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καί

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greekNew TestamentConjunction9,023 occurrences27 books5,137 verses

Definition

καί,

conj.,

and

I. Copulative.

1. Connecting single words;

(a) in general: Matthew 2:18; 16:1, Mark 2:15, Luke 8:15, Hebrews 1:1, al. mult.; repeated before each of the terms in a series, Matthew 23:23, Luke 14:21, Romans 7:12; 9:4, al.

(b) connecting numerals (WM, §37, 4): John 2:20, Acts 13:20;

(with) joining terms which are not mutually exclusive, as the part with the whole: Matthew 8:33; 26:59, Mark 16:17, Acts 5:29, al.

2. Connecting clauses and sentences: Matthew 3:12, Acts 5:21, al. mult.; esp.

(a) where, after the simplicity of the popular language, sentences are paratactically joined (WM, §60, 3; M, Pr., 12; Deiss., LAE, 128ff.): Matthew 1:21; 7:25, Mark 9:5, John 10:3, al.;

(b) joining affirmative to negative sentences: Luke 3:14, John 4:11, IIIJhn.10;

(with) consecutive, and so: Matthew 5:1; 23:32, Hebrews 3:19, al.; after imperatives, Matthew 4:19, Luke 7:7, al.;

(d) = καίτοι, and yet: Matthew 3:14; 6:26, Mark 12:12, Luke 18:7 (Field, Notes, 72), 1 Corinthians 5:2, al.;

(e) beginning an apodosis (= Heb. וְ; so sometimes δέ in cl.), then: Luke 2:21; 7:12, Acts 1:10; beginning a question (WM, §53, 3a): Mark 10:26, Luke 10:29, John 9:36.

3. Epexegetic, and, and indeed, namely (WM, §53, 3c): Luke 3:18, John 1:16, Acts 23:6, Romans 1:5, 1 Corinthians 3:5, al.

4. In transition: Matthew 4:23, Mark 5:1, 21, John 1:19, al.; so, Hebraistically, καὶ ἐγένετο (וַי:הִי; also ἐγένετο δέ), Mark 1:9 (cf. Luke 5:1; V. Burton, §§357-60; M, Pr., 14, 16).

5. καὶ . . . καί, both . . . and (for τε . . . καί, see: τε);

(a) connecting single words: Matthew 10:28, Mark 4:41, Romans 11:33, al.;

(b) clauses and sentences: Mark 9:13, John 7:28, 1 Corinthians 1:22, al.

II. Adjunctive, also, even, still: Matthew 5:39, 40; Mark 2:28, al. mult.; esp. with pron., adv., etc., Matthew 20:4, John 7:47, al; ὡς κ., Acts 11:17; καθὼς κ., Romans 15:7; οὑτω κ., Romans 6:11; διὸ κ., Luke 1:35; ὁ κ. (Deiss., BS, 313ff.), Acts 13:9; pleonastically, μετὰ κ.. (Bl., §77, 7; Deiss., BS, 265f,), Philippians 4:3; τί κ., 1 Corinthians 15:29; ἀλλὰ κ., Luke 14:22, John 5:18, al.; καίγε (M, Pr., 230; Burton, §437), Acts 17:27; καίπερ, Hebrews 5:8; κ. ἐάν, see: ἐάν.

ἐάν, contr. fr. εἰ ἄν,

conditional particle,

representing something as "under certain circumstances actual or liable to happen," but not so definitely expected as in the case of εἰ with ind. (Bl., §65, 4; cf. John 13:17, 1 Corinthians 7:36), if haply, if;

1. with subjc. (cl.);

(a) pres.: Matthew 6:22, Luke 10:6, John 7:17, Romans 2:25, 26 al.;

{ __(b) aor. (= Lat. fut. pf.): Matthew 4:9; 16:26 (cf. ptcp. in Luke 9:25; M, Pr., 230), Mark 3:24, Luke 14:34, John 5:43, Romans 7:2, al.; = cl. εἰ, with opt., John 9:22; 11:57, Acts 9:2; as Heb. אִם = ὅταν, John 12:32; 14:3, I John 2:28; 3:2, Hebrews 3:7" (LXX) .

2. C. indic, (as in late writers, fr. Arist. on; see WH, App., 171; VD, MGr. 2, App., §77; Deiss., BS, 201f., LAE, 155, 254; M, Pr., 168, 187; Bl., §65, 4);

(a) fut.: Matthew 18:19 T, Luke 19:40, Acts 7:7;

(b) pres.: 1 Thessalonians 3:8 (see Milligan, in l.).

3. With other particles: ἐ. καί (Bl., §65, 6), Galatians 6:1; ἐ. μή (M, Pr., 185, 187; Bl., l.with), with subjc. pres., Matthew 10:13, 1 Corinthians 8:8, James 2:17, 1 John 3:21; aor., Matthew 6:15, Mark 3:27, John 3:3, Romans 10:15, Galatians 1:8; 2:16 (see Lft., Ellic., in ll.); ἐ. τε . . . ἐ. τε, [in LXX for אִם . . . אִם, Esther 19:13, al.,] Romans 14:8.

4. = cl. ἄν (which see) after relat. pronouns and adverbs (Tdf., Pr., 96; WH, App., 173; M, Pr., 42f.; Bl., §26, 4; Mayser, 152f.; Deiss., BS, 202ff.): ὃς ἐ., Matthew 5:19, Mark 6:22, 23, Luke 17:32, 1 Corinthians 6:18, al.; ὅπου ἐ., Matthew 8:19; ὁσάκις ἐ., Revelation 11:6; οὗ ἐ., 1 Corinthians 16:6; καθὸ ἐ., 2 Corinthians 8:12; ὅστις ἐ., Galatians 5:10.

Hebrew words it translates

The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as καί:

Usage patterns

Old TestamentNew Testament

Occurrences

9,023 total
  1. Romans 1:28Καὶ · Furthermore
    Furthermore, since they did not see fit to acknowledge God, He gave them up to a depraved mind, to do what ought not to be done.
  2. Romans 1:32καὶ · also
    Although they know God’s righteous decree that those who do such things are worthy of death, they not only continue to do these things, but also approve of those who practice them.
  3. Romans 2:3καὶ · yet
    So when you, O man, pass judgment on others, yet do the same things, do you think you will escape God’s judgment?
  4. Romans 2:4καὶ; καὶ · and
    Or do you disregard the riches of His kindness, tolerance, and patience, not realizing that God’s kindness leads you to repentance?
  5. Romans 2:5καὶ · and; καὶ · [when]
    But because of your hard and unrepentant heart, you are storing up wrath against yourself for the day of wrath, when God’s righteous judgment will be revealed.
  6. Romans 2:7καὶ; καὶ · and
    To those who by perseverance in doing good seek glory, honor, and immortality, He will give eternal life.
  7. Romans 2:8καὶ · and; καὶ · and
    But for those who are self-seeking and who reject the truth and follow wickedness, there will be wrath and anger.
  8. Romans 2:9καὶ · and; καὶ · then
    There will be trouble and distress for every human being who does evil, first for the Jew, then for the Greek;
  9. Romans 2:10καὶ; καὶ · and; καὶ · then
    …but glory, honor, and peace for everyone who does good, first for the Jew, then for the Greek.
  10. Romans 2:12καὶ; καὶ · and
    All who sin apart from the law will also perish apart from the law, and all who sin under the law will be judged by the law.
  11. Romans 2:15καὶ · also; καὶ
    So they show that the work of the law is written on their hearts, their consciences also bearing witness, and their thoughts either accusing or defending them
  12. Romans 2:17καὶ · [if you]; καὶ · and
    Now you, if you call yourself a Jew; if you rely on the law and boast in God;
  13. Romans 2:18καὶ · [if you]; καὶ · and
    …if you know His will and approve of what is superior because you are instructed by the law;
  14. Romans 2:20καὶ · and
    …an instructor of the foolish, a teacher of infants, because you have in the law the embodiment of knowledge and truth—
  15. Romans 2:27καὶ; καὶ · and
    The one who is physically uncircumcised yet keeps the law will condemn you who, even though you have the written code and circumcision, are a lawbreaker.
  16. Romans 2:29καὶ · and
    No, a man is a Jew because he is one inwardly, and circumcision is a matter of the heart, by the Spirit, not by the written code. Such a man’s praise does not come from men, but from God.
  17. Romans 3:4καὶ · and
    Certainly not! Let God be true and every man a liar. As it is written: “So that You may be proved right when You speak and victorious when You judge.”
  18. Romans 3:8καὶ · [Why]; καὶ
    Why not say, as some slanderously claim that we say, “Let us do evil that good may result”? Their condemnation is deserved!
  19. Romans 3:9καὶ · and
    What then? Are we any better? Not at all. For we have already made the charge that Jews and Greeks alike are all under sin.
  20. Romans 3:14καὶ · and
    “Their mouths are full of cursing and bitterness.”
  21. Romans 3:16καὶ · and
    …ruin and misery lie in their wake,
  22. Romans 3:17καὶ · and
    …and the way of peace they have not known.”
  23. Romans 3:19καὶ · and
    Now we know that whatever the law says, it says to those who are under the law, so that every mouth may be silenced and the whole world held accountable to God.
  24. Romans 3:21καὶ · and
    But now, apart from the law, the righteousness of God has been revealed, as attested by the Law and the Prophets.
  25. Romans 3:23καὶ · and
    …for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,
  26. Romans 3:26καὶ · and
    He did this to demonstrate His righteousness at the present time, so as to be just and to justify the one who has faith in Jesus.
  27. Romans 3:29καὶ · too; καὶ · too
    Is God the God of Jews only? Is He not the God of Gentiles too? Yes, of Gentiles too,
  28. Romans 3:30καὶ · and
    …since there is only one God, who will justify the circumcised by faith and the uncircumcised through that same faith.
  29. Romans 4:3καὶ · and
    For what does the Scripture say? “Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness.”
  30. Romans 4:6καὶ · And
    And David speaks likewise of the blessedness of the man to whom God credits righteousness apart from works:
  31. Romans 4:7καὶ
    “Blessed are they whose lawless acts are forgiven, whose sins are covered.
  32. Romans 4:9καὶ · also
    Is this blessing only on the circumcised, or also on the uncircumcised? We have been saying that Abraham’s faith was credited to him as righteousness.
  33. Romans 4:11Καὶ · And; καὶ · [but]
    And he received the sign of circumcision as a seal of the righteousness that he had by faith while he was still uncircumcised. So then, he is the father of all who believe but are not circumcised, in order that righteousness might be credited to them.
  34. Romans 4:12καὶ · And; καὶ · also
    And he is also the father of the circumcised who not only are circumcised, but who also walk in the footsteps of the faith that our father Abraham had before he was circumcised.