John 3:14:2John.3.14.W2TAB
καθὼς
kathôs
“just as”
- Transliteration
- ka-THÔS
- Extended
- kah-THÔHS
- IPA
- /ka.ˈtʰɔːs/
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
- sentence
KAI ka-THÔS mō-y-SÊS HY-psō-sen TON O-phin en TÊI e-RÊ-mō HOU-tōs HY-psō-THÊ-nai DEI TON hyi-ON TOU an-THRÔ-pou
Exegesis
The opening `kai {καὶ | kaí}` links the saying to what precedes, while `kathōs {καθὼς | kathṓs}` introduces the remembered pattern from Israel’s wilderness story.
In context — John 3:14
And just as Moses raised the serpent in the wilderness, so it is necessary for the Son of Man to be raised aloft .
About this coordinate
John 3:14:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of John 3:14, 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.3.14.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (John.3.14.W2.S1) and character.