John 3:19:13John.3.19.W13TAB
καὶ
kai
“{and}”
- Transliteration
- KAI
- Extended
- KAI
- IPA
- /kai/
Meaning by language
- English
- {and}
Alphabet Analysis
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
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KAI
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HAU-tê DE es-TIN hê KRI-sis HO-ti to PHÔS e-LÊ-ly-then eis ton KOS-mon KAI ê-GA-pê-san hoi AN-thrô-poi MAL-lon to SKO-tos Ê to PHÔS ÊN GAR au-TÔN po-nê-RA ta ER-ga
Exegesis
The next clause kai ēgapēsan hoi anthrōpoi mallon to skotos ē to phōs {καὶ ἠγάπησαν οἱ ἄνθρωποι μᾶλλον τὸ σκότος ἢ τὸ φῶς | kai ēgápēsan hoi ánthrōpoi mâllon tó skotos ē tó phōs} sets up a stark comparison with mallon...ē {μᾶλλον...ἢ | mâllon...ē}, showing a moral preference that runs against the light just mentioned.
In context — John 3:19
This, then, is the judgment : the light has arrived in the world, and humans loved the darkness in preference to the light, for their deeds were evil.
About this coordinate
John 3:19:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of John 3:19, so the Greek word καὶ (kai) 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.3.19.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (John.3.19.W13.S1) and character.