John 3:23:17John.3.23.W17TAB
καὶ
kai
“and”
- Transliteration
- KAI
- Extended
- KAI
- IPA
- /kai/
Meaning by language
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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
- sentence
ÊN DE KAI HO i-o-AN-nês bap-TI-dzôn en ai-NÔN eng-GYS TOU sa-LEIM HO-ti HY-da-ta pol-LA ÊN e-KEI KAI pa-re-GI-non-to KAI e-bap-TI-dzon-to
Exegesis
The opening periphrastic frame ēn dè kai ho Iōannēs baptizōn {ἦν δὲ καὶ ὁ Ἰωάννης βαπτίζων | ēn dè kaí ho Iōánnēs baptízōn} presents John’s baptizing as ongoing background action, while the connective particles dè kai {δὲ καὶ | dè kaí} tie the verse to the prior narrative and signal continuation.
The closing imperfects pareginonto kai ebaptizonto {παρεγίνοντο καὶ ἐβαπτίζοντο | paregínonto kai ebaptízonto} portray repeated arrivals followed by repeated baptizing, so the sentence moves from setting, to explanation, to ongoing public response.
In context — John 3:23
John was also baptizing in Aenon near Salim, because there was an abundance of water there, and people were coming and were being baptized .
About this coordinate
John 3:23:17 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 17 of John 3:23, 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.3.23.W17, which extends further down to each syllable (John.3.23.W17.S1) and character.