Greek · Strong's G2532 · Conjunction

καί

kai

and

9479times used
5282verses
27books

How it's translated

Definition

καί,

conj.,

and

I. Copulative.

1. Connecting single words;

(a) in general: Mat.2:18, 16:1, Mrk.2:15, Luk.8:15, Heb.1:1, al. mult.; repeated before each of the terms in a series, Mat.23:23, Luk.14:21, Rom.7:12, 9:4, al.

(b) connecting numerals (WM, §37, 4): Jhn.2:20, Act.13:20;

(with) joining terms which are not mutually exclusive, as the part with the whole: Mat.8:33, 26:59, Mrk.16:17, Act.5:29, al.

2. Connecting clauses and sentences: Mat.3:12, Act.5:21, al. mult.; esp.…

Its meaning group

Relations › Addition 61% of uses

Relations › Sequential Addition 34% of uses

Discourse Markers › Markers of Transition 3% of uses

Discourse Markers › Markers of Emphasis 2% of uses

Words with a similar meaning

Between Hebrew and Greek

In the Greek Old Testament (the Septuagint), this word translates these Hebrew words, which helps show what New Testament writers heard in it:

Where it appears

Matthewacross the New TestamentRevelation

…and 17 more books.

Every verse

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