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 19:15Καὶ · When; καὶWhen he returned from procuring his kingship, he summoned the servants to whom he had given the money, to find out what each one had earned.
- Luke 19:17ΚαὶHis master replied, ‘Well done, good servant! Because you have been faithful in a very small matter, you shall have authority over ten cities.’
- Luke 19:18ΚαὶThe second servant came and said, ‘Master, your mina has made five minas.’
- Luke 19:19καὶ; ΚαὶAnd to this one he said, ‘You shall have authority over five cities.’
- Luke 19:20Καὶ · ThenThen another servant came and said, ‘Master, here is your mina, which I have laid away in a piece of cloth.
- Luke 19:21καὶ · andFor I was afraid of you, because you are a harsh man. You withdraw what you did not deposit and reap what you did not sow.’
- Luke 19:22καὶ · andHis master replied, ‘You wicked servant, I will judge you by your own words. So you knew that I am a harsh man, withdrawing what I did not deposit and reaping what I did not sow?
- Luke 19:23καὶ · thenWhy then did you not deposit my money in the bank, and upon my return I could have collected it with interest?’
- Luke 19:24Καὶ · Then; καὶ · andThen he told those standing by, ‘Take the mina from him and give it to the one who has ten minas.’
- Luke 19:25Καὶ‘Master,’ they said, ‘he already has ten!’
- Luke 19:26καὶ · evenHe replied, ‘I tell you that everyone who has will be given more; but the one who does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him.
- Luke 19:27καὶ · andAnd these enemies of mine who were unwilling for me to rule over them, bring them here and slay them in front of me.’”
- Luke 19:28Καὶ · AfterAfter Jesus had said this, He went on ahead, going up to Jerusalem.
- Luke 19:29Καὶ; καὶ · andAs He approached Bethphage and Bethany at the Mount of Olives, He sent out two of His disciples,
- Luke 19:30καὶ…saying, “Go into the village ahead of you, and as you enter it, you will find a colt tied there, on which no one has ever sat. Untie it and bring it here.
- Luke 19:31καὶIf anyone asks, ‘Why are you untying it?’ tell him, ‘The Lord needs it.’”
- Luke 19:35Καὶ · Then; καὶThen they led the colt to Jesus, threw their cloaks over it, and put Jesus on it.
- Luke 19:38καὶ · and“Blessed is the King who comes in the name of the Lord!” “Peace in heaven and glory in the highest!”
- Luke 19:39Καί · ButBut some of the Pharisees in the crowd said to Him, “Teacher, rebuke Your disciples!”
- Luke 19:40Καὶ“I tell you,” He answered, “if they remain silent, the very stones will cry out.”
- Luke 19:41ΚαὶAs Jesus approached Jerusalem and saw the city, He wept over it
- Luke 19:42καὶ…and said, “If only you had known on this day what would bring you peace! But now it is hidden from your eyes.
- Luke 19:43καὶ · [when]; καὶ · and; καὶ · andFor the days will come upon you when your enemies will barricade you and surround you and hem you in on every side.
- Luke 19:44καὶ; καὶ · and; καὶThey will level you to the ground—you and the children within your walls. They will not leave one stone on another, because you did not recognize the time of your visitation from God.”
- Luke 19:45Καὶ · ThenThen Jesus entered the temple courts and began to drive out those who were selling there.
- Luke 19:46ΚαὶHe declared to them, “It is written: ‘My house will be a house of prayer.’ But you have made it ‘a den of robbers.’”
- Luke 19:47Καὶ; καὶ; καὶ · andJesus was teaching at the temple every day, but the chief priests, scribes, and leaders of the people were intent on killing Him.
- Luke 19:48καὶ · YetYet they could not find a way to do so, because all the people hung on His words.
- Luke 20:1Καὶ; καὶ · and; καὶ · andOne day as Jesus was teaching the people in the temple courts and proclaiming the gospel, the chief priests and scribes, together with the elders, came up to Him.
- Luke 20:2καὶ“Tell us,” they said, “by what authority are You doing these things, and who gave You this authority?”
- Luke 20:3καὶ“I will also ask you a question,” Jesus replied. “Tell Me:
- Luke 20:7Καὶ · SoSo they answered that they did not know where it was from.
- Luke 20:8Καὶ · AndAnd Jesus replied, “Neither will I tell you by what authority I am doing these things.”
- Luke 20:9καὶ; καὶ · andThen He proceeded to tell the people this parable: “A man planted a vineyard, rented it out to some tenants, and went away for a long time.
- Luke 20:10καὶAt harvest time, he sent a servant to the tenants to collect his share of the fruit of the vineyard. But the tenants beat the servant and sent him away empty-handed.
- Luke 20:11Καὶ · [So]So he sent another servant, but they beat him and treated him shamefully, sending him away empty-handed.