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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. John 4:47καὶ · and; καὶ · and
    When he heard that Jesus had come from Judea to Galilee, he went and begged Him to come down and heal his son, who was about to die.
  2. John 4:48καὶ · and
    Jesus said to him, “Unless you people see signs and wonders, you will never believe.”
  3. John 4:50καὶ · and
    “Go,” said Jesus. “Your son will live.” The man took Jesus at His word and departed.
  4. John 4:53καὶ · And; καὶ · and
    Then the father realized that this was the very hour in which Jesus had told him, “Your son will live.” And he and all his household believed.
  5. John 5:1καὶ · and
    Some time later there was a feast of the Jews, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem.
  6. John 5:5καὶ
    One man there had been an invalid for thirty-eight years.
  7. John 5:6καὶ · and
    When Jesus saw him lying there and realized that he had spent a long time in this condition, He asked him, “Do you want to get well?”
  8. John 5:8καὶ · and
    Then Jesus told him, “Get up, pick up your mat, and walk.”
  9. John 5:9Καὶ; καὶ · and; καὶ · and
    Immediately the man was made well, and he picked up his mat and began to walk. Now this happened on the Sabbath day,
  10. John 5:10καὶ
    …so the Jews said to the man who had been healed, “This is the Sabbath! It is unlawful for you to carry your mat.”
  11. John 5:11καὶ · and
    But he answered, “The man who made me well told me, ‘Pick up your mat and walk.’”
  12. John 5:12καὶ · and
    “Who is this man who told you to pick it up and walk?” they asked.
  13. John 5:14καὶ · and
    Afterward, Jesus found the man at the temple and said to him, “See, you have been made well. Stop sinning, or something worse may happen to you.”
  14. John 5:15καὶ · and
    And the man went away and told the Jews that it was Jesus who had made him well.
  15. John 5:16Καὶ · Now
    Now because Jesus was doing these things on the Sabbath, the Jews began to persecute Him.
  16. John 5:18καὶ
    Because of this, the Jews tried all the harder to kill Him. Not only was He breaking the Sabbath, but He was even calling God His own Father, making Himself equal with God.
  17. John 5:19καὶ; καὶ · also
    So Jesus replied, “Truly, truly, I tell you, the Son can do nothing by Himself, unless He sees the Father doing it. For whatever the Father does, the Son also does.
  18. John 5:20καὶ · and; καὶ · And
    The Father loves the Son and shows Him all He does. And to your amazement, He will show Him even greater works than these.
  19. John 5:21καὶ · and; καὶ · also
    For just as the Father raises the dead and gives them life, so also the Son gives life to whom He wishes.
  20. John 5:24καὶ · and; καὶ · and
    Truly, truly, I tell you, whoever hears My word and believes Him who sent Me has eternal life and will not come under judgment. Indeed, he has crossed over from death to life.
  21. John 5:25καὶ · and; καὶ · and
    Truly, truly, I tell you, the hour is coming and has now come when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God, and those who hear will live.
  22. John 5:26καὶ · also
    For as the Father has life in Himself, so also He has granted the Son to have life in Himself.
  23. John 5:27καὶ · And
    And He has given Him authority to execute judgment, because He is the Son of Man.
  24. John 5:29καὶ · and
    …and come out—those who have done good to the resurrection of life, and those who have done evil to the resurrection of judgment.
  25. John 5:30καὶ · And
    I can do nothing by Myself; I judge only as I hear. And My judgment is just, because I do not seek My own will, but the will of Him who sent Me.
  26. John 5:32καὶ · and
    There is another who testifies about Me, and I know that His testimony about Me is valid.
  27. John 5:33καὶ · and
    You have sent to John, and he has testified to the truth.
  28. John 5:35καὶ · and
    John was a lamp that burned and gave light, and you were willing for a season to bask in his light.
  29. John 5:37καὶ · And
    And the Father who sent Me has Himself testified about Me. You have never heard His voice nor seen His form,
  30. John 5:38καὶ · [nor]
    …nor does His word abide in you, because you do not believe the One He sent.
  31. John 5:39καὶ
    You pore over the Scriptures because you presume that by them you possess eternal life. These are the very words that testify about Me,
  32. John 5:40καὶ · yet
    …yet you refuse to come to Me to have life.
  33. John 5:43καὶ · and
    I have come in My Father’s name, and you have not received Me; but if someone else comes in his own name, you will receive him.
  34. John 5:44καὶ · yet
    How can you believe if you accept glory from one another, yet do not seek the glory that comes from the only God?
  35. John 6:3καὶ · and
    Then Jesus went up on the mountain and sat down with His disciples.
  36. John 6:5καὶ · and
    When Jesus looked up and saw a large crowd coming toward Him, He said to Philip, “Where can we buy bread for these people to eat?”
  37. John 6:9καὶ · and
    “Here is a boy with five barley loaves and two small fish. But what difference will these make among so many?”
  38. John 6:11καὶ; καὶ
    Then Jesus took the loaves and the fish, gave thanks, and distributed to those who were seated as much as they wanted.
  39. John 6:13καὶ · and
    So they collected them and filled twelve baskets with the pieces of the five barley loaves left over by those who had eaten.
  40. John 6:15καὶ · and
    Then Jesus, realizing that they were about to come and make Him king by force, withdrew again to a mountain by Himself.