 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 28 of Revelation 15:3, 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.15.3.W28, which extends further down to each syllable (Rev.15.3.W28.S1) and character.