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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