Keraia
Lexicon

καί

kaiandHow to read Greek
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 John 2:8καὶ · and
    Then again, I am also writing to you a new commandment, which is true in Him and also in you. For the darkness is fading and the true light is already shining.
  2. 1 John 2:9καὶ · [but]
    If anyone claims to be in the light but hates his brother, he is still in the darkness.
  3. 1 John 2:10καὶ · and
    Whoever loves his brother remains in the light, and there is no cause of stumbling in him.
  4. 1 John 2:11καὶ · and; καὶ
    But whoever hates his brother is in the darkness and walks in the darkness. He does not know where he is going, because the darkness has blinded his eyes.
  5. 1 John 2:14καὶ · and; καὶ · and
    I have written to you, fathers, because you know Him who is from the beginning. I have written to you, young men, because you are strong, and the word of God abides in you, and you have overcome the evil one.
  6. 1 John 2:16καὶ; καὶ · and
    For all that is in the world—the desires of the flesh, the desires of the eyes, and the pride of life—is not from the Father but from the world.
  7. 1 John 2:17καὶ; καὶ · [along with]
    The world is passing away, along with its desires; but whoever does the will of God remains forever.
  8. 1 John 2:18καὶ · and; καὶ · so
    Children, it is the last hour; and just as you have heard that the antichrist is coming, so now many antichrists have appeared. This is how we know it is the last hour.
  9. 1 John 2:20Καὶ · however; καὶ · and
    You, however, have an anointing from the Holy One, and all of you know the truth.
  10. 1 John 2:21καὶ · and
    I have not written to you because you lack knowledge of the truth, but because you have it, and because no lie comes from the truth.
  11. 1 John 2:22καὶ · and
    Who is the liar, if it is not the one who denies that Jesus is the Christ? This is the antichrist, who denies the Father and the Son.
  12. 1 John 2:23καὶ · as well
    Whoever denies the Son does not have the Father, but whoever confesses the Son has the Father as well.
  13. 1 John 2:24καὶ; καὶ · and
    As for you, let what you have heard from the beginning remain in you. If it does, you will also remain in the Son and in the Father.
  14. 1 John 2:25καὶ · And
    And this is the promise that He Himself made to us: eternal life.
  15. 1 John 2:27καὶ · And; καὶ · and; καὶ; καὶ · and; καὶ · [so]
    And as for you, the anointing you received from Him remains in you, and you do not need anyone to teach you. But just as His true and genuine anointing teaches you about all things, so remain in Him as you have been taught.
  16. 1 John 2:28Καὶ · And; καὶ · and
    And now, little children, remain in Christ, so that when He appears, we may be confident and unashamed before Him at His coming.
  17. 1 John 2:29καὶ
    If you know that He is righteous, you also know that everyone who practices righteousness has been born of Him.
  18. 1 John 3:1καὶ · And [that is what]
    Behold what manner of love the Father has given to us, that we should be called children of God. And that is what we are! The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know Him.
  19. 1 John 3:2καὶ · and
    Beloved, we are now children of God, and what we will be has not yet been revealed. We know that when Christ appears, we will be like Him, for we will see Him as He is.
  20. 1 John 3:3καὶ · And
    And everyone who has this hope in Him purifies himself, just as Christ is pure.
  21. 1 John 3:4καὶ · as well; καὶ · Indeed
    Everyone who practices sin practices lawlessness as well. Indeed, sin is lawlessness.
  22. 1 John 3:5καὶ · [But]; καὶ · and
    But you know that Christ appeared to take away sins, and in Him there is no sin.
  23. 1 John 3:9καὶ
    Anyone born of God refuses to practice sin, because God’s seed abides in him; he cannot go on sinning, because he has been born of God.
  24. 1 John 3:10καὶ; καὶ · [nor is]
    By this the children of God are distinguished from the children of the devil: Anyone who does not practice righteousness is not of God, nor is anyone who does not love his brother.
  25. 1 John 3:12καὶ · and; καὶ · And
    Do not be like Cain, who belonged to the evil one and murdered his brother. And why did Cain slay him? Because his own deeds were evil, while those of his brother were righteous.
  26. 1 John 3:13καὶ · [So]
    So do not be surprised, brothers, if the world hates you.
  27. 1 John 3:15καὶ · and
    Everyone who hates his brother is a murderer, and you know that eternal life does not reside in a murderer.
  28. 1 John 3:16καὶ · and
    By this we know what love is: Jesus laid down His life for us, and we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers.
  29. 1 John 3:17καὶ; καὶ · [but]
    If anyone with earthly possessions sees his brother in need, but withholds his compassion from him, how can the love of God abide in him?
  30. 1 John 3:18καὶ · and
    Little children, let us love not in word and speech, but in action and truth.
  31. 1 John 3:19καὶ · And; καὶ · and
    And by this we will know that we belong to the truth, and will assure our hearts in His presence:
  32. 1 John 3:20καὶ · and
    Even if our hearts condemn us, God is greater than our hearts, and He knows all things.