John 3:19:13John.3.19.W13TAB

καὶ

kai

{and}

Transliteration
KAI
Extended
KAI
IPA
/kai/

Meaning by language

English
{and}

Alphabet Analysis

Kappak — as in kite
Alphaah — as in father
Iotai — as in machine

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  1. word

    KAI

  2. sentence

    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 contextJohn 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.