James 4:3:2Jas.4.3.W2TAB
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
ai-TEI-te KAI ou lam-BA-ne-te di-O-ti ka-KÔS ai-TEIS-the HI-na en TAIS hê-do-NAIS hy-MÔN da-pa-NÊ-sê-te
Exegesis
The opening coordination aiteite kai ou lambanete {αἰτεῖτε καὶ οὐ λαμβάνετε | ai-teî-te kaí ou lam-BA-ne-te} sets up a paradoxical situation: continuous or repeated “asking” contrasted with a present “not receiving,” highlighted by the placement of the negation ou directly before the verb.
In context — James 4:3
You ask and do not receive, because you ask wrongly , so that you might spend it on your pleasures .
About this coordinate
James 4:3:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of James 4:3, 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 Jas.4.3.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Jas.4.3.W2.S1) and character.