What does καί (kaí) mean in the Bible?
" It joins words, phrases, clauses, and sentences. Sometimes it simply links items in a list.
Greek · G2532
καί
And
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καί G2532
Pronunciation kaí
What does καί (kaí) mean in the Bible?
" It joins words, phrases, clauses, and sentences. Sometimes it simply links items in a list.
Reader summary
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G2532?
The BSB source-word alignment has 9,023 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include and (5,165), - (1,920), Then (261), . . . (176), also (143).
Where does καί (kaí) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 1:2. Its strongest book concentrations include Luke (1,470), Matthew (1,180), Revelation (1,123), Acts (1,110).
What This Word Actually Means
Καί is the ordinary Greek connector most often rendered "and." It joins words, phrases, clauses, and sentences. Sometimes it simply links items in a list. Sometimes it joins a sequence of actions. Sometimes it has the force of "also" or "even." Its value is not that it always carries a special meaning, but that it shows how the author is binding parts of the sentence together.
Because καί appears constantly, it should be taught with proportion. It can help readers follow accumulation, sequence, pairing, emphasis, and continuation. It should not be used to invent a connection the passage does not make, and it should not be ignored when a verse builds meaning through a chain of joined clauses.
Lexical sourcegrammatical
How the Bible Uses It
Καί is currently counted about 8,973 times in the local Greek artifact. Its New Testament range includes simple connection, lists, paired ideas, narrative sequence, theological accumulation, and occasional emphatic 'also' or 'even' force.
- John.1.14
The Word became flesh and made His dwelling among us. We have seen His glory, the glory of the one and only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.
The joined phrase 'grace and truth' holds two terms together in John's witness to the Son. The conjunction links them, but the prologue gives them theological depth.
- Matt.28.19
Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,
The repeated connector joins the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit in the baptismal formula. The passage's command and Trinitarian naming govern the claim.
- Matt.28.20
And teaching them to obey all that I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, even to the end of the age.”
The connector carries the Great Commission from making disciples and baptizing into teaching obedience. It helps readers see the command as a whole.
- Eph.2.6
And God raised us up with Christ and seated us with Him in the heavenly realms in Christ Jesus,
Paul's joined verbs gather God's saving action into a connected sequence. The conjunction helps the sentence accumulate gospel realities.
- Rom.8.30
And those He predestined, He also called; those He called, He also justified; those He justified, He also glorified.
Romans 8:30 uses repeated connections to trace God's saving action. The conjunction contributes to the chain, but Paul's argument supplies the assurance.
- Acts.2.42
They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer.
The connectors gather the early church's practices without forcing them into competition. The verse presents a whole pattern of devotion.
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It and 5,165× Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:11, Matthew 1:17
- 1,920× Matthew 1:17, Matthew 2:13, Matthew 2:15, Matthew 2:16
Then 261× Matthew 2:11, Matthew 8:4, Matthew 8:13, Matthew 8:34
. . . 176× Matthew 6:14, Matthew 7:12, Matthew 8:33, Matthew 12:45
also 143× Matthew 5:39, Matthew 6:12, Matthew 6:21, Matthew 13:26
vvv 141× Matthew 4:2, Matthew 8:14, Matthew 13:7, Matthew 14:22
But 106× Matthew 7:26, Matthew 9:4, Matthew 11:19, Matthew 13:14
even 89× Matthew 5:46, Matthew 5:47, Matthew 8:27, Matthew 10:30
So 78× Matthew 8:15, Matthew 9:19, Matthew 12:13, Matthew 15:23
[But] 73× Matthew 1:25, Matthew 2:6, Matthew 12:39, Matthew 13:17
When 56× Matthew 8:14, Matthew 8:28, Matthew 9:2, Matthew 9:11
[So] 48× Mark 1:39, Mark 2:24, Mark 3:7, Mark 4:38
yet 44× Matthew 7:25, Matthew 10:29, Mark 1:45, Mark 6:20
as well 43× Matthew 5:40, Matthew 13:56, Matthew 23:26, Mark 1:38
[or] 39× Matthew 10:5, Matthew 17:15, Matthew 18:17, Matthew 20:23
too 23× Matthew 25:44, Luke 3:21, Luke 19:9, John 6:67
[When] 22× Matthew 8:23, Mark 3:21, Mark 6:2, Mark 6:22
[with] 16× Luke 8:22, John 2:12, John 11:38, John 18:12
and then 16× Matthew 15:17, Mark 7:19, Luke 1:56, Luke 2:37
Now 16× Mark 2:18, Mark 5:4, Mark 6:14, Mark 8:14
just 15× Luke 6:36, Luke 11:1, Luke 17:26, John 3:14
both 14× Matthew 10:28, John 11:48, John 15:24, Acts 2:36
As 13× Matthew 9:9, Matthew 9:27, Matthew 17:9, Matthew 20:17
while 13× Matthew 7:4, Matthew 13:2, Matthew 26:47, Mark 2:15
And [when] 12× Matthew 26:30, Matthew 27:33, Luke 4:16, Luke 7:10
with 12× Matthew 3:4, Matthew 21:2, Mark 1:6, Mark 10:46
and [that] 11× Matthew 22:16, John 8:28, Acts 7:6, Romans 15:31
[After] 10× John 11:28, John 20:20, Acts 1:9, Acts 4:31
[where] 10× Mark 14:16, Luke 1:40, Luke 8:8, Luke 22:41
After 10× Matthew 11:1, Matthew 14:23, Matthew 15:39, Matthew 27:31
along with 10× Matthew 9:19, Matthew 18:25, Luke 5:29, Luke 6:17
and yet 10× Matthew 6:26, Matthew 12:5, Mark 5:31, John 3:11
or 10× Acts 10:14, 2 Corinthians 12:7, 2 Corinthians 13:1, Philippians 4:9
[As] 9× Matthew 24:1, Mark 9:9, Mark 11:20, Luke 7:38
[There] 9× Matthew 17:2, Mark 9:2, Mark 14:69, Luke 24:33
as well as 9× Matthew 13:52, Luke 8:2, Acts 6:5, Acts 10:12
Although 8× Matthew 14:5, Matthew 21:46, John 17:25, 2 Corinthians 5:6
And when 8× Matthew 9:33, Matthew 14:35, Mark 3:11, Mark 8:9
[who] 7× Luke 9:52, Luke 15:15, Luke 24:18, Acts 6:6
including 7× Matthew 8:33, Luke 8:43, Luke 23:27, Luke 23:49
Suddenly 7× Matthew 8:2, Matthew 8:24, Matthew 9:20, Matthew 17:3
Just then 6× Matthew 9:2, Matthew 19:16, Luke 2:9, Luke 5:18
[from] 5× Acts 15:20, Acts 21:25, Hebrews 5:14
[Once] 5× Matthew 22:1, Mark 2:13, Mark 4:1, John 19:4
At this 5× Matthew 26:51, Mark 1:26, Mark 3:6, Mark 12:12
Still 5× Mark 4:8, Mark 4:20, Mark 7:18, Luke 8:8
[nor] 4× John 5:38, Galatians 3:28, Revelation 18:22, Revelation 21:27
and [now] 4× John 9:15, Philippians 1:30, Revelation 17:8, Revelation 17:11
and that 4× John 16:30, 1 Corinthians 3:16, Colossians 4:8, 1 Thessalonians 3:5
Indeed 4× Acts 3:24, 2 Corinthians 3:10, Philippians 2:27, 1 John 3:4
[if] 3× Matthew 7:10, 2 Peter 2:5, 2 Peter 2:6
[until] 3× Luke 9:4, John 4:35, 2 Timothy 1:17
again 3× Luke 13:8, Romans 5:16, 1 Corinthians 14:8
And even 3× Mark 15:32, 2 Corinthians 8:3, 1 Timothy 5:25
As soon as 3× Mark 1:29, Mark 4:10, Mark 5:2
For 3× Mark 8:3, Acts 19:40, 2 Corinthians 5:4
Meanwhile 3× Mark 6:30, Luke 1:21, Acts 7:58
They 3× Luke 22:64, Acts 25:2, Revelation 17:16
[and] 2× Matthew 13:23, Revelation 20:12
[as did] 2× John 4:12, John 8:53
[as does] 2× Romans 16:23, 1 Peter 5:13
[before] 2× Luke 2:44, 1 Corinthians 11:28
[I tell] 2× Matthew 8:9, Luke 7:8
[if you] 2× Romans 2:17, Romans 2:18
[it is] 2× 1 Corinthians 12:12, 1 Corinthians 14:9
[myself] 2× Luke 7:8, Romans 11:1
[On] 2× Matthew 2:11, Mark 2:17
[One day] 2× Luke 11:1, Luke 11:14
[than for] 2× Matthew 5:29, Matthew 5:30
[theirs] 2× Romans 9:4
[while] 2× Luke 16:25, Acts 7:59
[You have come] 2× Hebrews 12:22, Hebrews 12:23
{let} 2× Luke 21:21, Revelation 22:11
{may} also 2× 2 Corinthians 4:10, 2 Corinthians 4:11
{will} also 2× 2 Corinthians 9:6
And [after] 2× Luke 24:12, John 21:19
and [nothing] 2× Matthew 10:26, Luke 12:2
and [then] 2× Luke 11:22, 1 Corinthians 4:19
And {let} 2× Mark 13:16, Luke 21:21
and also 2× 2 Corinthians 1:17, 1 John 2:8
And now 2× Acts 9:14, Acts 13:32
And while 2× Matthew 26:21, Mark 14:18
as do 2× Romans 16:21, 2 Timothy 4:21
But even 2× Mark 14:59, John 21:11
by 2× 2 Corinthians 4:16, Revelation 17:17
even [though] 2× 2 Timothy 1:12, Revelation 2:21
even though 2× 1 Corinthians 16:9, Hebrews 11:11
Furthermore 2× Romans 1:28, Revelation 9:21
in turn 2× 2 Corinthians 8:14, Colossians 4:16
Later 2× Matthew 9:10, Mark 12:13
so that 2× Luke 8:23, Philippians 1:20
though 2× Acts 17:27, 1 Corinthians 12:12
to 2× Luke 1:50, Luke 5:16
very 2× Luke 12:7, Luke 12:59
where 2× Luke 8:5, Acts 13:14
([but] 1× Romans 1:13
[ Are you not ] 1× 1 Corinthians 3:3
[ Blessed is ] 1× John 12:13
[ the One] 1× John 1:45
[along with] 1× 1 John 2:17
[Along] 1× Mark 15:27
[am with] 1× John 8:16
[And when Judas had taken] 1× John 13:27
[as they] 1× Acts 15:12
[Because] 1× Acts 7:9
[but it is] 1× Hebrews 5:11
[but] he also died 1× Mark 12:21
[by] 1× Acts 16:21
[comes] also 1× 1 Corinthians 15:21
[do] 1× 1 Corinthians 9:5
[does] 1× Ephesians 5:29
[for] 1× 1 Corinthians 16:9
[Greet also] 1× Romans 16:5
[had already been thrown] 1× Revelation 20:10
[had been killed] 1× Revelation 6:11
[have with] 1× 2 Corinthians 6:14
[have] 1× Acts 10:47
[He gave] 1× Acts 11:17
[He had fallen] 1× Acts 11:15
[He sent] 1× Mark 12:5
[He was the one] 1× John 21:20
[He who is] both 1× Ephesians 6:9
[I gave] 1× Matthew 20:14
[I know] 1× Revelation 2:2
[I want] 1× 1 Timothy 2:9
[I wanted] 1× 2 Corinthians 1:16
[in] 1× 2 Corinthians 12:10
[instead of] 1× 1 Corinthians 6:1
[it has been doing] 1× Colossians 1:6
[it was] 1× 2 Thessalonians 3:1
[long to see] 1× 1 Thessalonians 3:6
[love] 1× 1 Thessalonians 3:12
[nor is] 1× 1 John 3:10
[Nor should there be] 1× Ephesians 5:4
[Nor will] 1× Revelation 18:22
[Now] 1× Revelation 9:17
[oath] 1× Hebrews 7:22
[of] 1× Revelation 18:12
[Others] 1× Mark 4:18
[Pray] also 1× Ephesians 6:19
[rather than] 1× 2 Corinthians 5:12
[she] and 1× Acts 16:15
[so he could] 1× Acts 10:22
[so that] 1× 1 Corinthians 1:10
[Soon] 1× Acts 19:29
[Still] 1× Revelation 14:18
[Such] 1× Matthew 13:2
[suffered] 1× 1 Thessalonians 2:14
[than that] 1× John 11:50
[that is] 1× 2 Thessalonians 3:6
[that] 1× Acts 16:18
[that] even 1× Hebrews 12:21
[the same] 1× Acts 24:15
[the] 1× 1 Corinthians 15:24
[Their bones] 1× Acts 7:16
[Then He adds] 1× Hebrews 10:17
[There are] also 1× 1 Corinthians 15:40
[There were] 1× Revelation 13:1
[Therefore] 1× Acts 7:43
[they do] 1× 2 Peter 3:16
[They put] 1× Matthew 27:29
[though] 1× Matthew 13:13
[To this] 1× Luke 13:2
[tried] 1× 1 Thessalonians 2:18
[was faithful] 1× Hebrews 3:2
[was] 1× Hebrews 5:4
[was] also 1× Philippians 2:5
[We are] 1× 2 Corinthians 3:13
[were] 1× Mark 15:40
[What if He did this] 1× Romans 9:23
[what] 1× James 4:2
[When Paul] 1× Acts 18:22
[which] 1× Luke 11:44
[who are] 1× 1 Timothy 6:5
[whom] 1× Mark 3:14
[Why] 1× Romans 3:8
[will it be] 1× 1 Corinthians 15:42
[without] 1× 1 Thessalonians 4:12
[you are] also 1× Galatians 4:7
[yourself] 1× Acts 25:10
{he} and 1× Matthew 12:3
{I} even 1× Acts 26:11
accompanied by 1× Luke 7:11
Additionally 1× 1 Timothy 3:10
all the way 1× Romans 15:19
along 1× Philippians 4:3
also [are] 1× 1 Corinthians 15:48
also [called] 1× Acts 13:9
also [sends greetings] 1× Colossians 4:11
also [that] 1× Acts 19:27
also [you will share] 1× 2 Corinthians 1:7
and [ blessed are ] 1× Revelation 1:3
and [ complete ] 1× Acts 20:24
and [ hid in ] 1× Hebrews 11:38
And [ there is but ] 1× 1 Corinthians 8:6
and [all] 1× Luke 4:6
and [aren’t] 1× Matthew 13:55
and [around] 1× Revelation 7:11
and [blessed are] 1× Luke 11:27
and [both] 1× Mark 2:22
And [do] 1× Romans 13:11
and [especially since] 1× 3 John 1:5
and [from] 1× Acts 21:25
and [he] 1× Matthew 25:29
and [holding] 1× Revelation 7:9
And [how can] 1× Mark 6:2
And [I am aware of] 1× Revelation 2:9
And [I saw] 1× Revelation 20:4
and [I will call her] 1× Romans 9:25
and [if] 1× Mark 11:29
and [in view] 1× 2 Timothy 4:1
and [it] 1× Mark 11:24
and [much] 1× John 8:26
and [no one knows] 1× Luke 10:22
and [others] 1× Luke 11:49
And [pray] 1× 2 Thessalonians 3:2
and [present] 1× Romans 6:13
And [she told them] 1× John 20:18
and [since we have] 1× Hebrews 10:21
and [since] 1× Hebrews 4:6
and [so is] 1× 1 Thessalonians 2:10
And [that is what] 1× 1 John 3:1
and [the money] 1× John 12:5
and [there is] 1× 1 Timothy 2:5
and [there were] 1× Mark 15:41
And [they will say] 1× Revelation 18:14
and [those of] 1× Acts 20:34
and [though] 1× John 1:10
and [to have] 1× Mark 12:39
and [to show] 1× 2 Corinthians 8:19
and [who] 1× Philippians 3:3
And [you say] 1× Matthew 23:18
and {gifts} 1× Hebrews 2:4
and {keep} 1× Luke 12:35
And after 1× Matthew 28:12
And although 1× Acts 10:39
and so [is] 1× Acts 5:32
and so did 1× John 8:52
and still 1× John 6:36
and they were holding 1× Revelation 5:8
as does 1× Colossians 4:10
At that moment 1× Matthew 27:51
back 1× Hebrews 11:19
but only 1× 2 Corinthians 7:8
But when 1× Mark 11:13
By now 1× Mark 6:35
especially 1× Acts 20:19
even when 1× Ephesians 2:5
Finally 1× Luke 2:46
he 1× John 10:12
He thus 1× John 2:11
however 1× 1 John 2:20
I also 1× Colossians 1:29
in 1× 2 Corinthians 8:7
in fact 1× Hebrews 9:22
In this way 1× Mark 12:22
instead 1× Luke 11:11
just as 1× Hebrews 8:6
More than that 1× 2 Corinthians 8:19
must also 1× Titus 3:14
myself 1× Matthew 8:9
Neither 1× 1 Corinthians 11:9
Next 1× Mark 10:46
Now as 1× John 9:1
On seeing this 1× Matthew 9:3
One day 1× Luke 10:25
only 1× Acts 10:26
rather than 1× 2 Corinthians 10:8
Since 1× Mark 2:4
so [are] 1× Romans 11:16
so [is] 1× Romans 11:16
so also 1× 1 Corinthians 15:49
So we, too 1× Galatians 2:16
So when 1× Matthew 20:10
Soon 1× Mark 4:37
that 1× Romans 11:35
then [we are] 1× Romans 8:17
There 1× Mark 15:23
Thus 1× Matthew 15:6
too {are} 1× Ephesians 2:22
what 1× Matthew 23:3
When [they were] 1× Mark 10:10
whether 1× 1 Corinthians 10:32
who 1× Philippians 3:3
Without 1× Revelation 2:3
Show sample aligned rows
Matthew 1:2 καὶ to and Conjunction Matthew 1:3 καὶ to and Conjunction Matthew 1:11 καὶ to and Conjunction Matthew 1:17 καὶ to - Conjunction Matthew 1:17 καὶ to and Conjunction Matthew 1:19 καὶ to and Conjunction Matthew 1:21 καὶ to and Conjunction Matthew 1:23 καὶ to and Conjunction Matthew 1:23 καὶ to and Conjunction Matthew 1:24 καὶ to and Conjunction
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Matthew 1:2
Aligned rows 9,023
Books represented 27
Matthew 1,180 Mark 1,089 Luke 1,470 John 828 Acts 1,110 Romans 275 1 Corinthians 281 2 Corinthians 198 Galatians 72 Ephesians 138 Philippians 107 Colossians 101 1 Thessalonians 102 2 Thessalonians 50 1 Timothy 93 2 Timothy 68 Titus 37 Philemon 18 Hebrews 257 James 111 1 Peter 71 2 Peter 64 1 John 132 2 John 16 3 John 11 Jude 21 Revelation 1,123
Source forms
καὶ 8,020x kai Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:11, Matthew 1:17
Καὶ 954x Kai Matthew 2:6, Matthew 2:12, Matthew 4:3, Matthew 4:21
καί 25x kai Matthew 15:4, Matthew 23:18, Mark 7:1, Mark 7:10
Καί 10x Kai Mark 14:57, Mark 15:35, Luke 19:39, Luke 21:5
(καὶ) 3x kai Matthew 25:42, 1 Corinthians 1:28, Ephesians 4:8
〈καὶ〉 2x kai Matthew 12:44, John 20:20
ΚΑΙ 2x KAI Revelation 17:5, Revelation 19:16
καὶ* 2x kai Matthew 21:30, Luke 11:11
Parsing patterns
Conjunction 9,023x Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:11, Matthew 1:17
Using This Word Well
Be careful not to...
- When καί appears, ask what it joins and how the passage relates the joined words or clauses.
Avoid claiming...
- Do not claim that καί always means only 'and.'
- Do not claim that every joined item carries the same weight or role.
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Coordinates elements while also marking transitions, contrasts, and logical connections beyond simple addition.
Strong's G2532
Lexical occurrences 8,973 verses Greek text appearances 9,272 times 16 shown below Word forms 2 forms 8,973 references Verse guides 0 guides
Study link Ephesians 2:4-7 Source Gloss
and
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
16 of 9,272 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 1:2 Conjunction
καὶ kai
and, even, also, namely
Read verse Matthew 1:3 Conjunction
καὶ kai
and, even, also, namely
Read verse Matthew 1:11 Conjunction
καὶ kai
and, even, also, namely
Read verse Matthew 1:17 Conjunction
καὶ kai
and, even, also, namely
Read verse Matthew 1:17 Conjunction
καὶ kai
and, even, also, namely
Read verse Matthew 1:19 Conjunction
καὶ kai
and, even, also, namely
Read verse Matthew 1:21 Conjunction
καὶ kai
and, even, also, namely
Read verse Matthew 1:23 Conjunction
καὶ kai
and, even, also, namely
Read verse Matthew 1:23 Conjunction
καὶ kai
and, even, also, namely
Read verse Matthew 1:24 Conjunction
καὶ kai
and, even, also, namely
Read verse Matthew 1:25 Conjunction
καὶ kai
and, even, also, namely
Read verse Matthew 1:25 Conjunction
καὶ kai
and, even, also, namely
Read verse Matthew 2:2 Conjunction
καὶ kai
and, even, also, namely
Read verse Matthew 2:3 Conjunction
καὶ kai
and, even, also, namely
Read verse Matthew 2:4 Conjunction
καὶ kai
and, even, also, namely
Read verse Matthew 2:4 Conjunction
καὶ kai
and, even, also, namely
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 2 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns 2 Aligned forms 8973
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Matt 1:2 · Matt 1:3 · Matt 1:11 · Matt 1:17 · Matt 1:19 · Matt 1:21 · Matt 1:23 · Matt 1:24 · Matt 1:25 · Matt 2:2 · Matt 2:3 · Matt 2:4 · Matt 2:6 · Matt 2:8 · Matt 2:9 · Matt 2:11 8183×
Matt 5:39 · Matt 5:40 · Matt 5:46 · Matt 5:47 · Matt 6:10 · Matt 6:12 · Matt 6:14 · Matt 6:21 · Matt 7:10 · Matt 7:12 · Matt 8:9 · Matt 8:27 · Matt 10:4 · Matt 10:18 · Matt 10:30 · Matt 11:23 790×
Selected Scripture Witness
Selected passage-level study witnesses for this word. This section is not the full occurrence list.
Biblical Witnesses
Copulative conjunction connecting clauses in a series, joining related thoughts paratactically
Showing 1 selected witness from 8,973 lexical occurrence verses.
Part of These Phrases
Compound and idiomatic phrases that include this word. Follow a link to study the phrase and how its parts work together.
For the Preacher and Teacher
Καί helps readers ask, 'what is being joined?' That question can clarify a passage's flow. It protects teachers from isolating words or commands that the author has deliberately connected.
Anchor passage
John.1.14
Doctrinal connections
- G3056 λόγος: Word, important in John 1:14 where joined terms serve the prologue's witness.
- G5485 χάρις and G225 ἀλήθεια: grace and truth, joined in John 1:14.
- G3100 μαθητεύω: make disciples, related to the connected commission in Matthew 28:19-20.
- G1453 ἐγείρω and G4776 συγκαθίζω: raised and seated, joined in Ephesians 2:6.
- G1344 δικαιόω and G1392 δοξάζω: justified and glorified, part of the linked saving sequence in Romans 8:30.
Καί is a conjunction and sometimes adverbial connector. The local Greek artifact groups about 8,973 forms, with the majority functioning as a conjunction and some adverbial uses. It can be rendered and, also, even, then, or left implicit depending on English style and Greek context.
From Old to New Testament
Biblical teaching often depends on connected phrases and sequences: command and promise, grace and truth, death and resurrection, faith and obedience. Καί helps readers observe those connections in Greek, but canonical theology must come from the passages themselves.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain