noun · masculine
kain
GreekΚάϊν (kain)
Strong’sG2535
Cain
stem kain-3 times in the New Testamentin 3 of 27 books3 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
Καίν
(Τ, Κάϊν), ὁ, indecl. (in FlJ, Κάϊς, -ιος), (Heb. קַיִן; Ge 4:1),
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2535 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidkah'-in
Cain, (i.e. Cajin), the son of Adam
Fromof Hebrew origin ();
King JamesCain.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | kain1×Κάϊν | kain |
| object accusative | kain1×Κάϊν | kain |
| direct address vocative | kain | kain |
| of, belonging to genitive | kain1×Κάϊν | kain |
| to, for dative | kain | kain |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
same in every form varies — every value shown
Words built on the same stem
Where it appears
3 occurrences, every one of them listed
kain“Cain”subjectnominative singular1×
1 John 3:12“Cain”ouk kathōs Kain ek tou ponērou ate kai sfazata ton adelfon autou; kai charin tineu sfazata auton? hoti teim ergeim autou ponēreim ate, teim de tou adelfou autou dikaieim.Do not be like Cain, who belonged to the evil one and murdered his brother. And why did Cain slay him? Because his own deeds were evil, while those of his brother were righteous.
kain“Cain”objectaccusative singular1×
Hebrews 11:4“Cain”Pistia polloteran thusian Habel para Kain prosferata to theo, dia hau marturita arō dikaios, marturarōtou epi tei dōrei autou tou theou, kai dia autau apothnēskaratos ēti lalatō.By faith Abel offered God a better sacrifice than Cain did. By faith he was commended as righteous when God gave approval to his gifts. And by faith he still speaks, even though he is dead.
kain“Cain”of, belonging togenitive singular1×
Jude 1:11“Cain”ouai autoi, hoti ta hoda tou Kain poreuila, kai ta plana tou Balaam misthou ekchila, kai ta antilogia tou Kore apolluela.Woe to them! They have traveled the path of Cain; they have rushed headlong into the error of Balaam; they have perished in Korah’s rebellion.