Revelation 18:22:16Rev.18.22.W16TAB

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 phō-NÊ ki-tha-rōi-DÔN KAI mou-si-KÔN KAI au-lē-TÔN KAI sal-pi-STÔN ou mê a-kou-STHÊ en soi E-ti KAI PÂS tekh-NI-tēs PA-sēs TEKH-nēs ou mê heu-re-THÊ en soi E-ti KAI phō-NÊ MY-lou ou mê a-kou-STHÊ en soi E-ti

Exegesis

The verse is structured as three coordinated clauses, each introduced or linked by kai {καὶ | kaí} “and,” forming a rhythmic catalogue of what will cease within the city.

In contextRevelation 18:22

And the sound of harpists and musicians, of flutists and trumpeters, shall never be heard in you any longer; and every craftsman of every trade shall never be found in you any longer; and the sound of a mill shall never be heard in you any longer.

About this coordinate

Revelation 18:22:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of Revelation 18:22, 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.18.22.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (Rev.18.22.W16.S1) and character.