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. Matthew 6:19καὶ · and; καὶ · and; καὶ · and
    Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal.
  2. Matthew 6:20καὶ · and
    But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal.
  3. Matthew 6:21καὶ · also
    For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.
  4. Matthew 6:24καὶ · and; καὶ · and; καὶ · and
    No one can serve two masters: Either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.
  5. Matthew 6:25καὶ · and
    Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes?
  6. Matthew 6:26καὶ · and yet
    Look at the birds of the air: They do not sow or reap or gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they?
  7. Matthew 6:28Καὶ · And
    And why do you worry about clothes? Consider how the lilies of the field grow: They do not labor or spin.
  8. Matthew 6:30καὶ · and
    If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the furnace, will He not much more clothe you, O you of little faith?
  9. Matthew 6:33καὶ · and; καὶ · and
    But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be added unto you.
  10. Matthew 7:2καὶ · and
    For with the same judgment you pronounce, you will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.
  11. Matthew 7:4καὶ · while
    How can you say to your brother, ‘Let me take the speck out of your eye,’ while there is still a beam in your own eye?
  12. Matthew 7:5καὶ · and
    You hypocrite! First take the beam out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother’s eye.
  13. Matthew 7:6καὶ · and
    Do not give dogs what is holy; do not throw your pearls before swine. If you do, they may trample them under their feet, and then turn and tear you to pieces.
  14. Matthew 7:7καὶ · and; καὶ · and; καὶ · and
    Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you.
  15. Matthew 7:8καὶ; καὶ · and
    For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened.
  16. Matthew 7:10καὶ · [if]
    Or if he asks for a fish, will give him a snake?
  17. Matthew 7:12καὶ; καὶ · and
    In everything, then, do to others as you would have them do to you. For this is the essence of the Law and the Prophets.
  18. Matthew 7:13καὶ · and; καὶ · and
    Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and many enter through it.
  19. Matthew 7:14καὶ · and; καὶ · and
    But small is the gate and narrow the way that leads to life, and only a few find it.
  20. Matthew 7:19καὶ · and
    Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.
  21. Matthew 7:22καὶ · and; καὶ · and
    Many will say to Me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in Your name, and in Your name drive out demons and perform many miracles?’
  22. Then I will tell them plainly, ‘I never knew you; depart from Me, you workers of lawlessness!’
  23. Matthew 7:24καὶ · and
    Therefore everyone who hears these words of Mine and acts on them is like a wise man who built his house on the rock.
  24. Matthew 7:25καὶ; καὶ; καὶ · and; καὶ · and; καὶ · yet
    The rain fell, the torrents raged, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because its foundation was on the rock.
  25. Matthew 7:26καὶ · But; καὶ · and
    But everyone who hears these words of Mine and does not act on them is like a foolish man who built his house on sand.
  26. Matthew 7:27καὶ; καὶ; καὶ · and; καὶ · and; καὶ · and; καὶ · and
    The rain fell, the torrents raged, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell—and great was its collapse!”
  27. When Jesus had finished saying these things, the crowds were astonished at His teaching,
  28. Matthew 7:29καὶ · and
    …because He taught as one who had authority, and not as their scribes.