John 17:21:5John.17.21.W5TAB
καθὼς
kathôs
“just as”
- Transliteration
- ka-THÔS
- Extended
- kah-THÔS
- IPA
- /kaˈtʰɔːs/
Meaning by language
- English
- just as
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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
- phraseyour reading level
ka-THÔS SY
- sentence
HI-na PAN-tes HEN Ô-sin ka-THÔS SY PA-ter en e-MOI ka-GÔ en SOI HI-na KAI au-TOI en hê-MEEN Ô-sin HI-na ho KOS-mos pis-TEU-êi HO-ti SY me a-PE-stei-las
Exegesis
Kathōs {καθὼς | kathṓs} ‘just as’ then grounds that request in the model of the Father and the Son, expressed by the mirrored phrases en emoi / en soi {ἐν ἐμοὶ / ἐν σοί | en emoí / en soí} ‘in Me / in You,’ which communicate mutual indwelling rather than simple association.
Root and etymology
kata + hoskappa alpha tau alpha + omega eta sigma
“just as, according as”
In context — John 17:21
So that all may be one, just as You, Father , are in Me and I am in You, so that they also may be in Us, so that the world may believe that You sent Me.
About this coordinate
John 17:21:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of John 17:21, 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.17.21.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (John.17.21.W5.S1) and character.