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κἄν

kanand/even ifHow to read Greek
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Definition

κἄν

by crasis for καὶ ἄν (= ἐάν; WH, App., 145b; Thayer, see word), with subjunc.,

1. and if: Mark 16:18, Luke 12:38, John 8:55, 1 Corinthians 13:2-3, James 5:15; with ellips., Luke 13:9.

2. Concessive, even if: Matthew 21:21; 26:35, John 8:14; 10:38; 11:25, Hebrews 12:20.

3. As intensive of simple καί (M, Pr., 167; WM, 730; Jannaris, Gr., 598), even, at least: Mark 5:28; 6:56, Acts 5:15, 2 Corinthians 11:16.

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

16 total
  1. Matthew 21:21κἂν · even if
    “Truly I tell you,” Jesus replied, “if you have faith and do not doubt, not only will you do what was done to the fig tree, but even if you say to this mountain, ‘Be lifted up and thrown into the sea,’ it will happen.
  2. Matthew 26:35Κἂν · Even if
    Peter replied, “Even if I have to die with You, I will never deny You.” And all the other disciples said the same thing.
  3. Mark 5:28κἂν
    For she kept saying, “If only I touch His garments, I will be healed.”
  4. Mark 6:56κἂν · just
    And wherever He went—villages and towns and countrysides—they laid the sick in the marketplaces and begged Him just to let them touch the fringe of His cloak. And all who touched Him were healed.
  5. Mark 16:18κἂν · and if
    …they will pick up snakes with their hands, and if they drink any deadly poison, it will not harm them; they will lay their hands on the sick, and they will be made well.”
  6. Luke 12:38κἂν · Even if; κἂν · or
    Even if he comes in the second or third watch of the night and finds them alert, those servants will be blessed.
  7. Luke 13:9κἂν · If
    If it bears fruit next year, fine. But if not, you can cut it down.’”
  8. John 8:14Κἂν · Even if
    Jesus replied, “Even if I testify about Myself, My testimony is valid, because I know where I came from and where I am going. But you do not know where I came from or where I am going.
  9. John 8:55κἂν · If
    You do not know Him, but I know Him. If I said I did not know Him, I would be a liar like you. But I do know Him, and I keep His word.
  10. John 10:38κἂν · even though
    But if I am doing them, even though you do not believe Me, believe the works themselves, so that you may know and understand that the Father is in Me, and I am in the Father.”
  11. John 11:25κἂν · even though
    Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in Me will live, even though he dies.
  12. Acts 5:15κἂν · at least
    As a result, people brought the sick into the streets and laid them on cots and mats, so that at least Peter’s shadow might fall on some of them as he passed by.
  13. 2 Corinthians 11:16κἂν
    I repeat: Let no one take me for a fool. But if you do, then receive me as a fool, so that I too may boast a little.
  14. Hebrews 12:20Κἂν · If even
    For they could not bear what was commanded: “If even an animal touches the mountain, it must be stoned.”
  15. James 5:15κἂν · If
    And the prayer offered in faith will restore the one who is sick. The Lord will raise him up. If he has sinned, he will be forgiven.