Luke 23:22:9Luke.23.22.W9TAB
κακὸν
kakon
“evil”
- Transliteration
- ka-KON
- Extended
- kah-KOHN
- IPA
- /kaˈkon/
Meaning by language
- English
- evil
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Alphabet Analysis
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ka-KON
- clause
TI gar ka-KON e-POI-ê-sen HOU-tos
- sentence
ho de TRI-ton EI-pen pros au-TOUS TI gar ka-KON e-POI-ê-sen HOU-tos
Exegesis
In τί γὰρ κακὸν ἐποίησεν οὗτος; {Τί γὰρ κακὸν ἐποίησεν οὗτος; | ti gar kakon epoiesen houtos} the particle gar {γάρ | gar} gives the question explanatory force, while the question itself challenges the charge as morally unfounded.
Root and etymology
kakkappa alpha kappa
“bad, evil”
In context — Luke 23:22
And he said to them a third time, “What evil did this man do? I found no cause of death in Him . Therefore, after punishing Him, I will release Him.”
About this coordinate
Luke 23:22:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Luke 23:22, so the Greek word κακὸν (kakon) 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 Luke.23.22.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.23.22.W9.S1) and character.