James 4:9:2Jas.4.9.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
ta-lai-pô-RÊE-sa-te KAI pen-THÊE-sa-te KAI KLAU-sa-te ho GE-los hy-MÔN eis PEN-thos me-ta-tra-PÊE-tô KAI hê kha-RA eis ka-TÊE-phei-an
Exegesis
The second clause, kai he chara eis katepheian {καὶ ἡ χαρὰ εἰς κατήφειαν | kai hē chará eis katḗpheian}, omits the verb, heightening parallelism between “laughter / joy” and “mourning / gloom.”
The repetition of kai {καὶ | kaí} links both the initial commands and the subsequent reversals, reinforcing the call to comprehensive inner sorrow.
In context — James 4:9
Be miserable , and mourn, and weep. Let your laughter become mourning, and let your joy become gloom .
About this coordinate
James 4:9:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of James 4:9, 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.4.9.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Jas.4.9.W2.S1) and character.