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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. 2 Corinthians 1:14καὶ; καὶ
    …as you have already understood us in part, that you may boast of us just as we will boast of you in the day of our Lord Jesus.
  2. 2 Corinthians 1:15Καὶ
    Confident of this, I planned to visit you first, so that you might receive a double blessing.
  3. 2 Corinthians 1:16καὶ · [I wanted]; καὶ · and; καὶ · and then
    I wanted to visit you on my way to Macedonia, and to return to you from Macedonia, and then to have you help me on my way to Judea.
  4. 2 Corinthians 1:17καὶ · and also
    When I planned this, did I do it carelessly? Or do I make my plans by human standards, so as to say “Yes, yes” and also “No, no”?
  5. 2 Corinthians 1:18καὶ · and
    But as surely as God is faithful, our message to you is not “Yes” and “No.”
  6. 2 Corinthians 1:19καὶ · and; καὶ · and; καὶ · and
    For the Son of God, Jesus Christ, who was proclaimed among you by me and Silvanus and Timothy, was not “Yes” and “No,” but in Him it has always been “Yes.”
  7. 2 Corinthians 1:20καὶ · And
    For all the promises of God are “Yes” in Christ. And so through Him, our “Amen” is spoken to the glory of God.
  8. 2 Corinthians 1:21καὶ
    Now it is God who establishes both us and you in Christ. He anointed us,
  9. 2 Corinthians 1:22καὶ; καὶ · and
    …placed His seal on us, and put His Spirit in our hearts as a pledge of what is to come.
  10. 2 Corinthians 2:2καὶ
    For if I grieve you, who is left to cheer me but those whom I have grieved?
  11. 2 Corinthians 2:3καὶ
    I wrote as I did so that on my arrival I would not be grieved by those who ought to make me rejoice. I had confidence in all of you, that you would share my joy.
  12. 2 Corinthians 2:4καὶ · and
    For through many tears I wrote you out of great distress and anguish of heart, not to grieve you but to let you know how much I love you.
  13. 2 Corinthians 2:7καὶ · and
    So instead, you ought to forgive and comfort him, so that he will not be overwhelmed by excessive sorrow.
  14. 2 Corinthians 2:9καὶ
    My purpose in writing you was to see if you would stand the test and be obedient in everything.
  15. 2 Corinthians 2:10καὶ · And
    If you forgive anyone, I also forgive him. And if I have forgiven anything, I have forgiven it in the presence of Christ for your sake,
  16. 2 Corinthians 2:12καὶ · and
    Now when I went to Troas to preach the gospel of Christ and a door stood open for me in the Lord,
  17. 2 Corinthians 2:14καὶ · and
    But thanks be to God, who always leads us triumphantly as captives in Christ and through us spreads everywhere the fragrance of the knowledge of Him.
  18. 2 Corinthians 2:15καὶ · and
    For we are to God the sweet aroma of Christ among those who are being saved and those who are perishing.
  19. 2 Corinthians 2:16καὶ · And
    To the one we are an odor that brings death, to the other a fragrance that brings life. And who is qualified for such a task?
  20. 2 Corinthians 3:2καὶ · and
    You yourselves are our letter, inscribed on our hearts, known and read by everyone.
  21. 2 Corinthians 3:6καὶ · And
    And He has qualified us as ministers of a new covenant, not of the letter but of the Spirit; for the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life.
  22. 2 Corinthians 3:10καὶ · Indeed
    Indeed, what was once glorious has no glory now in comparison to the glory that surpasses it.
  23. 2 Corinthians 3:13καὶ · [We are]
    We are not like Moses, who would put a veil over his face to keep the Israelites from gazing at the end of what was fading away.
  24. 2 Corinthians 4:3καὶ · even
    And even if our gospel is veiled, it is veiled to those who are perishing.
  25. 2 Corinthians 4:7καὶ · and
    Now we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this surpassingly great power is from God and not from us.
  26. 2 Corinthians 4:10καὶ · {may} also
    We always carry around in our body the death of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may also be revealed in our body.
  27. 2 Corinthians 4:11καὶ · {may} also
    For we who are alive are always consigned to death for Jesus’ sake, so that the life of Jesus may also be revealed in our mortal body.
  28. 2 Corinthians 4:13καὶ · also; καὶ · and
    And in keeping with what is written, “I believed, therefore I have spoken,” we who have the same spirit of faith also believe and therefore speak,
  29. 2 Corinthians 4:14καὶ; καὶ · and
    …knowing that the One who raised the Lord Jesus will also raise us with Jesus and present us with you in His presence.
  30. 2 Corinthians 4:16καὶ; καὶ · by
    Therefore we do not lose heart. Though our outer self is wasting away, yet our inner self is being renewed day by day.
  31. 2 Corinthians 5:2καὶ
    For in this tent we groan, longing to be clothed with our heavenly dwelling,
  32. 2 Corinthians 5:3καὶ
    …because when we are clothed, we will not be found naked.
  33. 2 Corinthians 5:4καὶ · For
    For while we are in this tent, we groan under our burdens, because we do not wish to be unclothed but clothed, so that our mortality may be swallowed up by life.
  34. 2 Corinthians 5:6καὶ · although
    Therefore we are always confident, although we know that while we are at home in the body, we are away from the Lord.
  35. 2 Corinthians 5:8καὶ · and; καὶ · and
    We are confident, then, and would prefer to be away from the body and at home with the Lord.
  36. 2 Corinthians 5:9καὶ
    So we aspire to please Him, whether we are at home in this body or away from it.
  37. 2 Corinthians 5:11καὶ · as well
    Therefore, since we know what it means to fear the Lord, we try to persuade men. What we are is clear to God, and I hope it is clear to your conscience as well.
  38. 2 Corinthians 5:12καὶ · [rather than]
    We are not commending ourselves to you again. Instead, we are giving you an occasion to be proud of us, so that you can answer those who take pride in appearances rather than in the heart.
  39. 2 Corinthians 5:15καὶ · And; καὶ · and
    And He died for all, that those who live should no longer live for themselves, but for Him who died for them and was raised again.