2001 Translation

KAIPER, kaiper

Sounds Like: KAI-per

Translations: although, though, even though, even if, notwithstanding

From the root: ΚΑΙΠΕΡ

Part of Speech: Conjunction, Adverb

Explanation: This word is a compound particle used to introduce a concessive clause, meaning 'although' or 'even though'. It indicates that something is true despite a contrary condition or circumstance. It often appears with a participle, expressing a concession.

Inflection: Does not inflect

Strong’s number: G2539 (Lookup on BibleHub)

Instances

Clement of Rome

• Clement’s First Letter — 6:7, 7:7, 16:2

Codex Sinaiticus

• 4 Maccabees — 3:10, 3:15, 4:13, 12:2, 13:27, 15:11, 15:24, 16:5
• Philippians — 3:4
• Hebrews — 5:8, 12:17
• 2 Peter — 1:12
• Shepherd of Hermas — 10:9

Ignatius of Antioch

• Ignatius’ Letter to the Smyrnaeans — 3:3

Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews

• Book 1 — 19:319
• Book 2 — 5:84, 15:329
• Book 3 — 12:280, 13:298
• Book 4 — 2:13, 3:41
• Book 5 — 2:130
• Book 6 — 14:340, 14:344
• Book 8 — 5:130
• Book 9 — 1:1
• Book 10 — 8:132
• Book 12 — 3:150
• Book 13 — 16:433
• Book 15 — 5:119
• Book 17 — 3:49, 3:50, 5:106, 5:126, 6:171, 7:187, 9:208, 9:218
• Book 18 — 1:3, 6:180, 6:219, 6:223, 8:294, 8:298, 9:326
• Book 19 — 1:100, 1:142
• Book 20 — 2:22, 7:139

Josephus' The Jewish War

• Book One — 5:17, 15:7, 23:7, 25:19, 26:5, 29:15, 30:15
• Book Two — 8:33, 12:27, 20:9
• Book Three — 2:10, 7:6, 7:109, 7:145
• Book Four — 1:18, 7:22, 10:5
• Book Five — 1:15
• Book Six — 1:24, 8:12
• Book Seven — 5:26

Justin Martyr

• First Apology of Justin Martyr — 4:1, 7:1, 25:1
• Dialogue with Trypho the Jew — 55:3

Life of Flavius Josephus, The

• The Life of Flavius Josephus — 3:14, 55:283, 59:307

Polycarp of Smyrna

• Martyrdom of Polycarp — 17:1

Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint

• 2 Maccabees — 4:34
• 3 Maccabees — 4:18, 5:32
• 4 Maccabees — 3:10, 4:13, 12:2, 13:27, 15:11, 15:24, 16:5
• Proverbs — 6:8
• Wisdom — 11:9

The Shepherd of Hermas — Parables

• Parable 8 — 6:4, 11:1

The Shepherd of Hermas — Visions

• Vision 3 — 2:9

Tischendorf's Greek New Testament

• Philippians — 3:4
• Hebrews — 5:8, 7:5, 12:17
• 2 Peter — 1:12

From the same root

Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΚΑΙΠΕΡ.

These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.

• ΑΙΠΕΡ — although, though, even though, even if
• ΚΑΙΠΕΡʼ — although, though, even though, notwithstanding
• ΚΑΙΠΕΡΟΥ̓ — although, even though, though

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