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
Usage patterns
Occurrences
- Luke 18:4Καὶ; καὶFor a while he refused, but later he said to himself, ‘Though I neither fear God nor respect men,
- Luke 18:7καὶ · and; καὶWill not God bring about justice for His elect who cry out to Him day and night? Will He delay in helping them?
- Luke 18:9καὶ; καὶ · andTo some who trusted in their own righteousness and viewed others with contempt, He also told this parable:
- Luke 18:10καὶ · and“Two men went up to the temple to pray. One was a Pharisee and the other a tax collector.
- Luke 18:11καὶ · evenThe Pharisee stood by himself and prayed, ‘God, I thank You that I am not like other men—swindlers, evildoers, adulterers—or even like this tax collector.
- Luke 18:15καὶNow people were even bringing their babies to Jesus for Him to place His hands on them. And when the disciples saw this, they rebuked those who brought them.
- Luke 18:16καὶ · andBut Jesus called the children to Him and said, “Let the little children come to Me, and do not hinder them! For the kingdom of God belongs to such as these.
- Luke 18:18Καὶ · ThenThen a certain ruler asked Him, “Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?”
- Luke 18:20καὶ · andYou know the commandments: ‘Do not commit adultery, do not murder, do not steal, do not bear false witness, honor your father and mother.’”
- Luke 18:22καὶ · and; καὶ · and; καὶ · ThenOn hearing this, Jesus told him, “You still lack one thing: Sell everything you own and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow Me.”
- Luke 18:26Καὶ · thenThose who heard this asked, “Who then can be saved?”
- Luke 18:30καὶ · and…will fail to receive many times more in this age—and in the age to come, eternal life.”
- Luke 18:31καὶ · andThen Jesus took the Twelve aside and said to them, “Look, we are going up to Jerusalem, and everything the prophets have written about the Son of Man will be fulfilled.
- Luke 18:32καὶ · and; καὶ · and; καὶ · andHe will be delivered over to the Gentiles and will be mocked and insulted and spit upon.
- Luke 18:33καὶ; καὶ · andThey will flog Him and kill Him, and on the third day He will rise again.”
- Luke 18:34Καὶ · But; καὶ; καὶ · andBut the disciples did not understand any of these things. The meaning was hidden from them, and they did not comprehend what He was saying.
- Luke 18:38Καὶ · [So]So he called out, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!”
- Luke 18:39ΚαὶThose who led the way admonished him to be silent, but he cried out all the louder, “Son of David, have mercy on me!”
- Luke 18:42Καὶ“Receive your sight!” Jesus replied. “Your faith has healed you.”
- Luke 18:43καὶ; καὶ · and; καὶ · AndImmediately he received his sight and followed Jesus, glorifying God. And all the people, when they saw it, gave praise to God.
- Luke 19:1Καὶ · ThenThen Jesus entered Jericho and was passing through.
- Luke 19:2Καὶ · And; καὶ; καὶAnd there was a man named Zacchaeus, a chief tax collector, who was very wealthy.
- Luke 19:3καὶ; καὶ · butHe was trying to see who Jesus was, but could not see over the crowd because he was small in stature.
- Luke 19:4καὶ · SoSo he ran on ahead and climbed a sycamore tree to see Him, since Jesus was about to pass that way.
- Luke 19:5Καὶ · WhenWhen Jesus came to that place, He looked up and said, “Zacchaeus, hurry down, for I must stay at your house today.”
- Luke 19:6Καὶ · So; καὶ · andSo Zacchaeus hurried down and welcomed Him joyfully.
- Luke 19:7καὶ · AndAnd all who saw this began to grumble, saying, “He has gone to be the guest of a sinful man!”
- Luke 19:8καὶ · andBut Zacchaeus stood up and said to the Lord, “Look, Lord, half of my possessions I give to the poor, and if I have cheated anyone, I will repay it fourfold.”
- Luke 19:9καὶ · tooJesus said to him, “Today salvation has come to this house, because this man too is a son of Abraham.
- Luke 19:10καὶ · andFor the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.”
- Luke 19:11καὶ · andWhile the people were listening to this, Jesus proceeded to tell them a parable, because He was near Jerusalem and they thought the kingdom of God would appear imminently.
- Luke 19:12καὶ · and thenSo He said, “A man of noble birth went to a distant country to lay claim to his kingship and then return.
- Luke 19:13καὶBeforehand, he called ten of his servants and gave them ten minas. ‘Conduct business with this until I return,’ he said.
- Luke 19:14καὶ · andBut his subjects hated him and sent a delegation after him to say, ‘We do not want this man to rule over us.’