What does κἀκεῖνος (kakeînos) mean in the Bible?
κἀκεῖνος (kakeînos) is a Greek word meaning "likewise that (or those)".
Greek · G2548
κἀκεῖνος
Likewise that (or those)
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κἀκεῖνοςG2548
Pronunciationkakeînos
What does κἀκεῖνος (kakeînos) mean in the Bible?
κἀκεῖνος (kakeînos) is a Greek word meaning "likewise that (or those)".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G2548?
The BSB source-word alignment has 22 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include And he (2), they (2), vvv (2), - (1), . . . (1).
Where does κἀκεῖνος (kakeînos) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 15:18. Its strongest book concentrations include John (5), Luke (4), Mark (4), Acts (3).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders ItAnd he2×Luke 22:12, John 7:29
they2×Romans 11:23, 1 Corinthians 10:6
vvv2×John 14:12, 2 Timothy 2:12
-1×John 17:24
. . .1×Luke 20:11
[Priscilla and Aquila]1×Acts 18:19
[the former]1×Luke 11:42
also1×John 6:57
and1×Mark 12:4
And [suppose the one]1×Luke 11:7
and these things1×Matthew 15:18
And they1×Mark 16:13
and this one1×Mark 12:5
And when they1×Mark 16:11
He too1×Acts 5:37
the former1×Matthew 23:23
them in as well1×John 10:16
they [are]1×Acts 15:11
they [did]1×Hebrews 4:2
Show sample aligned rows
Matthew 15:18κἀκεῖναtoand these thingsDemonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Neuter PluralMatthew 23:23κἀκεῖναtothe formerDemonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter PluralMark 12:4κἀκεῖνονtoandDemonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Masculine SingularMark 12:5κἀκεῖνονtoand this oneDemonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Masculine SingularMark 16:11κἀκεῖνοιtoAnd when theyDemonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine PluralMark 16:13κἀκεῖνοιtoAnd theyDemonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine PluralLuke 11:7ΚἀκεῖνοςtoAnd [suppose the one]Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine SingularLuke 11:42κἀκεῖναto[the former]Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter PluralLuke 20:11κἀκεῖνονto. . .Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Masculine SingularLuke 22:12κἀκεῖνοςtoAnd heDemonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowMatthew 15:18
Aligned rows22
Books represented9
Matthew2Mark4Luke4John5Acts3Romans11 Corinthians12 Timothy1Hebrews1
Source forms
κἀκεῖνοι7xkakeinoiMark 16:11, Mark 16:13, John 17:24, Acts 15:11
κἀκεῖνος5xkakeinosLuke 22:12, John 6:57, John 14:12, Acts 5:37
κἀκεῖνα4xkakeinaMatthew 15:18, Matthew 23:23, Luke 11:42, John 10:16
κἀκεῖνον3xkakeinonMark 12:4, Mark 12:5, Luke 20:11
Κἀκεῖνος1xKakeinosLuke 11:7
κἀκεῖνός1xkakeinosJohn 7:29
κἀκείνους1xkakeinousActs 18:19
Parsing patterns
Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Plural7xMark 16:11, Mark 16:13, John 17:24, Acts 15:11
Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular7xLuke 11:7, Luke 22:12, John 6:57, John 7:29
Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Singular3xMark 12:4, Mark 12:5, Luke 20:11
Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Plural3xMatthew 23:23, Luke 11:42, John 10:16
Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Plural1xActs 18:19
Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Neuter Plural1xMatthew 15:18
Evidence Summary
Greek word. likewise that (or those)
Strong'sG2548
Lexical occurrences22 versesGreek text appearances23 times16 shown belowWord forms6 forms22 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Source Gloss
likewise that (or those)
Extended definition
:--and him (other, them), even he, him also, them (also), (and) they.
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
16 of 23 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 15:18Nominative Plural Neuter
κἀκεῖναkakeina
and he, she, it, and that
Read verseMatthew 20:4Dative Plural Masculine
κἀκείνοιςkakeinoiv
and he, she, it, and that
Read verseMatthew 23:23Accusative Plural Neuter
κἀκεῖναkakeina
and he, she, it, and that
Read verseMark 12:4Accusative Singular Masculine
κἀκεῖνονkakeinon
and he, she, it, and that
Read verseMark 12:5Accusative Singular Masculine
κἀκεῖνονkakeinon
and he, she, it, and that
Read verseMark 16:11Nominative Plural Masculine
κἀκεῖνοιkakeinoi
and he, she, it, and that
Read verseMark 16:13Nominative Plural Masculine
κἀκεῖνοιkakeinoi
and he, she, it, and that
Read verseLuke 11:7Nominative Singular Masculine
κἀκεῖνοςkakeinov
and he, she, it, and that
Read verseLuke 11:42Accusative Plural Neuter
κἀκεῖναkakeina
and he, she, it, and that
Read verseLuke 20:11Accusative Singular Masculine
κἀκεῖνονkakeinon
and he, she, it, and that
Read verseLuke 22:12Nominative Singular Masculine
κἀκεῖνοςkakeinov
and he, she, it, and that
Read verseJohn 6:57Nominative Singular Masculine
κἀκεῖνοςkakeinov
and he, she, it, and that
Read verseJohn 7:29Nominative Singular Masculine
κἀκεῖνόςkakeinov
and he, she, it, and that
Read verseJohn 10:16Accusative Plural Neuter
κἀκεῖνάkakeina
and he, she, it, and that
Read verseJohn 14:12Nominative Singular Masculine
κἀκεῖνοςkakeinov
and he, she, it, and that
Read verseJohn 17:24Nominative Plural Masculine
κἀκεῖνοιkakeinoi
and he, she, it, and that
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 6 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 patterns6Aligned forms22Case patternNominative (15)Number patternPlural (12)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Nominative · Plural · MasculineMark 16:11 · Mark 16:13 · John 17:24 · Acts 15:11 · Rom 11:23 · 1 Cor 10:6 · Heb 4:27×
Nominative · Singular · MasculineLuke 11:7 · Luke 22:12 · John 6:57 · John 7:29 · John 14:12 · Acts 5:37 · 2 Tim 2:127×
Nominative · Plural · NeuterMatt 15:181×
Accusative · Plural · NeuterMatt 23:23 · Luke 11:42 · John 10:163×
Accusative · Singular · MasculineMark 12:4 · Mark 12:5 · Luke 20:113×
Accusative · Plural · MasculineActs 18:191×
Word Origins
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