#72 · 215× in the NT · particle
τέ
and, both … and
History
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In the NT
ὧν ἤρξατο ὁ Ἰησοῦς ποιεῖν τε καὶ διδάσκειν
of all that Jesus began both to do and to teach
Acts 1:1 · dictionary form
συνήγαγον πάντας οὓς εὗρον, πονηρούς τε καὶ ἀγαθούς
they gathered all whom they found, both evil and good
Matt 22:10
ἔσεσθέ μου μάρτυρες ἔν τε Ἰερουσαλὴμ
you will be my witnesses both in Jerusalem
Acts 1:8
Morphology
Enclitic copulative particle
Weaker than καί. τε … καί = both … and. Always postpositive.
Enclitic, postpositive. Weaker than καί. τε … καί = both … and. Never the first word.
Further reading
- Mounce, BBG 4th ed. ch. 8, pp. 67–78 (vocab)
- Smyth §2978
Mounce pages are the 4th edition (2019 hardcover). Smyth 1920 is public domain. Hildebrandt pages follow the free 2019 CLI PDF.