καί

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. Matthew 14:29καὶ · and
    “Come,” said Jesus. Then Peter got down out of the boat, walked on the water, and came toward Jesus.
  2. Matthew 14:30καὶ · and
    But when he saw the strength of the wind, he was afraid and, beginning to sink, cried out, “Lord, save me!”
  3. Immediately Jesus reached out His hand and took hold of Peter. “You of little faith,” He said, “why did you doubt?”
  4. Matthew 14:32Καὶ · And
    And when they had climbed back into the boat, the wind died down.
  5. Matthew 14:34Καὶ · When
    When they had crossed over, they landed at Gennesaret.
  6. Matthew 14:35καὶ · And when; καὶ
    And when the men of that place recognized Jesus, they sent word to all the surrounding region. People brought all the sick to Him
  7. Matthew 14:36καὶ · and; καὶ · And
    …and begged Him just to let them touch the fringe of His cloak. And all who touched Him were healed.
  8. Matthew 15:1καὶ · and
    Then some Pharisees and scribes came to Jesus from Jerusalem and asked,
  9. Matthew 15:3καὶ · And
    Jesus replied, “And why do you break the command of God for the sake of your tradition?
  10. Matthew 15:4καὶ · and; καί · and
    For God said, ‘Honor your father and mother’ and ‘Anyone who curses his father or mother must be put to death.’
  11. Matthew 15:6καὶ · Thus
    …he need not honor his father or mother with it. Thus you nullify the word of God for the sake of your tradition.
  12. Matthew 15:10Καὶ; καὶ · and
    Jesus called the crowd to Him and said, “Listen and understand.
  13. “Do you still not understand?” Jesus asked.
  14. Matthew 15:17καὶ · and then
    “Do you not yet realize that whatever enters the mouth goes into the stomach and then is eliminated?
  15. Matthew 15:21Καὶ; καὶ · and
    Leaving that place, Jesus withdrew to the district of Tyre and Sidon.
  16. Matthew 15:22καὶ · And
    And a Canaanite woman from that region came to Him, crying out, “Lord, Son of David, have mercy on me! My daughter is miserably possessed by a demon.”
  17. Matthew 15:23καὶ · So
    But Jesus did not answer a word. So His disciples came and urged Him, “Send her away, for she keeps crying out after us.”
  18. Matthew 15:26καὶ · and
    But Jesus replied, “It is not right to take the children’s bread and toss it to the dogs.”
  19. Matthew 15:27καὶ · even
    “Yes, Lord,” she said, “even the dogs eat the crumbs that fall from their master’s table.”
  20. Matthew 15:28καὶ · And
    “O woman,” Jesus answered, “your faith is great! Let it be done for you as you desire.” And her daughter was healed from that very hour.
  21. Matthew 15:29Καὶ; καὶ · Then
    Moving on from there, Jesus went along the Sea of Galilee. Then He went up on a mountain and sat down.
  22. Matthew 15:30καὶ; καὶ · and; καὶ · and; καὶ · and
    Large crowds came to Him, bringing the lame, the blind, the crippled, the mute, and many others, and laid them at His feet, and He healed them.
  23. Matthew 15:31καὶ; καὶ · and; καὶ · And
    The crowd was amazed when they saw the mute speaking, the crippled restored, the lame walking, and the blind seeing. And they glorified the God of Israel.
  24. Matthew 15:32καὶ · and; καὶ
    Then Jesus called His disciples to Him and said, “I have compassion for this crowd, because they have already been with Me three days and have nothing to eat. I do not want to send them away hungry, or they may faint along the way.”
  25. The disciples replied, “Where in this desolate place could we find enough bread to feed such a large crowd?”
  26. Matthew 15:34Καὶ; καὶ · and
    “How many loaves do you have?” Jesus asked. “Seven,” they replied, “and a few small fish.”
  27. Matthew 15:35Καὶ · And
    And He instructed the crowd to sit down on the ground.
  28. Matthew 15:36καὶ · and; καὶ; καὶ · Then
    Taking the seven loaves and the fish, He gave thanks and broke them. Then He gave them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the people.
  29. Matthew 15:37Καὶ; καὶ · and; καὶ · and
    They all ate and were satisfied, and the disciples picked up seven basketfuls of broken pieces that were left over.
  30. Matthew 15:38καὶ · and
    A total of four thousand men were fed, besides women and children.
  31. Matthew 15:39Καὶ · After; καὶ · and
    After Jesus had dismissed the crowds, He got into the boat and went to the region of Magadan.
  32. Matthew 16:1Καὶ · Then
    Then the Pharisees and Sadducees came and tested Jesus by asking Him to show them a sign from heaven.