#2 · 9,161× in the NT · conjunction
καί
and, even, also
History
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In the NT
καὶ ὁ λόγος ἦν πρὸς τὸν θεόν
and the Word was with God
John 1:1 · dictionary form
πάντα δι’ αὐτοῦ ἐγένετο, καὶ χωρὶς αὐτοῦ
all things came to be through him, and without him
John 1:3
ἀγαπᾶτε τοὺς ἐχθροὺς ὑμῶν καὶ προσεύχεσθε
love your enemies and pray
Matt 5:44
Morphology
Coordinating conjunction · indeclinable
Links words, phrases, or clauses. Can intensify: καί = even/also.
Usually ‘and’. Before a single word it can mean ‘also/even’. Does not affect case. Contrast δέ (milder next-step) and ἀλλά (strong ‘but’).
Further reading
- Mounce, BBG 4th ed. ch. 4 (vocab); ch. 8, pp. 67–78
- Smyth §2872
Mounce pages are the 4th edition (2019 hardcover). Smyth 1920 is public domain. Hildebrandt pages follow the free 2019 CLI PDF.