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
| Hebrews 5:2 | He is able to deal compassionately with the ignorant and (kai | καί | conj) going astray, since he too (kai | καί | adverb) is subject to weakness. |
| Hebrews 5:3 | That is why he is obligated to offer sacrifice for his own sins, just as he does for the sins of the people. |
| Hebrews 5:4 | And (kai | καί | conj) no one takes this honor on his own accord, but receives it when called by God, just as Aaron also (kai | καί | adverb) was. |
| Hebrews 5:5 | So also (kai | καί | adverb) Christ did not exalt himself to become high priest, but was appointed by the one who said to him, “You are my Son, today I have become your Father”; |
| Hebrews 5:6 | as also (kai | καί | adverb) in another place God says, “You are a priest forever according to the order of Melchizedek.” |
| Hebrews 5:7 | In the days of his flesh, Jesus offered up prayers and (kai | καί | conj) supplications, with loud crying and (kai | καί | conj) tears, to the one who was able to save him from death, and (kai | καί | conj) he was heard because of his godly fear. |
| Hebrews 5:9 | And (kai | καί | conj) once made perfect, he became for all those who obey him the source of eternal salvation, |
| Hebrews 5:11 | On this subject we have much to say and (kai | καί | conj) it is hard to explain, since you have become sluggish in understanding. |
| Hebrews 5:12 | For though by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to teach you again the basic elements of God’s revelation. You have become people needing milk, not solid food; |
| Hebrews 5:14 | But solid food is for the mature, for those who by virtue of their maturity have senses that are trained to distinguish good from (kai | καί | conj) evil. |
| Hebrews 6:1 | Therefore let us leave standing the elementary teaching about Christ and let us move on to maturity, not laying again a foundation of repentance from dead works and (kai | καί | conj) of faith in God, |
| Hebrews 6:2 | instruction about cleansing rites and laying on of hands, the resurrection of the dead, and (kai | καί | conj) eternal judgment. |
| Hebrews 6:3 | And (kai | καί | conj) we will do this, if God permits. |
| Hebrews 6:4 | For it is impossible when those who have once been enlightened and have tasted the heavenly gift and (kai | καί | conj) have become partakers of the Holy Spirit |
| Hebrews 6:5 | and (kai | καί | conj) have tasted the goodness of God’s word and the powers of the coming age |
| Hebrews 6:6 | and (kai | καί | conj) have committed apostasy, to restore them to repentance, since to their own harm they are crucifying the Son of God again and (kai | καί | conj) exposing him to public shame. |
| Hebrews 6:7 | For the field that soaks up the frequent rain that falls on it and (kai | καί | conj) yields a crop useful for those for whom it is cultivated, receives a blessing from God. |
| Hebrews 6:8 | But if it produces thorns and (kai | καί | conj) thistles, it is useless and (kai | καί | conj) about to be cursed; its fate is to be burned. |
| Hebrews 6:9 | But we are convinced of better things in your case, beloved — things that accompany salvation — even (kai | καί | adverb) though we speak as we do. |
| Hebrews 6:10 | For God is not so unjust as to forget your work and (kai | καί | conj) the love you have demonstrated for his cause, when you served and (kai | καί | conj) continue to serve fellow believers. |
| Hebrews 6:12 | so that you will not be lazy, but imitators of those who by faith and (kai | καί | conj) perseverance inherit the promises. |
| Hebrews 6:14 | saying, “Sure I will surely bless you greatly and (kai | καί | conj) increase your descendants abundantly.” |
| Hebrews 6:15 | And (kai | καί | conj) thus by patient endurance, Abraham received what had been promised. |
| Hebrews 6:16 | For people swear by someone greater than themselves, and (kai | καί | conj) the oath confirms what is said and puts to an end all dispute. |
| Hebrews 6:19 | We have this hope as an anchor for life, both sure and (kai | καί | conj) steadfast — a hope that enters the inner shrine behind the veil, |
| Hebrews 7:1 | For this Melchizedek, king of Salem, priest of the Most High God, met Abraham returning from the defeat of the kings and (kai | καί | conj) blessed him, |
| Hebrews 7:2 | and (kai | καί | adverb) to him Abraham alloted a tenth part of everything. Translated, his name means first, “king of righteousness,” then it also (kai | καί | adverb) means, “king of Salem,” that is, “king of peace.” |
| Hebrews 7:4 | But see how great this man was to whom the patriarch Abraham gave a tithe of the finest plunder. |
| Hebrews 7:5 | And (kai | καί | conj) those of the sons of Levi who receive the priestly office have a mandate according to the law to collect a tithe from the people, that is, from their fellow countrymen, although they too come from the loins of Abraham. |
| Hebrews 7:6 | But this man who does not trace his descent from them received tithes from Abraham and (kai | καί | conj) blessed the one who had the promises. |
| Hebrews 7:8 | In the one case, mortal men receive tithes, but in the other case, by one of whom it is testified that he lives. |
| Hebrews 7:9 | And (kai | καί | conj) it could be said that Levi himself, who receives tithes, paid tithes through Abraham, |
| Hebrews 7:11 | If, then, perfection had been attainable through the Levitical priesthood (for under it the people had received the law), what further need would there have been for another kind of priest to arise according to the order of Melchizedek, rather than one designated after the order of Aaron? |
| Hebrews 7:12 | For whenever the priesthood is altered, there is necessarily an alteration in the law as well (kai | καί | adverb). |
| Hebrews 7:15 | And (kai | καί | conj) it is even more obvious that if, according to the likeness of Melchizedek, another priest arises, |
| Hebrews 7:18 | For there is an annulment of a former commandment because of its weakness and (kai | καί | conj) uselessness |
| Hebrews 7:20 | And (kai | καί | conj) since this was not done without an oath (for others have become priests without an oath, |
| Hebrews 7:21 | but he became a priest with an oath by the one who said to him, “The Lord has sworn and (kai | καί | conj) will not change his mind, ‘You are a priest forever’”), |
| Hebrews 7:22 | accordingly Jesus has become the guarantor of a better covenant. |
| Hebrews 7:23 | Now (kai | καί | conj) on the one hand, these many have become priests because they were hindered by death from continuing in office, |
| Hebrews 7:25 | Consequently, he is able to save completely those who draw near to God through him, because he continually lives to intercede for them. |
| Hebrews 7:26 | For such a high priest was appropriate for us, one who is holy, innocent, undefiled; having been separated from sinners, he became exalted above the heavens. |
| Hebrews 8:2 | an officiating priest of holy things and (kai | καί | conj) of the true tabernacle which the Lord put up, not man. |
| Hebrews 8:3 | For every high priest is appointed to offer both gifts and (kai | καί | conj) sacrifices; so it was necessary for this high priest also (kai | καί | adverb) to have something to offer. |
| Hebrews 8:5 | The place where they serve is a shadowy suggestion of the heavenly sanctuary, just as Moses was warned by God when he was about to erect the tabernacle; for he said, “See that you make everything according to the pattern shown you on the mountain.” |
| Hebrews 8:6 | But as it is, he has obtained a superior ministry, since the covenant of which he is mediator is better, since it has been enacted on the basis of better promises. |
| Hebrews 8:8 | For finding fault, God says to them, “Behold, days are coming, declares the Lord, when (kai | καί | conj) I will establish a new covenant with the house of Israel and (kai | καί | conj) with the house of Judah. |
| Hebrews 8:10 | For this is the covenant that I will establish with the house of Israel after those days, declares the Lord: I will put my laws in their minds and (kai | καί | conj) I will inscribe them on their hearts. I will be their God and (kai | καί | conj) they will be my people. |
| Hebrews 8:11 | And (kai | καί | conj) they will not teach each one his neighbor and (kai | καί | conj) each one his brother saying, ‘Know the Lord,’ for they will all know me from the least of them to the greatest. |
| Hebrews 8:12 | For I will be gracious toward their iniquities and (kai | καί | conj) I will never again remember their sins.” |
Mnemonics
Cayenne
Cayenne