John 1:4:5John.1.4.W5TAB

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

    en au-TOI dzō-Ê ÊN KAI hê dzō-Ê ÊN TO PHŌS TŌN an-THRŌ-pōn

Exegesis

The conjunction kai {καὶ | kai} links a parallel statement: anaphoric hē zōē {ἡ ζωὴ | hē zō-ē} ‘the life’ functions again as subject, with to phōs {τὸ φῶς | tó phōs} ‘the light’ as predicate nominative, forming an identity claim.

In contextJohn 1:4

In Him was life, and the life was the light of people.

About this coordinate

John 1:4:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of John 1:4, 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 John.1.4.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (John.1.4.W5.S1) and character.