John 18:23:10John.18.23.W10TAB
κακοῦ·
kakou
“wrong”
- Transliteration
- ka-KOU
- Extended
- kah-KOO
- IPA
- /kaˈkuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- wrong
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Alphabet Analysis
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
ka-KOU
- phraseyour reading level
mar-TY-rê-son pe-RI tou ka-KOU
- clause
EI ka-KÔS e-LA-lê-sa mar-TY-rê-son pe-RI tou ka-KOU
- sentence
a-pe-KRI-thê au-TOI ee-ay-SOOS EI ka-KÔS e-LA-lê-sa mar-TY-rê-son pe-RI tou ka-KOU EI DE ka-LÔS TI me DE-reis
Exegesis
The phrase peri tou kakou {περὶ τοῦ κακοῦ | pe-RÍ tou ka-KOÛ} narrows the issue to a specific alleged wrong rather than a broad moral debate.
In context — John 18:23
Jesus answered him, “If I spoke wrongly , bear witness concerning the offense; but if I spoke well, why do you strike Me?”
About this coordinate
John 18:23:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of John 18:23, so the Greek word κακοῦ· (kakou) 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.18.23.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (John.18.23.W10.S1) and character.