John 18:29:13John.18.29.W13TAB
κατὰ
kata
“against”
- Transliteration
- ka-TA
- Extended
- ka-TA
- IPA
- /kaˈta/
Meaning by language
- English
- against
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Alphabet Analysis
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father |
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Word in context
- word
ka-TA
- clause
TEE-na ka-tê-go-REE-an PHE-re-te ka-TA tou an-THRÔ-pou TOU-tou
- sentence
eks-SÊL-then OON ho pi-LA-tos EKS-ô pros au-TOUS KAI phê-SEEN TEE-na ka-tê-go-REE-an PHE-re-te ka-TA tou an-THRÔ-pou TOU-tou
Exegesis
The verb pherete {φέρετε | pherete} takes that charge as its object, while kata tou anthropou toutou {κατὰ τοῦ ἀνθρώπου τούτου | kata tou anthropou toutou} uses kata with the genitive to mark opposition and to identify the man as the target of the accusation. English renderings preserve this judicial force by keeping the movement explicit and by recasting the Greek noun phrase into a direct legal question.
In context — John 18:29
Therefore Pilate stepped outside to them and said, “What accusation are you making against this man?”
About this coordinate
John 18:29:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of John 18:29, so the Greek word κατὰ (kata) 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.18.29.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (John.18.29.W13.S1) and character.