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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 13:8καὶ · and
    Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be earthquakes in various places, as well as famines. These are the beginning of birth pains.
  2. Mark 13:9καὶ · and; καὶ; καὶ · and
    So be on your guard. You will be delivered over to the councils and beaten in the synagogues. On My account you will stand before governors and kings as witnesses to them.
  3. Mark 13:10καὶ · And
    And the gospel must first be proclaimed to all the nations.
  4. Mark 13:11καὶ · But
    But when they arrest you and hand you over, do not worry beforehand what to say. Instead, speak whatever you are given at that time, for it will not be you speaking, but the Holy Spirit.
  5. Mark 13:12Καὶ; καὶ · and; καὶ; καὶ · and
    Brother will betray brother to death, and a father his child. Children will rise against their parents and have them put to death.
  6. Mark 13:13καὶ
    You will be hated by everyone because of My name, but the one who perseveres to the end will be saved.
  7. Mark 13:16καὶ · And {let}
    And let no one in the field return for his cloak.
  8. Mark 13:17καὶ · and
    How miserable those days will be for pregnant and nursing mothers!
  9. Mark 13:19καὶ · and
    For those will be days of tribulation unseen from the beginning of God’s creation until now, and never to be seen again.
  10. Mark 13:20καὶ
    If the Lord had not cut short those days, nobody would be saved. But for the sake of the elect, whom He has chosen, He has cut them short.
  11. Mark 13:21Καὶ
    At that time if anyone says to you, ‘Look, here is the Christ!’ or ‘There He is!’ do not believe it.
  12. Mark 13:22καὶ · and; καὶ · and; καὶ · and
    For false Christs and false prophets will appear and perform signs and wonders to deceive even the elect, if that were possible.
  13. Mark 13:24Καὶ · and
    But in those days, after that tribulation: ‘The sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light;
  14. Mark 13:25Καὶ; Καὶ · and
    …the stars will fall from the sky, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken.’
  15. Mark 13:26Καὶ; καὶ · and
    At that time they will see the Son of Man coming in the clouds with great power and glory.
  16. Mark 13:27καὶ · And; καὶ
    And He will send out the angels to gather His elect from the four winds, from the ends of the earth to the ends of heaven.
  17. Mark 13:28καὶ · and
    Now learn this lesson from the fig tree: As soon as its branches become tender and sprout leaves, you know that summer is near.
  18. Mark 13:29καὶ · also
    So also, when you see these things happening, know that He is near, right at the door.
  19. Mark 13:31καὶ · and
    Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will never pass away.
  20. Mark 13:34καὶ; καὶ · and
    It is like a man going on a journey who left his house, put each servant in charge of his own task, and instructed the doorkeeper to keep watch.
  21. Mark 14:1καὶ · and; καὶ · and; καὶ · and
    Now the Passover and the Feast of Unleavened Bread were two days away, and the chief priests and scribes were looking for a covert way to arrest Jesus and kill Him.
  22. Mark 14:3Καὶ · While
    While Jesus was in Bethany reclining at the table in the home of Simon the Leper, a woman came with an alabaster jar of expensive perfume, made of pure nard. She broke open the jar and poured it on Jesus’ head.
  23. Mark 14:5καὶ · and; καὶ · And
    It could have been sold for over three hundred denarii and the money given to the poor.” And they scolded her.
  24. Mark 14:7καὶ · and
    The poor you will always have with you, and you can help them whenever you want. But you will not always have Me.
  25. Mark 14:9καὶ
    And truly I tell you, wherever the gospel is preached in all the world, what she has done will also be told in memory of her.”
  26. Mark 14:10Καὶ · Then
    Then Judas Iscariot, one of the Twelve, went to the chief priests to betray Jesus to them.
  27. Mark 14:11καὶ · and; καὶ · So
    They were delighted to hear this, and they promised to give him money. So Judas began to look for an opportunity to betray Jesus.
  28. Mark 14:12Καὶ
    On the first day of the Feast of Unleavened Bread, when the Passover lamb was to be sacrificed, Jesus’ disciples asked Him, “Where do You want us to prepare for You to eat the Passover?”
  29. Mark 14:13Καὶ · So; καὶ · and; καὶ · and
    So He sent two of His disciples and told them, “Go into the city, and a man carrying a jug of water will meet you. Follow him,
  30. Mark 14:14καὶ · and
    …and whichever house he enters, say to the owner, ‘The Teacher asks: Where is My guest room, where I may eat the Passover with My disciples?’
  31. Mark 14:15καὶ · And; καὶ
    And he will show you a large upper room, furnished and ready. Make preparations for us there.”
  32. Mark 14:16Καὶ · So
    So the disciples left and went into the city, where they found everything as Jesus had described. And they prepared the Passover.