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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 7:36Καὶ
    Jesus ordered them not to tell anyone. But the more He ordered them, the more widely they proclaimed it.
  2. Mark 7:37καὶ; καὶ · even; καὶ · and
    The people were utterly astonished and said, “He has done all things well! He makes even the deaf hear and the mute speak!”
  3. Mark 8:1καὶ · and
    In those days the crowd once again became very large, and they had nothing to eat. Jesus called the disciples to Him and said,
  4. Mark 8:2καὶ · and
    “I have compassion for this crowd, because they have already been with Me three days and have nothing to eat.
  5. Mark 8:3καὶ; καί · For
    If I send them home hungry, they will faint along the way. For some of them have come a great distance.”
  6. Mark 8:4Καὶ
    His disciples replied, “Where in this desolate place could anyone find enough bread to feed all these people?”
  7. Mark 8:5Καὶ
    “How many loaves do you have?” Jesus asked. “Seven,” they replied.
  8. Mark 8:6Καὶ · And; καὶ · Then; καὶ · and; καὶ · And
    And He instructed the crowd to sit down on the ground. Then He took the seven loaves, gave thanks and broke them, and gave them to His disciples to set before the people. And they distributed them to the crowd.
  9. Mark 8:7καὶ; καὶ · and; καὶ · as well
    They also had a few small fish, and Jesus blessed them and ordered that these be set before them as well.
  10. Mark 8:8Καὶ; καὶ · and; καὶ · and
    The people ate and were satisfied, and the disciples picked up seven basketfuls of broken pieces that were left over.
  11. Mark 8:9καὶ · And when
    And about four thousand men were present. And when Jesus had dismissed the crowd,
  12. Mark 8:10Καὶ
    He immediately got into the boat with His disciples and went to the district of Dalmanutha.
  13. Mark 8:11Καὶ · Then; καὶ · and
    Then the Pharisees came and began to argue with Jesus, testing Him by demanding from Him a sign from heaven.
  14. Mark 8:12Καὶ
    Jesus sighed deeply in His spirit and said, “Why does this generation demand a sign? Truly I tell you, no sign will be given to this generation.”
  15. Mark 8:13καὶ · And
    And He left them, got back into the boat, and crossed to the other side.
  16. Mark 8:14Καὶ · Now; καὶ
    Now the disciples had forgotten to take bread, except for one loaf they had with them in the boat.
  17. Mark 8:15καὶ; καὶ · and
    “Watch out!” He cautioned them. “Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and of Herod.”
  18. Mark 8:16καὶ · [So]
    So they began to discuss with one another the fact that they had no bread.
  19. Mark 8:17Καὶ
    Aware of their conversation, Jesus asked them, “Why are you debating about having no bread? Do you still not see or understand? Do you have such hard hearts?
  20. Mark 8:18καὶ · And; καὶ · And
    ‘Having eyes, do you not see? And having ears, do you not hear?’ And do you not remember?
  21. Mark 8:20καὶ · And; Καὶ
    “And when I broke the seven loaves for the four thousand, how many basketfuls of broken pieces did you collect?” “Seven,” they said.
  22. Mark 8:21Καὶ · Then
    Then He asked them, “Do you still not understand?”
  23. Mark 8:22Καὶ · [When]; Καὶ; καὶ · and
    When they arrived at Bethsaida, some people brought a blind man and begged Jesus to touch him.
  24. Mark 8:23καὶ · So; καὶ · Then
    So He took the blind man by the hand and led him out of the village. Then He spit on the man’s eyes and placed His hands on him. “Can you see anything?” He asked.
  25. Mark 8:24Καὶ
    The man looked up and said, “I can see the people, but they look like trees walking around.”
  26. Mark 8:25καὶ · and when; καὶ; καὶ · and
    Once again Jesus placed His hands on the man’s eyes, and when he opened them his sight was restored, and he could see everything clearly.
  27. Mark 8:26καὶ
    Jesus sent him home and said, “Do not go back into the village.”
  28. Mark 8:27Καὶ · Then; καὶ · and; καὶ
    Then Jesus and His disciples went on to the villages around Caesarea Philippi. On the way, He questioned His disciples: “Who do people say I am?”