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. Mark 5:21Καὶ · When; καὶ
    When Jesus had again crossed by boat to the other side, a large crowd gathered around Him beside the sea.
  2. Mark 5:22καὶ; καὶ · and
    A synagogue leader named Jairus arrived, and seeing Jesus, he fell at His feet
  3. Mark 5:23καὶ · and; καὶ · and
    …and pleaded with Him urgently, “My little daughter is near death. Please come and place Your hands on her, so that she will be healed and live.”
  4. Mark 5:24Καὶ · So; καὶ · and; καὶ · and
    So Jesus went with him, and a large crowd followed and pressed around Him.
  5. Mark 5:25Καὶ · And
    And a woman was there who had suffered from bleeding for twelve years.
  6. Mark 5:26καὶ; καὶ · and; καὶ · but
    She had borne much agony under the care of many physicians and had spent all she had, but to no avail. Instead, her condition had only grown worse.
  7. Mark 5:29καὶ; καὶ · and
    Immediately her bleeding stopped, and she sensed in her body that she was healed of her affliction.
  8. Mark 5:30Καὶ
    At once Jesus was aware that power had gone out from Him. Turning to the crowd, He asked, “Who touched My garments?”
  9. Mark 5:31Καὶ; καὶ · and yet
    His disciples answered, “You can see the crowd pressing in on You, and yet You ask, ‘Who touched Me?’”
  10. Mark 5:32Καὶ · But
    But He kept looking around to see who had done this.
  11. Mark 5:33καὶ; καὶ · and; καὶ · and
    Then the woman, knowing what had happened to her, came and fell down before Him trembling in fear, and she told Him the whole truth.
  12. Mark 5:34καὶ · and
    “Daughter,” said Jesus, “your faith has healed you. Go in peace and be free of your affliction.”
  13. Mark 5:37καὶ · And; καὶ; καὶ · and
    And He did not allow anyone to accompany Him except Peter, James, and John the brother of James.
  14. Mark 5:38Καὶ · When; καὶ; καὶ · and; καὶ · and
    When they arrived at the house of the synagogue leader, Jesus saw the commotion and the people weeping and wailing loudly.
  15. Mark 5:39καὶ; καὶ · and
    He went inside and asked, “Why all this commotion and weeping? The child is not dead, but asleep.”
  16. Mark 5:40καὶ · And; καὶ · and; καὶ · and; καὶ · and
    And they laughed at Him. After He had put them all outside, He took the child’s father and mother and His own companions, and went in to see the child.
  17. Mark 5:41καὶ
    Taking her by the hand, Jesus said, “Talitha koum!” which means, “Little girl, I say to you, get up!”
  18. Mark 5:42καὶ; καὶ · and; καὶ · And
    Immediately the girl got up and began to walk around (she was twelve years old). And at once they were utterly astounded.
  19. Mark 5:43καὶ · Then; καὶ · and
    Then Jesus gave strict orders that no one should know about this, and He told them to give her something to eat.
  20. Mark 6:1Καὶ; καὶ · and; καὶ
    Jesus went on from there and came to His hometown, accompanied by His disciples.
  21. Mark 6:2καὶ · [When]; καὶ · and; καὶ; καὶ · And [how can]
    When the Sabbath came, He began to teach in the synagogue, and many who heard Him were astonished. “Where did this man get these ideas?” they asked. “What is this wisdom He has been given? And how can He perform such miracles?
  22. Mark 6:3καὶ · and
    Isn’t this the carpenter, the son of Mary and the brother of James, Joses, Judas, and Simon? Aren’t His sisters here with us as well?” And they took offense at Him.