Mark 15:14:9Mark.15.14.W9TAB
κακόν
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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Word in context
- word
ka-KON
- sentence
ho de pi-LA-tos E-le-gen au-TOIS TI gar e-POI-ee-sen ka-KON hoi de pe-ris-SÔS E-kra-ksan STAU-rô-son au-TON
Exegesis
The verb–object pair epoiēsen kakon {ἐποίησεν κακὸν | e-poí-e-sen ka-kón} forms the core of the question, with the demonstrative houtos {οὗτος | hoû-tos} in predicate position for emphasis, “What evil did this one do?”
Root and etymology
kakoskappa–alpha–kappa–omicron–sigma
“bad, evil, morally wrong”
In context — Mark 15:14
But Pilate was saying to them, “Why? What evil has this man done?” But they cried out all the more , “Crucify him!”
About this coordinate
Mark 15:14:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Mark 15:14, so the Greek word κακόν (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 Mark.15.14.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.15.14.W9.S1) and character.