Revelation 18:13:23Rev.18.13.W23TAB
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 kin-NA-mô-mon KAI A-mô-mon KAI thy-mi-A-ma-ta KAI MY-ron KAI LI-ba-non KAI OI-non KAI E-lai-on KAI se-MI-da-lin KAI SI-ton KAI KTÊ-nê KAI PRO-ba-ta KAI HIP-pôn KAI hre-DÔN KAI sô-MA-tôn KAI psy-KHAS an-THRÔ-pôn
Exegesis
The verse presents a polysyndetic catalogue of commodities marked by the repeated conjunction kai {καί | kaí}, creating a piling-up effect of luxury goods. Items from kinnamomon through probata serve as accusative direct objects of an implied trade verb.
In context — Revelation 18:13
And cinnamon, and amomum , and incenses, and ointment, and frankincense, and wine, and oil, and fine flour, and wheat, and cattle, and sheep, and horses, and chariots, and bodies , and souls of men.
About this coordinate
Revelation 18:13:23 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 23 of Revelation 18:13, 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.18.13.W23, which extends further down to each syllable (Rev.18.13.W23.S1) and character.