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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. 1 Corinthians 15:34καὶ · and
    Sober up as you ought, and stop sinning; for some of you are ignorant of God. I say this to your shame.
  2. 1 Corinthians 15:37καὶ · And
    And what you sow is not the body that will be, but just a seed, perhaps of wheat or something else.
  3. 1 Corinthians 15:38καὶ · and
    But God gives it a body as He has designed, and to each kind of seed He gives its own body.
  4. 1 Corinthians 15:40καὶ · [There are] also; καὶ · and
    There are also heavenly bodies and earthly bodies. But the splendor of the heavenly bodies is of one degree, and the splendor of the earthly bodies is of another.
  5. 1 Corinthians 15:41καὶ; καὶ · and
    The sun has one degree of splendor, the moon another, and the stars another; and star differs from star in splendor.
  6. 1 Corinthians 15:42καὶ · [will it be]
    So will it be with the resurrection of the dead: What is sown is perishable; it is raised imperishable.
  7. 1 Corinthians 15:44καὶ · also
    It is sown a natural body; it is raised a spiritual body. If there is a natural body, there is also a spiritual body.
  8. 1 Corinthians 15:45καὶ
    So it is written: “The first man Adam became a living being”; the last Adam a life-giving spirit.
  9. 1 Corinthians 15:48καὶ · also [are]; καὶ · and; καὶ · also
    As was the earthly man, so also are those who are of the earth; and as is the heavenly man, so also are those who are of heaven.
  10. 1 Corinthians 15:49καὶ · And; καὶ · so also
    And just as we have borne the likeness of the earthly man, so also shall we bear the likeness of the heavenly man.
  11. 1 Corinthians 15:50καὶ · and
    Now I declare to you, brothers, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God, nor does the perishable inherit the imperishable.
  12. 1 Corinthians 15:52καὶ; καὶ · and
    …in an instant, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, the dead will be raised imperishable, and we will be changed.
  13. 1 Corinthians 15:53καὶ · and
    For the perishable must be clothed with the imperishable, and the mortal with immortality.
  14. 1 Corinthians 15:54καὶ · and
    When the perishable has been clothed with the imperishable and the mortal with immortality, then the saying that is written will come to pass: “Death has been swallowed up in victory.”
  15. 1 Corinthians 16:1καὶ
    Now about the collection for the saints, you are to do as I directed the churches of Galatia:
  16. 1 Corinthians 16:6καὶ · even
    Perhaps I will stay with you awhile, or even spend the winter, so that you can help me on my journey, wherever I go.
  17. 1 Corinthians 16:9καὶ · [for]; καὶ · even though
    …because a great door for effective work has opened to me, even though many oppose me.
  18. 1 Corinthians 16:12καὶ
    Now about our brother Apollos: I strongly urged him to go to you with the brothers. He was not at all inclined to go now, but he will go when he has the opportunity.
  19. 1 Corinthians 16:15καὶ · and
    You know that Stephanas and his household were the first converts in Achaia, and they have devoted themselves to the service of the saints. Now I urge you, brothers,
  20. 1 Corinthians 16:16καὶ; καὶ · and; καὶ · and
    …to submit to such as these, and to every fellow worker and laborer.
  21. 1 Corinthians 16:17καὶ; καὶ · and
    I am glad that Stephanas, Fortunatus, and Achaicus have arrived, because they have supplied what was lacking from you.
  22. 1 Corinthians 16:18καὶ · and
    For they refreshed my spirit and yours as well. Show your appreciation, therefore, to such men.
  23. 1 Corinthians 16:19καὶ · and
    The churches in the province of Asia send you greetings. Aquila and Prisca greet you warmly in the Lord, and so does the church that meets at their house.
  24. 2 Corinthians 1:1καὶ · and
    Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and Timothy our brother, To the church of God in Corinth, together with all the saints throughout Achaia:
  25. 2 Corinthians 1:2καὶ · and; καὶ · and
    Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
  26. 2 Corinthians 1:3καὶ · and; καὶ · and
    Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort,
  27. 2 Corinthians 1:5καὶ · also
    For just as the sufferings of Christ overflow to us, so also through Christ our comfort overflows.
  28. 2 Corinthians 1:6καὶ · and; καὶ
    If we are afflicted, it is for your comfort and salvation; if we are comforted, it is for your comfort, which accomplishes in you patient endurance of the same sufferings we experience.
  29. 2 Corinthians 1:7καὶ · And; καὶ · also [you will share]
    And our hope for you is sure, because we know that just as you share in our sufferings, so also you will share in our comfort.
  30. 2 Corinthians 1:8καὶ · even
    We do not want you to be unaware, brothers, of the hardships we encountered in the province of Asia. We were under a burden far beyond our ability to endure, so that we despaired even of life.
  31. 2 Corinthians 1:10καὶ · and; καὶ
    He has delivered us from such a deadly peril, and He will deliver us. In Him we have placed our hope that He will yet again deliver us,
  32. 2 Corinthians 1:11καὶ
    …as you help us by your prayers. Then many will give thanks on our behalf for the favor shown us in answer to their prayers.
  33. 2 Corinthians 1:12καὶ · and; καὶ
    For this is our boast: Our conscience testifies that we have conducted ourselves in the world, and especially in relation to you, in the holiness and sincerity that are from God—not in worldly wisdom, but in the grace of God.
  34. 2 Corinthians 1:13καὶ
    For we do not write you anything that is beyond your ability to read and understand. And I hope that you will understand us completely,