Revelation 18:23:1Rev.18.23.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 PHÔS LYKH-nou ou MÊ PHA-nê en soi E-ti KAI phō-NÊ nym-PHI-ou KAI NYM-phēs ou MÊ a-kou-STHÊ en soi E-ti HO-ti hoi EM-po-ROI sou Ê-san hoi me-gis-TA-nes tês gês HO-ti en têi phar-ma-KEI-ai sou e-pla-NÊ-thê-san PAN-ta ta E-thnê
Exegesis
The verse is structured as a series of coordinated clauses linked by kai {καὶ | kaí} ‘and’ and explained by two causal hoti {ὅτι | hóti} ‘because’ clauses.
In context — Revelation 18:23
And the light of a lamp will never shine in you again, and the voice of the bridegroom and the bride will never be heard in you again, because your merchants were the great ones of the earth, and because by your sorcery all the nations were led astray.
About this coordinate
Revelation 18:23:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Revelation 18:23, 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.18.23.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Rev.18.23.W1.S1) and character.