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. Matthew 12:18καὶ · and
    “Here is My Servant, whom I have chosen, My beloved, in whom My soul delights. I will put My Spirit on Him, and He will proclaim justice to the nations.
  2. Matthew 12:20καὶ · and
    A bruised reed He will not break, and a smoldering wick He will not extinguish, till He leads justice to victory.
  3. In His name the nations will put their hope.”
  4. Matthew 12:22καὶ · and; καὶ · and; καὶ · and
    Then a demon-possessed man who was blind and mute was brought to Jesus, and He healed the man so that he could speak and see.
  5. Matthew 12:23καὶ; καὶ · and
    The crowds were astounded and asked, “Could this be the Son of David?”
  6. Matthew 12:25καὶ · and
    Knowing their thoughts, Jesus said to them, “Every kingdom divided against itself will be laid waste, and every city or household divided against itself will not stand.
  7. If Satan drives out Satan, he is divided against himself. How then can his kingdom stand?
  8. Matthew 12:27Καὶ · And
    And if I drive out demons by Beelzebul, by whom do your sons drive them out? So then, they will be your judges.
  9. Matthew 12:29καὶ · and; καὶ
    Or again, how can anyone enter a strong man’s house and steal his possessions, unless he first ties up the strong man? Then he can plunder his house.
  10. Matthew 12:30καὶ · and
    He who is not with Me is against Me, and he who does not gather with Me scatters.
  11. Matthew 12:31καὶ · and
    Therefore I tell you, every sin and blasphemy will be forgiven men, but the blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven.
  12. Whoever speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven, either in this age or in the one to come.
  13. Matthew 12:33καὶ · and; καὶ · and
    Make a tree good and its fruit will be good, or make a tree bad and its fruit will be bad, for a tree is known by its fruit.
  14. Matthew 12:35καὶ · and
    The good man brings good things out of his good store of treasure, and the evil man brings evil things out of his evil store of treasure.
  15. Matthew 12:37καὶ · and
    For by your words you will be acquitted, and by your words you will be condemned.”
  16. Matthew 12:38καὶ · and
    Then some of the scribes and Pharisees said to Him, “Teacher, we want to see a sign from You.”
  17. Matthew 12:39καὶ · and; καὶ · [but]
    Jesus replied, “A wicked and adulterous generation demands a sign, but none will be given it except the sign of the prophet Jonah.
  18. Matthew 12:40καὶ · and; καὶ · and
    For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the great fish, so the Son of Man will be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.
  19. Matthew 12:41καὶ · and; καὶ · and
    The men of Nineveh will stand at the judgment with this generation and condemn it; for they repented at the preaching of Jonah, and now One greater than Jonah is here.
  20. Matthew 12:42καὶ · and; καὶ · and
    The Queen of the South will rise at the judgment with this generation and condemn it; for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and now One greater than Solomon is here.
  21. Matthew 12:43καὶ · and
    When an unclean spirit comes out of a man, it passes through arid places seeking rest and does not find it.
  22. Matthew 12:44καὶ; καὶ; καὶ · and
    Then it says, ‘I will return to the house I left.’ On its return, it finds the house vacant, swept clean, and put in order.
  23. Matthew 12:45καὶ · and; καὶ · and; καὶ · And; καὶ
    Then it goes and brings with it seven other spirits more wicked than itself, and they go in and dwell there. And the final plight of that man is worse than the first. So will it be with this wicked generation.”
  24. Matthew 12:46καὶ · and
    While Jesus was still speaking to the crowds, His mother and brothers stood outside, wanting to speak to Him.
  25. Matthew 12:47καὶ · and
    Someone told Him, “Look, Your mother and brothers are standing outside, wanting to speak to You.”
  26. Matthew 12:48καὶ · and
    But Jesus replied, “Who is My mother, and who are My brothers?”
  27. Matthew 12:49καὶ; καὶ · and
    Pointing to His disciples, He said, “Here are My mother and My brothers.
  28. Matthew 12:50καὶ · and; καὶ · and
    For whoever does the will of My Father in heaven is My brother and sister and mother.”
  29. Matthew 13:2καὶ · [Such]; καὶ · while
    Such large crowds gathered around Him that He got into a boat and sat down, while all the people stood on the shore.
  30. Matthew 13:3Καὶ · And
    And He told them many things in parables, saying, “A farmer went out to sow his seed.
  31. Matthew 13:4καὶ · And; καὶ · and
    And as he was sowing, some seed fell along the path, and the birds came and devoured it.
  32. Some fell on rocky ground, where it did not have much soil. It sprang up quickly because the soil was shallow.