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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 11:31καὶ · and
    The God and Father of the Lord Jesus, who is forever worthy of praise, knows that I am not lying.
  2. 2 Corinthians 11:33καὶ · But; καὶ · and
    But I was lowered in a basket through a window in the wall and escaped his grasp.
  3. 2 Corinthians 12:1καὶ · and
    I must go on boasting. Although there is nothing to gain, I will go on to visions and revelations from the Lord.
  4. 2 Corinthians 12:3καὶ · And
    And I know that this man—whether in the body or out of it I do not know, but God knows—
  5. 2 Corinthians 12:4καὶ
    …was caught up to Paradise. The things he heard were inexpressible, things that man is not permitted to tell.
  6. 2 Corinthians 12:7καὶ · or
    …or because of these surpassingly great revelations. So to keep me from becoming conceited, I was given a thorn in my flesh, a messenger of Satan, to torment me.
  7. 2 Corinthians 12:9καὶ · But
    But He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My power is perfected in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly in my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest on me.
  8. 2 Corinthians 12:10καὶ · [in]
    That is why, for the sake of Christ, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong.
  9. 2 Corinthians 12:11καὶ · even
    I have become a fool, but you drove me to it. In fact, you should have commended me, since I am in no way inferior to those “super-apostles,” even though I am nothing.
  10. 2 Corinthians 12:12καὶ; καὶ · and
    The marks of a true apostle—signs, wonders, and miracles—were performed among you with great perseverance.
  11. 2 Corinthians 12:14καὶ · and
    See, I am ready to come to you a third time, and I will not be a burden, because I am not seeking your possessions, but you. For children should not have to save up for their parents, but parents for their children.
  12. 2 Corinthians 12:15καὶ · and
    And for the sake of your souls, I will most gladly spend my money and myself. If I love you more, will you love me less?
  13. 2 Corinthians 12:18καὶ · and
    I urged Titus to visit you, and I sent our brother with him. Did Titus exploit you in any way? Did we not walk in the same Spirit and follow in the same footsteps?
  14. 2 Corinthians 12:21καὶ · and; καὶ · and; καὶ; καὶ · and
    I am afraid that when I come again, my God will humble me before you, and I will be grieved over many who have sinned earlier and have not repented of their acts of impurity, sexual immorality, and debauchery.
  15. 2 Corinthians 13:1καὶ · or
    This is the third time I am coming to you. “Every matter must be established by the testimony of two or three witnesses.”
  16. 2 Corinthians 13:2καὶ; καὶ · [So]; καὶ · and
    I already warned you the second time I was with you. So now in my absence I warn those who sinned earlier and everyone else: If I return, I will not spare anyone,
  17. 2 Corinthians 13:4καὶ; καὶ · also
    For He was indeed crucified in weakness, yet He lives by God’s power. For we are also weak in Him, yet by God’s power we will live with Him concerning you.
  18. 2 Corinthians 13:9καὶ · and
    In fact, we rejoice when we are weak but you are strong, and our prayer is for your perfection.
  19. 2 Corinthians 13:10καὶ
    This is why I write these things while absent, so that when I am present I will not need to be severe in my use of the authority that the Lord gave me for building you up, not for tearing you down.
  20. 2 Corinthians 13:11καὶ · And; καὶ · and
    Finally, brothers, rejoice! Aim for perfect harmony, encourage one another, be of one mind, live in peace. And the God of love and peace will be with you.
  21. 2 Corinthians 13:14καὶ · and; καὶ · and
    The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with all of you.
  22. Galatians 1:1καὶ · and
    Paul, an apostle—sent not from men nor by man, but by Jesus Christ and God the Father, who raised Him from the dead—
  23. Galatians 1:2καὶ · and
    …and all the brothers with me, To the churches of Galatia:
  24. Galatians 1:3καὶ · and; καὶ · and
    Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ,
  25. Galatians 1:4καὶ · and
    …who gave Himself for our sins to rescue us from the present evil age, according to the will of our God and Father,
  26. Galatians 1:7καὶ · and
    …which is not even a gospel. Evidently some people are troubling you and trying to distort the gospel of Christ.
  27. Galatians 1:8καὶ · even
    But even if we or an angel from heaven should preach a gospel contrary to the one we preached to you, let him be under a curse!
  28. Galatians 1:9καὶ · so
    As we have said before, so now I say again: If anyone is preaching to you a gospel contrary to the one you received, let him be under a curse!
  29. Galatians 1:13καὶ · and
    For you have heard of my former way of life in Judaism, how severely I persecuted the church of God and tried to destroy it.
  30. Galatians 1:14καὶ
    I was advancing in Judaism beyond many of my contemporaries and was extremely zealous for the traditions of my fathers.
  31. Galatians 1:15καὶ · and
    But when God, who set me apart from my mother’s womb and called me by His grace, was pleased
  32. Galatians 1:16καὶ · and
    …to reveal His Son in me so that I might preach Him among the Gentiles, I did not rush to consult with flesh and blood,
  33. Galatians 1:17καὶ · and
    …nor did I go up to Jerusalem to the apostles who came before me, but I went into Arabia and later returned to Damascus.
  34. Galatians 1:18καὶ · and
    Only after three years did I go up to Jerusalem to confer with Cephas, and I stayed with him fifteen days.
  35. Galatians 1:21καὶ · and
    Later I went to the regions of Syria and Cilicia.
  36. Galatians 1:24καὶ · And
    And they glorified God because of me.
  37. Galatians 2:1καὶ · also
    Fourteen years later I went up again to Jerusalem, accompanied by Barnabas. I took Titus along also.
  38. Galatians 2:2καὶ · and
    I went in response to a revelation and set before them the gospel that I preach among the Gentiles. But I spoke privately to those recognized as leaders, for fear that I was running or had already run in vain.
  39. Galatians 2:8καὶ
    For the One who was at work in Peter’s apostleship to the circumcised was also at work in my apostleship to the Gentiles.