Strong’s G2532 · Greek

καί
kaí

Definition

and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words

Etymology

apparently, a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also a cumulative force;

Where the KJV renders it

  • and
  • also
  • both
  • but
  • even
  • for
  • if
  • or
  • so
  • that
  • then
  • therefore
  • when
  • yet

Every distinct English word the King James Version uses to translate this Greek term. The variety shows what readers in English receive across many different surface words — the same underlying word, scattered across the English Bible under different names.

What the first audience heard

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