John 17:16:6John.17.16.W6TAB
καθὼς
kathôs
“just as”
- Transliteration
- ka-THÔS
- Extended
- kah-THÔS
- IPA
- /kaˈtʰɔːs/
Meaning by language
- English
- just as
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
ka-THÔS
- sentence
ek TOU KOS-mou ouk ei-SIN ka-THÔS e-GÔ ouk ei-MI ek TOU KOS-mou
Exegesis
Kathos {καθὼς | kathṓs} introduces a direct comparison, while the explicit ego {ἐγώ | egṓ} makes Jesus’ identity emphatic rather than assumed. The repetition of ek tou kosmou at the end creates a tight rhetorical frame that underscores a shared separation from worldly source and pattern. In English, the Greek can be rendered either with a literal separative phrase or with a relational idiom; the dynamic rendering brings out the latter without losing the contrast.
Root and etymology
kata + hoskappa alpha tau alpha + omega sigma
“according to how; just as”
In context — John 17:16
They are not of the world, just as I am not of the world.
About this coordinate
John 17:16:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of John 17:16, so the Greek word καθὼς (kathôs) 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.17.16.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (John.17.16.W6.S1) and character.