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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. Mark 6:53Καὶ · When; καὶ · and
    When they had crossed over, they landed at Gennesaret and moored the boat.
  2. Mark 6:54καὶ
    As soon as they got out of the boat, the people recognized Jesus
  3. Mark 6:55καὶ
    …and ran through that whole region, carrying the sick on mats to wherever they heard He was.
  4. Mark 6:56καὶ · And; καὶ · and; καὶ · And
    And wherever He went—villages and towns and countrysides—they laid the sick in the marketplaces and begged Him just to let them touch the fringe of His cloak. And all who touched Him were healed.
  5. Mark 7:1Καὶ · Then; καί · and
    Then the Pharisees and some of the scribes who had come from Jerusalem gathered around Jesus,
  6. Mark 7:2καὶ · and
    …and they saw some of His disciples eating with hands that were defiled—that is, unwashed.
  7. Mark 7:3καὶ · and
    Now in holding to the tradition of the elders, the Pharisees and all the Jews do not eat until they wash their hands ceremonially.
  8. Mark 7:4καὶ · And; καὶ · And; καὶ; καὶ; καὶ · and
    And on returning from the market, they do not eat unless they wash. And there are many other traditions for them to observe, including the washing of cups, pitchers, kettles, and couches for dining.
  9. Mark 7:5Καὶ · So; καὶ · and
    So the Pharisees and scribes questioned Jesus: “Why do Your disciples not walk according to the tradition of the elders? Instead, they eat with defiled hands.”
  10. Mark 7:9Καὶ
    He went on to say, “You neatly set aside the command of God to maintain your own tradition.
  11. Mark 7:10καὶ · and; καί · and
    For Moses said, ‘Honor your father and your mother’ and ‘Anyone who curses his father or mother must be put to death.’
  12. Mark 7:13καὶ · And
    Thus you nullify the word of God by the tradition you have handed down. And you do so in many such matters.”
  13. Mark 7:14Καὶ; καὶ · and
    Once again Jesus called the crowd to Him and said, “All of you, listen to Me and understand:
  14. Mark 7:17Καὶ
    After Jesus had left the crowd and gone into the house, His disciples inquired about the parable.
  15. Mark 7:18Καὶ; καὶ · still
    “Are you still so dull?” He asked. “Do you not understand? Nothing that enters a man from the outside can defile him,
  16. Mark 7:19καὶ · and then
    …because it does not enter his heart, but it goes into the stomach and then is eliminated.” (Thus all foods are clean.)
  17. Mark 7:23καὶ · and
    All these evils come from within, and these are what defile a man.”
  18. Mark 7:24Καὶ; καὶ · but
    Jesus left that place and went to the region of Tyre. Not wanting anyone to know He was there, He entered a house, but was unable to escape their notice.
  19. Mark 7:26καὶ · and
    Now she was a Greek woman of Syrophoenician origin, and she kept asking Jesus to drive the demon out of her daughter.
  20. Mark 7:27Καὶ; καὶ · and
    “First let the children have their fill,” He said. “For it is not right to take the children’s bread and toss it to the dogs.”
  21. Mark 7:28καὶ; καὶ · even
    “Yes, Lord,” she replied, “even the dogs under the table eat the children’s crumbs.”
  22. Mark 7:29Καὶ · Then
    Then Jesus told her, “Because of this answer, you may go. The demon has left your daughter.”
  23. Mark 7:30καὶ · And; καὶ · and
    And she went home and found her child lying on the bed, and the demon was gone.
  24. Mark 7:31Καὶ · Then
    Then Jesus left the region of Tyre and went through Sidon to the Sea of Galilee and into the region of the Decapolis.
  25. Mark 7:32Καὶ; καὶ · and; καὶ · and
    Some people brought to Him a man who was deaf and hardly able to speak, and they begged Jesus to place His hand on him.
  26. Mark 7:33Καὶ · [So]; καὶ · Then
    So Jesus took him aside privately, away from the crowd, and put His fingers into the man’s ears. Then He spit and touched the man’s tongue.
  27. Mark 7:34καὶ · And; καὶ · and
    And looking up to heaven, He sighed deeply and said to him, “Ephphatha!” (which means, “Be opened!”).
  28. Mark 7:35καὶ; καὶ · and; καὶ · and
    Immediately the man’s ears were opened and his tongue was released, and he began to speak plainly.