This is the name of Cain: Adam and Eve's firstborn son, killed his brother Abel.
Definition
Καίν
(Τ, Κάϊν), ὁ,
indecl.
(in FlJ, Κάϊς, -ιος), (Heb. קַיִן; Genesis 4:1),
Cain: Hebrews 11:4, 1 John 3:12, Jude 11.
Glossary entries
Where it occurs
Occurrences
3 total
- Hebrews 11:4Κάϊν · Cain [did]By faith Abel offered God a better sacrifice than Cain did. By faith he was commended as righteous when God gave approval to his gifts. And by faith he still speaks, even though he is dead.
- 1 John 3:12Κάϊν · CainDo not be like Cain, who belonged to the evil one and murdered his brother. And why did Cain slay him? Because his own deeds were evil, while those of his brother were righteous.
- Jude 1:11Κάϊν · of CainWoe to them! They have traveled the path of Cain; they have rushed for profit into the error of Balaam; they have perished in Korah’s rebellion.