John 4:23:18John.4.23.W18TAB

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

    al-LA ER-khe-tai HÔ-ra KAI NYN ES-tin HO-te hoi a-lê-thi-NOI pros-ky-nê-TAI pros-ky-NÊ-soo-sin toi pa-TRI en PNEU-ma-ti KAI a-lê-THEI-a KAI gar ho pa-TÊR toi-OU-tous dzê-TEI tous pros-ky-NOON-tas au-TON

Exegesis

Kai nun estin {καὶ νῦν ἐστιν | kaì nŷn estin} deliberately overlaps future expectation with present realization, which is why the translation keeps both movement and immediacy.

The phrase en pneumati kai alētheia {ἐν πνεύματι καὶ ἀληθείᾳ | en pneúmati kai alētheíā} functions as a single sphere or manner of worship under one preposition, with the second idea joined by kai.

Kai gar {καὶ γὰρ | kaì gár} introduces the reason for the statement, not a new topic: ho pater {ὁ πατὴρ | ho patḗr} actively seeks toioutous {τοιούτους | toioútous}, that is, people of this kind.

In contextJohn 4:23

But the hour is drawing near—and now is here—when authentic worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, because the Father seeks people like these who worship Him.

About this coordinate

John 4:23:18 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 18 of John 4:23, 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.4.23.W18, which extends further down to each syllable (John.4.23.W18.S1) and character.