#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 pages are the 4th edition (2019 hardcover). Smyth 1920 is public domain. Hildebrandt pages follow the free 2019 CLI PDF.