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kai G2532

καί (kai) means “and” in the TBESG Greek lexicon from STEPBible.

καί Greek · G2532 9,017 tagged occurrences in 5,122 verses

Pronunciation guide: kahee Strong’s Greek pronunciation spelling.

Lexicon entries

TBESG · G2532

καί · kai · and

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. (a) where, after the simplicity of the popular language, sentences are paratactically joined (WM, §60, 3; M, Pr., 12; Deiss., LAE, 128ff.): Mat.1:21, 7:25, Mrk.9:5, Jhn.10:3, al.; (b) joining affirmative to negative sentences: Luk.3:14, Jhn.4:11, IIIJhn.10; (with) consecutive, and so: Mat.5:1, 23:32, Heb.3:19, al.; after imperatives, Mat.4:19, Luk.7:7, al.; (d) = καίτοι, and yet: Mat.3:14, 6:26, Mrk.12:12, Luk.18:7 (Field, Notes, 72), 1Co.5:2, al.; (e) beginning an apodosis (= Heb. וְ; so sometimes δέ in cl.), then: Luk.2:21, 7:12, Act.1:10; beginning a question (WM, §53, 3a): Mrk.10:26, Luk.10:29, Jhn.9:36. 3. Epexegetic, and, and indeed, namely (WM, §53, 3c): Luk.3:18, Jhn.1:16, Act.23:6, Rom.1:5, 1Co.3:5, al. 4. In transition: Mat.4:23, Mrk.5:1, 21, Jhn.1:19, al.; so, Hebraistically, καὶ ἐγένετο (וַי:הִי; also ἐγένετο δέ), Mrk.1:9 (cf. Luk.5:1; V. Burton, §§357-60; M, Pr., 14, 16). 5. καὶ . . . καί, both . . . and (for τε . . . καί, see: τε); (a) connecting single words: Mat.10:28, Mrk.4:41, Rom.11:33, al.; (b) clauses and sentences: Mrk.9:13, Jhn.7:28, 1Co.1:22, al. II. Adjunctive, also, even, still: Mat.5:39, 40; Mrk.2:28, al. mult.; esp. with pron., adv., etc., Mat.20:4, Jhn.7:47, al; ὡς κ., Act.11:17; καθὼς κ., Rom.15:7; οὑτω κ., Rom.6:11; διὸ κ., Luk.1:35; ὁ κ. (Deiss., BS, 313ff.), Act.13:9; pleonastically, μετὰ κ.. (Bl., §77, 7; Deiss., BS, 265f,), Php.4:3; τί κ., 1 Co 15:29; ἀλλὰ κ., Luk.14:22, Jhn.5:18, al.; καίγε (M, Pr., 230; Burton, §437), Act.17:27; καίπερ, Heb.5:8; κ. ἐάν, see: ἐάν. ἐάν, contr. fr. εἰ ἄν, conditional particle, representing something as "under certain circumstances actual or liable to happen," but not so definitely expected as in the case of εἰ with ind. (Bl., §65, 4; cf. Jhn.13:17, 1Co.7:36), if haply, if; 1. with subjc. (cl.); (a) pres.: Mat.6:22, Luk.10:6, Jhn.7:17, Rom.2:25, 26 al.; { (b) aor. (= Lat. fut. pf.): Mat.4:9 16:26 (cf. ptcp. in Luk.9:25; M, Pr., 230), Mrk.3:24, Luk.14:34, Jhn.5:43, Rom.7:2, al.; = cl. εἰ, with opt., Jhn.9:22 11:57, Act.9:2; as Heb. אִם = ὅταν, Jhn.12:32 14:3, I Jhn.2:28 3:2, Heb.3:7" (LXX) . 2. C. indic, (as in late writers, fr. Arist. on; see WH, App., 171; VD, MGr. 2, App., §77; Deiss., BS, 201f., LAE, 155, 254; M, Pr., 168, 187; Bl., §65, 4); (a) fut.: Mat.18:19 T, Luk.19:40, Act.7:7; (b) pres.: 1Th.3:8 (see Milligan, in l.). 3. With other particles: ἐ. καί (Bl., §65, 6), Gal.6:1; ἐ. μή (M, Pr., 185, 187; Bl., l.with), with subjc. pres., Mat.10:13, 1Co.8:8, Jas.2:17, 1Jn.3:21; aor., Mat.6:15, Mrk.3:27, Jhn.3:3, Rom.10:15, Gal.1:8 2:16 (see Lft., Ellic., in ll.); ἐ. τε . . . ἐ. τε, [in LXX for אִם . . . אִם, Est.19:13, al.,] Rom.14:8. 4. = cl. ἄν (which see) after relat. pronouns and adverbs (Tdf., Pr., 96; WH, App., 173; M, Pr., 42f.; Bl., §26, 4; Mayser, 152f.; Deiss., BS, 202ff.): ὃς ἐ., Mat.5:19, Mrk.6:22, 23 Luk.17:32, 1Co.6:18, al.; ὅπου ἐ., Mat.8:19; ὁσάκις ἐ., Rev.11:6; οὗ ἐ., 1Co.16:6; καθὸ ἐ., 2Co.8:12; ὅστις ἐ., Gal.5:10. (AS)

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Dodson Greek Lexicon

and, even, also, namely.

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How translators render G2532

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BSB rendering counts
Rendering Count
and 5167
then 261
but 180
also 143
vvv 141
so 126
even 89
when 78
or 49
yet 44
as well 43
with 28
too 23
as 22
after 20
and when 20
and then 18
now 17
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both 14
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as well as 9
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including 7
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just then 6
still 6
at this 5
from 5
once 5
even though 4
for 4
indeed 4
nor 4
again 3
and after 3
and even 3
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myself 3
one day 3
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they 3
though 3
until 3
along 2
and also 2
and blessed are 2
and let 2
and nothing 2
and so is 2
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as do 2
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i tell 2
if you 2
in 2
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that 2
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and the money 1
and there is 1
and there is but 1
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and they will say 1
and those of 1
and though 1
and to have 1
and to show 1
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he who is both 1
however 1
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whom 1
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KJV rendering counts
Rendering Count
and 7656
also 508
even 106
both 53
but 41
neither 29
then 22
for 18
so 18
that 14
and when 13
yet 12
likewise 11
nor 11
or 11
when 9
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very 5
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though 3
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yea 3
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unto 2
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Verses containing G2532

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  1. Acts 11:19 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    Meanwhile those scattered by the persecution that began with Stephen traveled as far as Phoenicia, Cyprus, and Antioch, speaking the message only to Jews.

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  2. Acts 11:20 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    But some of them, men from Cyprus and Cyrene, went to Antioch and began speaking to the Greeks as well, proclaiming the good news about the Lord Jesus.

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  3. Acts 11:21 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    The hand of the Lord was with them, and a great number of people believed and turned to the Lord.

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  4. Acts 11:22 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    When news of this reached the ears of the church in Jerusalem, they sent Barnabas to Antioch.

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  5. Acts 11:23 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    When he arrived and saw the grace of God, he rejoiced and encouraged them all to abide in the Lord with all their hearts.

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  6. Acts 11:24 · BSB · 3 occurrences

    Barnabas was a good man, full of the Holy Spirit and faith, and a great number of people were brought to the Lord.

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  7. Acts 11:26 · BSB · 3 occurrences

    and when he found him, he brought him back to Antioch. So for a full year they met together with the church and taught large numbers of people. The disciples were first called Christians at Antioch.

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  8. Acts 11:30 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    This they did, sending their gifts to the elders with Barnabas and Saul.

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  9. Acts 12:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And seeing that this pleased the Jews, Herod proceeded to seize Peter during the Feast of Unleavened Bread.

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  10. Acts 12:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    He arrested him and put him in prison, handing him over to be guarded by four squads of four soldiers each. Herod intended to bring him out to the people after the Passover.

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  11. Acts 12:7 · BSB · 3 occurrences

    Suddenly an angel of the Lord appeared and a light shone in the cell. He tapped Peter on the side and woke him up, saying, “Get up quickly.” And the chains fell off his wrists.

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  12. Acts 12:8 · BSB · 3 occurrences

    “Get dressed and put on your sandals,” said the angel. Peter did so, and the angel told him, “Wrap your cloak around you and follow me.”

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  13. Acts 12:9 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    So Peter followed him out, but he was unaware that what the angel was doing was real. He thought he was only seeing a vision.

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  14. Acts 12:10 · BSB · 3 occurrences

    They passed the first and second guards and came to the iron gate leading to the city, which opened for them by itself. When they had gone outside and walked the length of one block, the angel suddenly left him.

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  15. Acts 12:11 · BSB · 3 occurrences

    Then Peter came to himself and said, “Now I know for sure that the Lord has sent His angel and rescued me from Herod’s grasp and from everything the Jewish people were anticipating.”

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  16. Acts 12:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And when he had realized this, he went to the house of Mary the mother of John, also called Mark, where many people had gathered together and were praying.

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  17. Acts 12:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    When she recognized Peter’s voice, she was so overjoyed that she forgot to open the gate, but ran inside and announced, “Peter is standing at the gate!”

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  18. Acts 12:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But Peter kept on knocking, and when they opened the door and saw him, they were astounded.

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  19. Acts 12:17 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    Peter motioned with his hand for silence, and he described how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. “Send word to James and to the brothers,” he said, and he left for another place.

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  20. Acts 12:19 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    After Herod had searched for him unsuccessfully, he examined the guards and ordered that they be executed. Then he went down from Judea to Caesarea and spent some time there.

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  21. Acts 12:20 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    Now Herod was in a furious dispute with the people of Tyre and Sidon, and they convened before him. Having secured the support of Blastus, the king’s chamberlain, they asked for peace, because their region depended on the king’s country for food.

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  22. Acts 12:21 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    On the appointed day, Herod donned his royal robes, sat on his throne, and addressed the people.

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  23. Acts 12:22 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And they began to shout, “This is the voice of a god, not a man!”

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  24. Acts 12:23 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Immediately, because Herod did not give glory to God, an angel of the Lord struck him down, and he was eaten by worms and died.

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  25. Acts 12:24 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But the word of God continued to spread and multiply.

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  26. Acts 12:25 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    When Barnabas and Saul had fulfilled their mission to Jerusalem, they returned, bringing with them John, also called Mark.

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  27. Acts 13:1 · BSB · 4 occurrences

    Now in the church at Antioch there were prophets and teachers: Barnabas, Simeon called Niger, Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen (who had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch), and Saul.

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  28. Acts 13:2 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    While they were worshiping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, “Set apart for Me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them.”

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  29. Acts 13:3 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    And after they had fasted and prayed, they laid their hands on them and sent them off.

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  30. Acts 13:5 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    When they arrived at Salamis, they proclaimed the word of God in the Jewish synagogues. And John was with them as their helper.

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  31. Acts 13:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    an attendant of the proconsul, Sergius Paulus. The proconsul, a man of intelligence, summoned Barnabas and Saul because he wanted to hear the word of God.

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  32. Acts 13:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then Saul, who was also called Paul, filled with the Holy Spirit, looked directly at Elymas

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  33. Acts 13:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    and said, “O child of the devil and enemy of all righteousness, you are full of all kinds of deceit and trickery! Will you never stop perverting the straight ways of the Lord?

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  34. Acts 13:11 · BSB · 4 occurrences

    Now look, the hand of the Lord is against you, and for a time you will be blind and unable to see the light of the sun.” Immediately mist and darkness came over him, and he groped about, seeking someone to lead him by the hand.

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  35. Acts 13:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And from Perga, they traveled inland to Pisidian Antioch, where they entered the synagogue on the Sabbath and sat down.

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  36. Acts 13:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    After the reading from the Law and the Prophets, the synagogue leaders sent word to them: “Brothers, if you have a word of encouragement for the people, please speak.”

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  37. Acts 13:16 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    Paul stood up, motioned with his hand, and began to speak: “Men of Israel and you Gentiles who fear God, listen to me!

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  38. Acts 13:17 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    The God of the people of Israel chose our fathers. He made them into a great people during their stay in Egypt, and with an uplifted arm He led them out of that land.

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  39. Acts 13:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    He endured their conduct for about forty years in the wilderness.

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  40. Acts 13:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And having vanquished seven nations in Canaan, He gave their land to His people as an inheritance.

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  41. Acts 13:20 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    All this took about 450 years. After this, God gave them judges until the time of Samuel the prophet.

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  42. Acts 13:21 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    Then the people asked for a king, and God gave them Saul son of Kish, from the tribe of Benjamin, who ruled forty years.

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  43. Acts 13:22 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    After removing Saul, He raised up David as their king and testified about him: ‘I have found David son of Jesse a man after My own heart; he will carry out My will in its entirety.’

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  44. Acts 13:26 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Brothers, children of Abraham, and you Gentiles who fear God, it is to us that this message of salvation has been sent.

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  45. Acts 13:27 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    The people of Jerusalem and their rulers did not recognize Jesus, yet in condemning Him they fulfilled the words of the prophets that are read every Sabbath.

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  46. Acts 13:28 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And though they found no ground for a death sentence, they asked Pilate to have Him executed.

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  47. Acts 13:32 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And now we proclaim to you the good news: What God promised our fathers

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  48. Acts 13:33 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    He has fulfilled for us, their children, by raising up Jesus. As it is written in the second Psalm: ‘You are My Son; today I have become Your Father.’

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  49. Acts 13:35 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    So also, He says in another Psalm: ‘You will not let Your Holy One see decay.’

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  50. Acts 13:36 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    For when David had served God’s purpose in his own generation, he fell asleep. His body was buried with his fathers and saw decay.

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