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. Galatians 6:16Καὶ; καὶ · and; καὶ · even
    Peace and mercy to all who walk by this rule, even to the Israel of God.
  2. Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, To the saints in Ephesus, the faithful in Christ Jesus:
  3. Ephesians 1:2καὶ · and; καὶ · and
    Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
  4. Ephesians 1:3καὶ · and
    Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly realms.
  5. Ephesians 1:4καὶ · and
    For He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world to be holy and blameless in His presence. In love
  6. Ephesians 1:8καὶ · and
    …that He lavished on us with all wisdom and understanding.
  7. Ephesians 1:10καὶ · and
    …as a plan for the fullness of time, to bring all things in heaven and on earth together in Christ.
  8. In Him we were also chosen as God’s own, having been predestined according to the plan of Him who works out everything by the counsel of His will,
  9. Ephesians 1:13καὶ · And; καὶ · and
    And in Him, having heard and believed the word of truth—the gospel of your salvation—you were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit,
  10. Ephesians 1:15καὶ · and
    For this reason, ever since I heard about your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all the saints,
  11. Ephesians 1:17καὶ · and
    …that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you a spirit of wisdom and revelation in your knowledge of Him.
  12. Ephesians 1:19καὶ · and
    …and the surpassing greatness of His power to us who believe. These are in accordance with the working of His mighty strength,
  13. Ephesians 1:20καὶ · and
    …which He exerted in Christ when He raised Him from the dead and seated Him at His right hand in the heavenly realms,
  14. Ephesians 1:21καὶ · and; καὶ; καὶ · and; καὶ · and; καὶ · also
    …far above all rule and authority, power and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in the present age but also in the one to come.
  15. Ephesians 1:22καὶ · And; καὶ · and
    And God put everything under His feet and made Him head over everything for the church,
  16. Ephesians 2:1Καὶ · And; καὶ · and
    And you were dead in your trespasses and sins,
  17. Ephesians 2:3καὶ · also; καὶ · and; καὶ; καὶ
    All of us also lived among them at one time, fulfilling the cravings of our flesh and indulging its desires and thoughts. Like the rest, we were by nature children of wrath.
  18. Ephesians 2:5καὶ · even when
    …made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in our trespasses. It is by grace you have been saved!
  19. Ephesians 2:6καὶ · And; καὶ · and
    And God raised us up with Christ and seated us with Him in the heavenly realms in Christ Jesus,
  20. Ephesians 2:8καὶ · and
    For it is by grace you have been saved through faith, and this not from yourselves; it is the gift of God,
  21. Ephesians 2:12καὶ · and; καὶ · and
    …remember that at that time you were separate from Christ, alienated from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers to the covenants of the promise, without hope and without God in the world.
  22. Ephesians 2:14καὶ · and
    For He Himself is our peace, who has made the two one and has torn down the dividing wall of hostility
  23. Ephesians 2:16καὶ · and
    …and reconciling both of them to God in one body through the cross, by which He put to death their hostility.
  24. Ephesians 2:17Καὶ; καὶ · and
    He came and preached peace to you who were far away and peace to those who were near.
  25. Ephesians 2:19καὶ · and; καὶ · and
    Therefore you are no longer strangers and foreigners, but fellow citizens with the saints and members of God’s household,
  26. Ephesians 2:20καὶ · and
    …built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus Himself as the cornerstone.
  27. Ephesians 2:22καὶ · too {are}
    And in Him you too are being built together into a dwelling place for God in His Spirit.
  28. Ephesians 3:5καὶ · and
    …which was not made known to men in other generations as it has now been revealed by the Spirit to God’s holy apostles and prophets.
  29. Ephesians 3:6καὶ; καὶ · and
    This mystery is that through the gospel the Gentiles are fellow heirs, fellow members of the body, and fellow partakers of the promise in Christ Jesus.
  30. Ephesians 3:9καὶ · and
    …and to illuminate for everyone the stewardship of this mystery, which for ages past was kept hidden in God, who created all things.
  31. Ephesians 3:10καὶ · and
    His purpose was that now, through the church, the manifold wisdom of God should be made known to the rulers and authorities in the heavenly realms,
  32. Ephesians 3:12καὶ · and
    In Him and through faith in Him we may enter God’s presence with boldness and confidence.