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 21:12καὶ · and
    But before all this, they will seize you and persecute you. On account of My name they will deliver you to the synagogues and prisons, and they will bring you before kings and governors.
  2. Luke 21:15καὶ · and
    For I will give you speech and wisdom that none of your adversaries will be able to resist or contradict.
  3. Luke 21:16καὶ · even; καὶ · and; καὶ · and; καὶ · and; καὶ · and
    You will be betrayed even by parents and brothers and relatives and friends, and some of you will be put to death.
  4. Luke 21:17καὶ · And
    And you will be hated by everyone because of My name.
  5. Luke 21:18καὶ · Yet
    Yet not even a hair of your head will perish.
  6. Luke 21:21καὶ · {let}; καὶ · and {let}
    Then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains, let those in the city get out, and let those in the country stay out of the city.
  7. Luke 21:23καὶ · and; καὶ · and
    How miserable those days will be for pregnant and nursing mothers! For there will be great distress upon the land and wrath against this people.
  8. Luke 21:24καὶ; καὶ · and; καὶ · And
    They will fall by the edge of the sword and be led captive into all the nations. And Jerusalem will be trodden down by the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled.
  9. Luke 21:25Καὶ; καὶ · and; καὶ · and; καὶ · and; καὶ · and
    There will be signs in the sun and moon and stars, and on the earth dismay among the nations, bewildered by the roaring of the sea and the surging of the waves.
  10. Luke 21:26καὶ · and
    Men will faint from fear and anxiety over what is coming upon the earth, for the powers of the heavens will be shaken.
  11. Luke 21:27καὶ; καὶ · and
    At that time they will see the Son of Man coming in a cloud with power and great glory.
  12. Luke 21:28καὶ · and
    When these things begin to happen, stand up and lift up your heads, because your redemption is drawing near.”
  13. Luke 21:29Καὶ · Then; καὶ · and
    Then Jesus told them a parable: “Look at the fig tree and all the trees.
  14. Luke 21:31καὶ · also
    So also, when you see these things happening, know that the kingdom of God is near.
  15. Luke 21:33καὶ · and
    Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will never pass away.
  16. Luke 21:34καὶ; καὶ · and; καὶ · and
    But watch yourselves, or your hearts will be weighed down by dissipation, drunkenness, and the worries of life—and that day will spring upon you suddenly like a snare.
  17. Luke 21:36καὶ · and
    So keep watch at all times, and pray that you may have the strength to escape all that is about to happen and to stand before the Son of Man.”
  18. Luke 21:38καὶ · And
    And early in the morning all the people would come to hear Him at the temple.
  19. Luke 22:2καὶ · and; καὶ · and
    …and the chief priests and scribes were looking for a way to put Jesus to death, for they feared the people.
  20. Luke 22:4καὶ · And; καὶ · and
    And Judas went to discuss with the chief priests and temple officers how he might betray Jesus to them.
  21. Luke 22:5καὶ; καὶ · and
    They were delighted and agreed to give him money.
  22. Luke 22:6καὶ; καὶ · and
    Judas consented, and began to look for an opportunity to betray Jesus to them in the absence of a crowd.
  23. Luke 22:8καὶ; καὶ · and
    Jesus sent Peter and John, saying, “Go and make preparations for us to eat the Passover.”
  24. Luke 22:11καὶ · and
    …and say to the owner of that house, ‘The Teacher asks: Where is the guest room, where I may eat the Passover with My disciples?’
  25. Luke 22:13καὶ · And
    So they went and found it just as Jesus had told them. And they prepared the Passover.
  26. Luke 22:14Καὶ; καὶ
    When the hour had come, Jesus reclined at the table with His apostles.
  27. Luke 22:15καὶ · And
    And He said to them, “I have eagerly desired to eat this Passover with you before My suffering.
  28. Luke 22:17Καὶ · After
    After taking the cup, He gave thanks and said, “Take this and divide it among yourselves.