John 16:5:8John.16.5.W8TAB
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
- word
KAI
- clause
NYN DE hy-PA-gō PROS TON PEM-PSAN-TA ME KAI ou-de-EIS EKS hy-MŌN e-rō-TAI ME
- sentence
NYN DE hy-PA-gō PROS TON PEM-PSAN-TA ME KAI ou-de-EIS EKS hy-MŌN e-rō-TAI ME POU hy-PA-yeis
Exegesis
The coordinating kai {καὶ | kaí} introduces a contrasting observation with oudeis {οὐδεὶς | oudeís} “no one,” and the partitive prepositional phrase ex hymōn {ἐξ ὑμῶν | ex hymôn} “from among you” stresses that not a single member of the addressed group responds appropriately.
Root and etymology
Rootdelta–iota–kappa–alpha–iota–omicron–sigma
“just, righteous”
In context — John 16:5
But now I am going to the One who sent Me, and none of you asks Me, “Where are You going?”
About this coordinate
John 16:5:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of John 16:5, 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.16.5.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (John.16.5.W8.S1) and character.