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
- John 12:48καὶ · andThere is a judge for the one who rejects Me and does not receive My words: The word that I have spoken will judge him on the last day.
- John 12:49καὶ · andI have not spoken on My own, but the Father who sent Me has commanded Me what to say and how to say it.
- John 12:50καὶ · AndAnd I know that His command leads to eternal life. So I speak exactly what the Father has told Me to say.”
- John 13:2καὶThe evening meal was underway, and the devil had already put into the heart of Judas, the son of Simon Iscariot, to betray Jesus.
- John 13:3καὶ · and; καὶ · andJesus knew that the Father had delivered all things into His hands, and that He had come from God and was returning to God.
- John 13:4καὶ; καὶ · andSo He got up from the supper, laid aside His outer garments, and wrapped a towel around His waist.
- John 13:5καὶ · and; καὶ · andAfter that, He poured water into a basin and began to wash the disciples’ feet and dry them with the towel that was around Him.
- John 13:7καὶJesus replied, “You do not realize now what I am doing, but later you will understand.”
- John 13:9καὶ · as well; καὶ · and“Then, Lord,” Simon Peter replied, “not only my feet, but my hands and my head as well!”
- John 13:10καὶ · AndJesus told him, “Whoever has already bathed needs only to wash his feet, and he will be completely clean. And you are clean, though not all of you.”
- John 13:12καὶ · and; καὶWhen Jesus had washed their feet and put on His outer garments, He reclined with them again and asked, “Do you know what I have done for you?
- John 13:13καὶ · and; καὶ · andYou call Me Teacher and Lord, and rightly so, because I am.
- John 13:14καὶ · and; καὶ · alsoSo if I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also should wash one another’s feet.
- John 13:15καὶI have set you an example so that you should do as I have done for you.
- John 13:21καὶ · and; καὶAfter Jesus had said this, He became troubled in spirit and testified, “Truly, truly, I tell you, one of you will betray Me.”
- John 13:26καὶ; καὶ · andJesus answered, “It is the one to whom I give this morsel after I have dipped it.” Then He dipped the morsel and gave it to Judas son of Simon Iscariot.
- John 13:27καὶ · [And when Judas had taken]And when Judas had taken the morsel, Satan entered into him. Then Jesus said to Judas, “What you are about to do, do quickly.”
- John 13:31καὶ · andWhen Judas had gone out, Jesus said, “Now the Son of Man is glorified, and God is glorified in Him.
- John 13:32καὶ; καὶ · andIf God is glorified in Him, God will also glorify the Son in Himself—and will glorify Him at once.
- John 13:33καὶ · and; καὶ · soLittle children, I am with you only a little while longer. You will look for Me, and as I said to the Jews, so now I say to you: ‘Where I am going, you cannot come.’
- John 13:34καὶ · alsoA new commandment I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you also must love one another.
- John 14:1καὶ · as well“Do not let your hearts be troubled. You believe in God; believe in Me as well.
- John 14:3καὶ · And; καὶ · and; καὶ · and; καὶ · alsoAnd if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and welcome you into My presence, so that you also may be where I am.
- John 14:4καὶYou know the way to the place where I am going.”
- John 14:6καὶ · and; καὶ · andJesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.
- John 14:7καὶ; καὶ · andIf you had known Me, you would know My Father as well. From now on you do know Him and have seen Him.”
- John 14:8καὶ · andPhilip said to Him, “Lord, show us the Father, and that will be enough for us.”
- John 14:9καὶ · andJesus replied, “Philip, I have been with you all this time, and still you do not know Me? Anyone who has seen Me has seen the Father. How can you say, ‘Show us the Father’?
- John 14:10καὶ · andDo you not believe that I am in the Father and the Father is in Me? The words I say to you, I do not speak on My own. Instead, it is the Father dwelling in Me, performing His works.
- John 14:11καὶ · andBelieve Me that I am in the Father and the Father is in Me—or at least believe on account of the works themselves.
- John 14:12καὶ · evenTruly, truly, I tell you, whoever believes in Me will also do the works that I am doing. He will do even greater things than these, because I am going to the Father.
- John 14:13καὶ · AndAnd I will do whatever you ask in My name, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son.
- John 14:16καὶ · andAnd I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Advocate to be with you forever—
- John 14:17καὶ · and…the Spirit of truth. The world cannot receive Him, because it neither sees Him nor knows Him. But you do know Him, for He abides with you and will be in you.