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. Romans 16:23καὶ · [as does]
    Gaius, who has hosted me and all the church, sends you greetings. Erastus, the city treasurer, sends you greetings, as does our brother Quartus.
  2. Romans 16:25καὶ · and
    Now to Him who is able to strengthen you by my gospel and by the proclamation of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery concealed for ages past
  3. 1 Corinthians 1:1καὶ · and
    Paul, called to be an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and our brother Sosthenes,
  4. 1 Corinthians 1:2καὶ · and
    To the church of God in Corinth, to those sanctified in Christ Jesus and called to be holy, together with all those everywhere who call on the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, their Lord and ours:
  5. 1 Corinthians 1:3καὶ · and; καὶ · and
    Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
  6. 1 Corinthians 1:5καὶ · and
    For in Him you have been enriched in every way, in all speech and all knowledge,
  7. He will sustain you to the end, so that you will be blameless on the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.
  8. 1 Corinthians 1:10καὶ · [so that]; καὶ · and
    I appeal to you, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you agree together, so that there may be no divisions among you and that you may be united in mind and conviction.
  9. 1 Corinthians 1:14καὶ · and
    I thank God that I did not baptize any of you except Crispus and Gaius,
  10. Yes, I also baptized the household of Stephanas; beyond that I do not remember if I baptized anyone else.
  11. For it is written: “I will destroy the wisdom of the wise; the intelligence of the intelligent I will frustrate.”
  12. 1 Corinthians 1:22καὶ; καὶ · and
    Jews demand signs and Greeks search for wisdom,
  13. 1 Corinthians 1:24καὶ · and; καὶ · and
    …but to those who are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God.
  14. 1 Corinthians 1:25καὶ · and
    For the foolishness of God is wiser than man’s wisdom, and the weakness of God is stronger than man’s strength.
  15. But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong.
  16. 1 Corinthians 1:28καὶ; καὶ · and; καὶ · and
    He chose the lowly and despised things of the world, and the things that are not, to nullify the things that are,
  17. 1 Corinthians 1:30καὶ; καὶ · and
    It is because of Him that you are in Christ Jesus, who has become for us wisdom from God: our righteousness, holiness, and redemption.
  18. 1 Corinthians 2:2καὶ · and
    For I resolved to know nothing while I was with you except Jesus Christ and Him crucified.
  19. 1 Corinthians 2:3καὶ · and; καὶ · and
    I came to you in weakness and fear, and with much trembling.
  20. 1 Corinthians 2:4καὶ; καὶ · and; καὶ
    My message and my preaching were not with persuasive words of wisdom, but with a demonstration of the Spirit’s power,
  21. 1 Corinthians 2:9καὶ; καὶ
    Rather, as it is written: “No eye has seen, no ear has heard, no heart has imagined, what God has prepared for those who love Him.”
  22. 1 Corinthians 2:10καὶ · even
    But God has revealed it to us by the Spirit. The Spirit searches all things, even the deep things of God.
  23. 1 Corinthians 2:11καὶ · too
    For who among men knows the thoughts of man except his own spirit within him? So too, no one knows the thoughts of God except the Spirit of God.
  24. 1 Corinthians 2:13καὶ · And
    And this is what we speak, not in words taught us by human wisdom, but in words taught by the Spirit, expressing spiritual truths in spiritual words.
  25. 1 Corinthians 2:14καὶ · and
    The natural man does not accept the things that come from the Spirit of God. For they are foolishness to him, and he cannot understand them, because they are spiritually discerned.
  26. 1 Corinthians 3:3καὶ · and; καὶ · [ Are you not ]
    …for you are still worldly. For since there is jealousy and dissension among you, are you not worldly? Are you not walking in the way of man?
  27. What then is Apollos? And what is Paul? They are servants through whom you believed, as the Lord has assigned to each his role.
  28. 1 Corinthians 3:8καὶ · and
    He who plants and he who waters are one in purpose, and each will be rewarded according to his own labor.
  29. 1 Corinthians 3:13καὶ · and
    …his workmanship will be evident, because the Day will bring it to light. It will be revealed with fire, and the fire will prove the quality of each man’s work.
  30. 1 Corinthians 3:16καὶ · and that
    Do you not know that you yourselves are God’s temple, and that God’s Spirit dwells in you?
  31. 1 Corinthians 3:20καὶ · And
    And again, “The Lord knows that the thoughts of the wise are futile.”
  32. 1 Corinthians 4:1καὶ · and
    So then, men ought to regard us as servants of Christ and stewards of the mysteries of God.
  33. 1 Corinthians 4:5καὶ; καὶ · and; καὶ
    Therefore judge nothing before the appointed time; wait until the Lord comes. He will bring to light what is hidden in darkness and will expose the motives of men’s hearts. At that time each will receive his praise from God.
  34. 1 Corinthians 4:6καὶ · and
    Brothers, I have applied these things to myself and Apollos for your benefit, so that you may learn from us not to go beyond what is written. Then you will not take pride in one man over another.
  35. For who makes you so superior? What do you have that you did not receive? And if you did receive it, why do you boast as though you did not?
  36. Already you have all you want. Already you have become rich. Without us, you have become kings. How I wish you really were kings, so that we might be kings with you!