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. Luke 3:1καὶ · and
    In the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, while Pontius Pilate was governor of Judea, Herod tetrarch of Galilee, his brother Philip tetrarch of Ituraea and Trachonitis, and Lysanias tetrarch of Abilene,
  2. Luke 3:2καὶ · and
    …during the high priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas, the word of God came to John son of Zechariah in the wilderness.
  3. Luke 3:3Καὶ
    He went into all the region around the Jordan, preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins,
  4. Luke 3:5καὶ · and; καὶ · and; καὶ; καὶ · and
    Every valley shall be filled in, and every mountain and hill made low. The crooked ways shall be made straight, and the rough ways smooth.
  5. Luke 3:6καὶ · And
    And all humanity will see God’s salvation.’”
  6. Luke 3:8καὶ · And
    Produce fruit, then, in keeping with repentance. And do not begin to say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father.’ For I tell you that out of these stones God can raise up children for Abraham.
  7. Luke 3:9καὶ; καὶ · and
    The axe lies ready at the root of the trees, and every tree that does not produce good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire.”
  8. Luke 3:10Καὶ
    The crowds asked him, “What then should we do?”
  9. Luke 3:11καὶ · and
    John replied, “Whoever has two tunics should share with him who has none, and whoever has food should do the same.”
  10. Luke 3:12καὶ · Even; καὶ
    Even tax collectors came to be baptized. “Teacher,” they asked, “what should we do?”
  11. Luke 3:14καὶ; καὶ · And; Καὶ; καὶ
    Then some soldiers asked him, “And what should we do?” “Do not take money by force or false accusation,” he said. “Be content with your wages.”
  12. Luke 3:15καὶ · and
    The people were waiting expectantly and were all wondering in their hearts if John could be the Christ.
  13. Luke 3:16καὶ · and
    John answered all of them: “I baptize you with water, but One more powerful than I will come, the straps of whose sandals I am not worthy to untie. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire.
  14. Luke 3:17καὶ · and
    His winnowing fork is in His hand to clear His threshing floor and to gather the wheat into His barn; but He will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.”
  15. Luke 3:18καὶ
    With these and many other exhortations, John proclaimed the good news to the people.
  16. Luke 3:19καὶ · and
    But when he rebuked Herod the tetrarch regarding his brother’s wife Herodias and all the evils he had done,
  17. Luke 3:20καὶ; καὶ
    Herod added this to them all: He locked John up in prison.
  18. Luke 3:21καὶ · too; καὶ · And
    When all the people were being baptized, Jesus was baptized too. And as He was praying, heaven was opened,
  19. Luke 3:22καὶ · and; καὶ · And
    …and the Holy Spirit descended on Him in a bodily form like a dove. And a voice came from heaven: “You are My beloved Son; in You I am well pleased.”
  20. Luke 3:23Καὶ
    Jesus Himself was about thirty years old when He began His ministry. He was regarded as the son of Joseph, the son of Heli,
  21. Luke 4:1καὶ · and
    Then Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness,
  22. Luke 4:2Καὶ; καὶ · and
    …where for forty days He was tempted by the devil. He ate nothing during those days, and when they had ended, He was hungry.
  23. Luke 4:4Καὶ · But
    But Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Man shall not live on bread alone.’”
  24. Luke 4:5Καὶ · Then
    Then the devil led Him up to a high place and showed Him in an instant all the kingdoms of the world.
  25. Luke 4:6καὶ; καὶ · and [all]; καὶ · and
    “I will give You authority over all these kingdoms and all their glory,” he said. “For it has been relinquished to me, and I can give it to anyone I wish.
  26. Luke 4:8Καὶ · But; καὶ · and
    But Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Worship the Lord your God and serve Him only.’”
  27. Luke 4:9καὶ · and; καὶ
    Then the devil led Him to Jerusalem and set Him on the pinnacle of the temple. “If You are the Son of God,” he said, “throw Yourself down from here.
  28. Luke 4:11καὶ · and
    …and they will lift You up in their hands, so that You will not strike Your foot against a stone.’”
  29. Luke 4:12Καὶ · But
    But Jesus answered, “It also says, ‘Do not put the Lord your God to the test.’”
  30. Luke 4:13Καὶ · When
    When the devil had finished every temptation, he left Him until an opportune time.
  31. Luke 4:14Καὶ; καὶ · and
    Jesus returned to Galilee in the power of the Spirit, and the news about Him spread throughout the surrounding region.
  32. Luke 4:15καὶ
    He taught in their synagogues and was glorified by everyone.
  33. Luke 4:16Καὶ · Then
    Then Jesus came to Nazareth, where He had been brought up. As was His custom, He entered the synagogue on the Sabbath. And when He stood up to read,