For an Informed Love of God
Bill Mounce
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καί
Vocabulary form:
kaiv
Definition:
and; even, also; namely
Erasmian:
Modern:
Frequency:
9,153
GK:
2779
Mnemonics:
Kai and I!
Mnemonic Singing:
Rejoice, rejoice, rejoice,
give thanks and sing.
Verse:
“καί the Word became flesh καί dwelt among us.” (John 1:14)
“Do not καί the tax collectors do the same?” (Matt 5:46)
“The Lord stood by me, so that through me the proclamation might be fulfilled, namely, all the Gentiles might hear.” (2 Tim 4:17)
Biblical Concordance
| Luke 18:10 | “Two men went up into the temple to pray, the one a Pharisee and (kai | καί | conj) the other a tax collector. |
| Luke 18:11 | The Pharisee stood and prayed like this to himself: ‘God, I thank you that I am not like the rest of mankind — swindlers, rogues, adulterers, or even (kai | καί | adverb) like this tax collector. |
| Luke 18:15 | Now people were bringing to him even (kai | καί | adverb) little ones so he would touch them. However, when the disciples saw it, they began to rebuke them. |
| Luke 18:16 | But Jesus called them to him, saying, “Let the children come to me, and (kai | καί | conj) do not stop them, for it is to such as these that the kingdom of God belongs. |
| Luke 18:18 | Now (kai | καί | conj) a certain ruler asked him, saying, “Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?” |
| Luke 18:20 | You know the commandments: ‘You shall not commit adultery; You shall not murder; You shall not steal; You shall not bear false witness; Honor your father and (kai | καί | conj) mother.’ |
| Luke 18:22 | Upon hearing this, Jesus said to him, “One thing you still lack: sell all that you have and (kai | καί | conj) distribute the proceeds to the poor, and (kai | καί | conj) you will have treasure in heaven. Then (kai | καί | conj) come, follow me.” |
| Luke 18:26 | Those who heard it said, “Who, then (kai | καί | conj), can be saved?” |
| Luke 18:30 | who will not receive many times as much in this age and (kai | καί | conj), in the age to come, eternal life.” |
| Luke 18:31 | Taking the twelve aside, he said to them, “See, we are going up to Jerusalem, and (kai | καί | conj) everything written by the prophets regarding the Son of Man will be carried out. |
| Luke 18:32 | For he will be handed over to the Gentiles and (kai | καί | conj) will be ridiculed and (kai | καί | conj) ill-treated and (kai | καί | conj) spat on. |
| Luke 18:33 | Then (kai | καί | conj) after scourging him, they will kill him, but (kai | καί | conj) on the third day he will arise again.” |
| Luke 18:34 | But (kai | καί | conj) the twelve understood none of these things; in fact (kai | καί | conj), what he said was kept hidden from them and (kai | καί | conj) they did not grasp what was being said. |
| Luke 18:38 | So (kai | καί | conj) he called out, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!” |
| Luke 18:39 | Those who were leading the way began to rebuke him that he should be quiet; but he cried out all the more, “Son of David, have mercy on me!” |
| Luke 18:42 | Jesus said to him, “See again! Your faith has saved you.” |
| Luke 18:43 | And (kai | καί | conj) immediately he could see again, and (kai | καί | conj) began to follow Jesus, giving glory to God. And (kai | καί | conj) all the people, when they saw this, gave praise to God. |
| Luke 19:1 | Jesus entered Jericho and was passing through. |
| Luke 19:2 | There was a man called by the name of Zacchaeus; he was a chief tax collector and (kai | καί | conj) was wealthy. |
| Luke 19:3 | He was trying to see Jesus — who he was — but (kai | καί | conj) was not able to on account of the crowd, because he was short in stature. |
| Luke 19:4 | So (kai | καί | conj) he ran on ahead and climbed up into a sycamore-fig tree to see him, for he was about to pass that way. |
| Luke 19:5 | As he came to that spot, Jesus looked up and said to him, “Zacchaeus, hurry and climb down, for today I must stay at your house.” |
| Luke 19:6 | So (kai | καί | conj) he hurried and climbed down and (kai | καί | conj) welcomed him, rejoicing. |
| Luke 19:7 | And (kai | καί | conj) everyone, when they saw this, began to grumble, “He went in to lodge with a sinful man.” |
| Luke 19:8 | Zacchaeus, as he stood there, said to the Lord, “Look, half of what I own, Lord, I will give to the poor, and (kai | καί | conj) if I have defrauded anyone of anything, I will repay fourfold.” |
| Luke 19:9 | Jesus said to him, “Today salvation has come to this house, since he too (kai | καί | adverb) is a son of Abraham. |
| Luke 19:10 | For the Son of Man came to seek and (kai | καί | conj) to save the lost.” |
| Luke 19:11 | As they were listening to this, he went on to tell a parable, because he was near Jerusalem, and (kai | καί | conj) they supposed that the kingdom of God was going to appear at once. |
| Luke 19:12 | So he said, “A certain noble went to a distant country to acquire royal power for himself and (kai | καί | conj) then to return. |
| Luke 19:13 | So, calling ten of his servants, he gave them ten minas, and (kai | καί | conj) said to them, ‘Conduct business until I return.’ |
| Luke 19:14 | But his citizens hated him and (kai | καί | conj) sent a delegation after him, saying, ‘We do not want this person to rule over us.’ |
| Luke 19:15 | When he returned, having acquired royal power, he ordered these servants to whom he had given the money to be called to him, that he might know what they had gained by doing business. |
| Luke 19:17 | And (kai | καί | conj) he said to him, ‘Well done, good servant! Because you have been trustworthy in a very small matter, exercise authority over ten cities.’ |
| Luke 19:18 | And (kai | καί | conj) the second came, saying, ‘Your mina, Master, has gained five minas.’ |
| Luke 19:19 | So he said to this one as well (kai | καί | adverb), ‘And (kai | καί | adverb) you, rule over five cities.’ |
| Luke 19:20 | Then (kai | καί | conj) the other came, saying, ‘Master, look, your mina that I kept laid away in a piece of cloth, |
| Luke 19:21 | for I was afraid of you, because you are an exacting man: you take up what you did not lay down, and (kai | καί | conj) reap what you did not sow.’ |
| Luke 19:22 | He said to him, ‘Out of your own mouth I will judge you, wicked servant. You knew, did you, that I am an exacting man, taking up what I did not lay down and (kai | καί | conj) reaping what I did not sow? |
| Luke 19:23 | Why then (kai | καί | conj) did you not put my money in the bank? Then when I returned I could have collected it with interest.’ |
| Luke 19:24 | Then (kai | καί | conj) he said to his attendants, ‘Take from him the mina and (kai | καί | conj) give it to the one who has the ten minas.’ |
| Luke 19:25 | And (kai | καί | conj) they said to him, ‘Master, he has ten minas!’ |
| Luke 19:26 | I tell you that to everyone who has, more will be given; but from the one who does not have, even (kai | καί | adverb) what he has will be taken away. |
| Luke 19:27 | But as for these enemies of mine who did not want me to reign over them, bring them here and (kai | καί | conj) slaughter them before me.” |
| Luke 19:28 | Having said these things, he went on ahead, going up to Jerusalem. |
| Luke 19:29 | It happened that as he came near Bethphage and (kai | καί | conj) Bethany to the hill called “The Mount of Olives,” he sent two of his disciples, |
| Luke 19:30 | saying, “Go into the village ahead of you, where, as you enter, you will find a colt tied, on which no one has ever yet sat. Untie it and bring it here. |
| Luke 19:31 | If someone asks you why are you untying it, you shall say this: ‘The Lord has need of it.’” |
| Luke 19:35 | Then (kai | καί | conj) they brought it to Jesus, and (kai | καί | conj) throwing their cloaks onto the colt, they put Jesus on it. |
| Luke 19:38 | saying, “Blessed is the coming one, the king, the one who comes in the name of the Lord! Peace in heaven and (kai | καί | conj) glory in the highest!” |
| Luke 19:39 | And (kai | καί | conj) some of the Pharisees in the crowd said to him, “Teacher, rebuke your disciples.” |
Mnemonics
Cayenne
Cayenne