Revelation 22:13:14Rev.22.13.W14TAB
καὶ
kai
“and”
- Transliteration
- KAI
- Extended
- kai
- IPA
- /kai/
Meaning by language
- English
- 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
e-GO to AL-pha KAI to Ô ho PRÔ-tos KAI ho ES-kha-tos hê ar-KHÊ KAI to TE-los
Exegesis
Three parallel nominal phrases are coordinated by kai {καὶ | kaí} with repeated definite articles—“the Alpha and the Omega,” “the first and the last,” and “the beginning and the end”—forming a merism that expresses totality from origin to consummation. The Greek text’s lack of an explicit verb requires supplying “am” and “stand as” to convey predication in English. The semicolon in the formal structure preserves the unitary declaration, while the period and em dash in the dynamic structure introduce fresh rhythm and emphasis.
Root and etymology
kaikappa–alpha–iota
“appointed time, season”
In context — Revelation 22:13
I am the Alpha and the Omega; I am the first and the last, the beginning and the end.
About this coordinate
Revelation 22:13:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of Revelation 22:13, 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.22.13.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (Rev.22.13.W14.S1) and character.