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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. Acts 3:19καὶ · and
    Repent, then, and turn back, so that your sins may be wiped away,
  2. Acts 3:20καὶ · and
    …that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord, and that He may send Jesus, the Christ, who has been appointed for you.
  3. Acts 3:24Καὶ · Indeed; καὶ; καὶ
    Indeed, all the prophets from Samuel on, as many as have spoken, have proclaimed these days.
  4. Acts 3:25καὶ · and; Καὶ
    And you are sons of the prophets and of the covenant God made with your fathers when He said to Abraham, ‘Through your offspring all the families of the earth will be blessed.’
  5. Acts 4:1καὶ · and; καὶ · and
    While Peter and John were speaking to the people, the priests and the captain of the temple guard and the Sadducees came up to them,
  6. Acts 4:2καὶ · and
    …greatly disturbed that they were teaching the people and proclaiming in Jesus the resurrection of the dead.
  7. Acts 4:3καὶ; καὶ · and
    They seized Peter and John, and because it was evening, they put them in custody until the next day.
  8. Acts 4:4καὶ · and
    But many who heard the message believed, and the number of men grew to about five thousand.
  9. Acts 4:5καὶ; καὶ · and
    The next day the rulers, elders, and scribes assembled in Jerusalem,
  10. Acts 4:6καὶ · along with; καὶ; καὶ; καὶ; καὶ · and
    …along with Annas the high priest, Caiaphas, John, Alexander, and many others from the high priest’s family.
  11. Acts 4:7καὶ
    They had Peter and John brought in and began to question them: “By what power or what name did you do this?”
  12. Acts 4:8καὶ · and
    Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, said to them, “Rulers and elders of the people!
  13. Acts 4:10καὶ · and
    …then let this be known to all of you and to all the people of Israel: It is by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom you crucified but whom God raised from the dead, that this man stands before you healed.
  14. Acts 4:12Καὶ
    Salvation exists in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to men by which we must be saved.”
  15. Acts 4:13καὶ · and; καὶ · and; καὶ
    When they saw the boldness of Peter and John and realized that they were unschooled, ordinary men, they marveled and took note that these men had been with Jesus.
  16. Acts 4:16καὶ · and
    “What shall we do with these men?” they asked. “It is clear to everyone living in Jerusalem that a remarkable miracle has occurred through them, and we cannot deny it.
  17. Acts 4:18Καὶ · Then
    Then they called them in again and commanded them not to speak or teach at all in the name of Jesus.
  18. Acts 4:19καὶ · and
    But Peter and John replied, “Judge for yourselves whether it is right in God’s sight to listen to you rather than God.
  19. Acts 4:20καὶ · and
    For we cannot stop speaking about what we have seen and heard.”
  20. Acts 4:23καὶ · and; καὶ · and
    On their release, Peter and John returned to their own people and reported everything that the chief priests and elders had said to them.
  21. Acts 4:24καὶ; καὶ · and; καὶ · and; καὶ · and
    When the believers heard this, they lifted up their voices to God with one accord. “Sovereign Lord,” they said, “You made the heaven and the earth and the sea and everything in them.
  22. Acts 4:25καὶ · and
    You spoke by the Holy Spirit through the mouth of Your servant, our father David: ‘Why do the nations rage and the peoples plot in vain?
  23. Acts 4:26καὶ · and; καὶ · and
    The kings of the earth take their stand and the rulers gather together against the Lord and against His Anointed One.’
  24. Acts 4:27καὶ · and; καὶ · and
    In fact, this is the very city where Herod and Pontius Pilate conspired with the Gentiles and the people of Israel against Your holy servant Jesus, whom You anointed.
  25. Acts 4:28καὶ · and
    They carried out what Your hand and will had decided beforehand would happen.
  26. Acts 4:29καὶ · And; καὶ · and
    And now, Lord, consider their threats, and enable Your servants to speak Your word with complete boldness,
  27. Acts 4:30καὶ · and; καὶ · and
    …as You stretch out Your hand to heal and perform signs and wonders through the name of Your holy servant Jesus.”
  28. Acts 4:31Καὶ · [After]; καὶ · and; καὶ · and
    After they had prayed, their meeting place was shaken, and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and spoke the word of God boldly.