ΚΑΙ, και
KAI, kai
Sounds Like: kahee
Translations: and, also, even, but, then
From the root: ΚΑΙ
Part of Speech: Conjunction, Adverb
Explanation: ΚΑΙ is a very common conjunction in Koine Greek, primarily meaning 'and' to connect words, phrases, or clauses. It can also function as an adverb, emphasizing a word or phrase with meanings like 'also' or 'even'. In some contexts, it can introduce a contrast, similar to 'but', or indicate sequence, meaning 'then'.
Inflection: Does not inflect
Strong’s number: G2532 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
There are too many instances of this word to list here. It appears throughout our texts.
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΚΑΙ.
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.
- ΑΝΚΑΙ — and, also, even, then, but, indeed, yet
- ΗΚΑΙ — and, also, even, then, but
- Κ' — and, also, even, then, but
- Κ? — and, also, even, but, then, indeed, both, moreover
- ΚΑἸ — and, also, even, but, then, indeed
- ΚΑΙΒΥΟΥΣΗΣ — and, also, even, then, but, yet
- ΚΑΙΔΙ — and, also, even, then, but, indeed, yet
- ΚΑΙΗ — and, also, even, the
- ΚΑΙΣ — and, also, even, then, but, indeed, yet
- ΚΑΛΙ — and, also, even, then, but, yet, indeed, truly
- ΚΑΥ — and, also, even, then, but, indeed, yet, both, moreover, furthermore
- ΟΚΑΙ — and, also, even, but, then, indeed
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