adjective
kainos
Greekκαινός (kainos)
Strong’sG2537
fresh, new
stem kain-42 times in the New Testamentin 14 of 27 books10 of 26 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
καινός, -ή, -όν,
[in LXX (Ez 11:19, al.) for חָדָשׁ, exc. Is 65:15 (אַחֵר);]
SYN.: νέος, "the new primarily in reference to time, the young, recent; κ.... the new primarily in reference to quality, the fresh, unworn". Cf. Tr., Syn., § lx (the distinction, however, is less marked in late Gk.; cf. He 12:24 with He 8:8(LXX), 13 9:15 12:24 supr., and v. MM, Exp., xv).
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2537 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidkahee-nos'
Fromof uncertain affinity; new (especially in freshness; while G3501 is properly so with respect to age
King Jamesnew.
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 | masculine singular | feminine singular | neuter singular | masculine plural | feminine plural | neuter plural |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | kainos | kainas6×καινὴ | kainem7×καινὸν | kainois | kainais | kaineim3×καινὰ |
| object accusative | kainon3×καινὸν | kainan11×καινὴν | kainoin4×καινούς | kainain | ||
| direct address vocative | kainor | kainar | kainoir | kainair | ||
| of, belonging to genitive | kainou | kainau3×καινῆς | kaineu2×καινοῦ | kainoiu | kainaiu | kaineiu |
| to, for dative | kaino | kaina | kaine1×καινῷ | kainoi | kainai1×καιναῖς | kainei |
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
kain is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Words built on the same stem
Where it appears
42 occurrences, every one of them listed
kainon“new”objectaccusative singular3×
Ephesians 2:15“new”ton nomon taiu entolaiu en dogmei katargaratos, hina toin duo ktizateia en heauto eis henon kainon anthrōpon poiarōtos eirēnan,by abolishing in His flesh the law of commandments and decrees. He did this to create in Himself one new man out of the two, thus making peace
Ephesians 4:24“new”kai enduera ton kainon anthrōpon ton kata theon ktiziraton en dikaiosuna kai hosiota tau alētheiau.and to put on the new self, created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness.
Revelation 21:1“new”Kai horama ouranon kainon kai gēan kainan; tos gar prōtos ouranos kai tas prōtas gēas aperchala, kai tas thalassas ouk atō ēti.Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and earth had passed away, and the sea was no more.
kainas“new”subjectnominative singular6×
Mark 1:27“new”kai thambila hapantois, hōste suzētarō pros heautoin legarōtoin; Tinem atō houtem? didachas kainas; kata exousian kai tei pneumei tei akathartei epitassatō, kai hupakoualō auto.All the people were amazed and began to ask one another, “What is this? A new teaching with authority! He commands even the unclean spirits, and they obey Him!”
Luke 22:20“new”kai tem potēriem hōsautōs meta tem deipnara, legarōtos; Houtem tem potēriem tas kainas diathēkas en te haime mu, tem huper vu ekchirōtem.In the same way, after supper He took the cup, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in My blood, which is poured out for you.
Acts 17:19“new”epilamberatois tē autou epi ton Areion Pagon agala, legarōtois; Dunenō gnōskara tinas tas kainas houtas tas hupo su lalirōtas didachas?So they took Paul and brought him to the Areopagus, where they asked him, “May we know what this new teaching is that you are presenting?
1 Corinthians 11:25“new”hōsautōs kai tem potēriem meta tem deipnara, legarōtos; Houtem tem potēriem tas kainas diathēkas atō en te ēme haime; houtem poiavōr, hosakis ean pinaveiō, eis tan ēman anamnēsian.In the same way, after supper He took the cup, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in My blood; do this, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of Me.”
2 Corinthians 5:17“new”hōste ei tinos en Christo, kainas ktisias; teim archaieim parerchata, idou ginatē kaineim;Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away. Behold, the new has come!
Galatians 6:15“new”oute gar peritomas tinem atō oute akrobustias, alla kainas ktisias.For neither circumcision nor uncircumcision means anything. What counts is a new creation.
kainan“new”objectaccusative singular11×
John 13:34“new”entolan kainan dōamō vi hina agapaveiō allēloin, kathōs agapama vin hina kai vis agapaveiō allēloin.A new commandment I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you also must love one another.
Hebrews 8:8“new”memferōtos gar autoin legatō; Idou hēmerais erchelō, legatō kurios, kai suntelami epi ton oikon Israēl kai epi ton oikon Ioudaou diathēkan kainan,But God found fault with the people and said: “Behold, the days are coming, declares the Lord, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah.
Hebrews 8:13“new”en te legarō Kainan palaiatē tan prōtan, tem de palaiirōtem kai gēraskarōtem engus afanismou.By speaking of a new covenant, He has made the first one obsolete; and what is obsolete and aging will soon disappear.
2 Peter 3:13“new”kainoin de ouranoin kai gēan kainan kata tem epangelmem autou prosdokanō, en hoi dikaiosunas katoikatō.But in keeping with God’s promise, we are looking forward to a new heaven and a new earth, where righteousness dwells.
1 John 2:7“new”Agapētoir, ouk entolan kainan grafamō vi, alla entolan palaian han echave apo archau; tas entolas tas palaias atō tos logos hon akouava.Beloved, I am not writing to you a new commandment, but an old one, which you have had from the beginning. This commandment is the message you have heard.
1 John 2:8“new”palin entolan kainan grafamō vi, hem atō alēthem en auto kai en vi, hoti tas skotias paragitō kai tem fōtem tem alēthinem ēdē fainatō.Then again, I am also writing to you a new commandment, which is true in Him and also in you. For the darkness is fading and the true light is already shining.
2 John 1:5“new”kai nun erōtamō sin, kuriar, ouk hōs entolan kainan grafarōtos si alla han echane apo archau, hina agapaneiō allēloin.And now I urge you, dear lady — not as a new commandment to you, but one we have had from the beginning — that we love one another.
Revelation 5:9“new”kai adalō ōdan kainan legarōtois; Axios asō lambara tem bibliem kai anoigara tain sfragiain auteu, hoti sfazisa kai agorazasa to theo en te haime su ek pantau fulau kai glōssau kai laou kai ethneu,And they sang a new song: “Worthy are You to take the scroll and open its seals, because You were slain, and by Your blood You purchased for God those from every tribe and tongue and people and nation.
Revelation 14:3“new”kai adalō hōs ōdan kainan enōpion tou thronou kai enōpion teiu tessares zōeiu kai toiu presbuteroiu; kai oudenos dunete mathara tan ōdan ei mē tais hekaton tesserakonta tessares chiliadais, tois agorazirētois apo tau gēau.And they sang a new song before the throne and before the four living creatures and the elders. And no one could learn the song except the 144,000 who had been redeemed from the earth.
Revelation 21:1“new”Kai horama ouranon kainon kai gēan kainan; tos gar prōtos ouranos kai tas prōtas gēas aperchala, kai tas thalassas ouk atō ēti.Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and earth had passed away, and the sea was no more.
Revelation 21:2“new”kai tan politan tan hagian Ierousalēm kainan horama katabainarōtan ek tou ouranou apo tou theou, hetoimazirētan hōs numfan kosmirētan to anēro autau.I saw the holy city, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.
kainau“new”of, belonging togenitive singular3×
2 Corinthians 3:6“new”hos kai hikanata nin diakonoin kainau diathēkau, ouk grammeu alla pneumeu, tem gar grammem apokteinatō, tem de pneumem zōopoiatō.And He has qualified us as ministers of a new covenant, not of the letter but of the Spirit; for the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life.
Hebrews 9:15“new”Kai dia houtem diathēkau kainau mesitos atō, hopōs thanatou gineratou eis apolutrōsian taiu epi ta prōta diathēka parabasiaiu tan epangelian lambaleia tois kalirētois tau aiōniau klēronomiau.Therefore Christ is the mediator of a new covenant, so that those who are called may receive the promised eternal inheritance, now that He has died to redeem them from the transgressions committed under the first covenant.
Revelation 3:12“new”tos nikarōtos poiami auton stulon en to nao tou theou mu, kai exō ouk mē exerchateia ēti, kai grafami epi auton tem onomem tou theou mu kai tem onomem tau politau tou theou mu, tau kainau Ierousalēm, tas katabainarōtas ek tou ouranou apo tou theou mu, kai tem onomem mu tem kainem.The one who overcomes I will make a pillar in the temple of My God, and he will never again leave it. Upon him I will write the name of My God, and the name of the city of My God (the new Jerusalem that comes down out of heaven from My God), and My new name.
kainem“new”subject or objectdirect singular7×
Matthew 26:29“new”legamō de vi, ouk mē pinameia apo arti ek houteu teu genēmeu tau ampelau heōs tau hēmerau ekeinau hotan autem pinameiō meta vu kainem en ta basileia tou patērou mu.I tell you, I will not drink of this fruit of the vine from now on until that day when I drink it anew with you in My Father’s kingdom.”
Mark 14:25“new”amēn legamō vi hoti ouketi ouk mē pinameia ek teu genēmeu tau ampelau heōs tau hēmerau ekeinau hotan autem pinameiō kainem en ta basileia tou theou.Truly I tell you, I will no longer drink of the fruit of the vine until that day when I drink it anew in the kingdom of God.”
Luke 5:36“new”legate de kai parabolan pros autoin hoti Oudenos epiblēmem apo himatieu kaineu schizaratos epiballatō epi himatiem palaiem; ei de mēge, kai tem kainem schizati kai te palaie ouk sumfōnati tem epiblēmem tem apo teu kaineu.He also told them a parable: “No one tears a piece of cloth from a new garment and sews it on an old one. If he does, he will tear the new garment as well, and the patch from the new will not match the old.
Revelation 2:17“new”tos echarōtos ouem akouatar tinem tem pneumem legatō tai ekklēsai. to nikarōto dōami auto teu manna teu kruptirēteu, kai dōami auto psēfan leukan, kai epi tan psēfan onomem kainem grafirētem hem oudenos oidatē ei mē tos lambarōtos.He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who overcomes, I will give the hidden manna. I will also give him a white stone inscribed with a new name, known only to the one who receives it.
Revelation 3:12“new”tos nikarōtos poiami auton stulon en to nao tou theou mu, kai exō ouk mē exerchateia ēti, kai grafami epi auton tem onomem tou theou mu kai tem onomem tau politau tou theou mu, tau kainau Ierousalēm, tas katabainarōtas ek tou ouranou apo tou theou mu, kai tem onomem mu tem kainem.The one who overcomes I will make a pillar in the temple of My God, and he will never again leave it. Upon him I will write the name of My God, and the name of the city of My God (the new Jerusalem that comes down out of heaven from My God), and My new name.
Mark 2:21“new”Oudenos epiblēmem rakeu agnafeu epiraptatō epi himatiem palaiem; ei de mē, airatō tem plērōmem apo auteu tem kainem teu palaieu, kai cheirōnem schismem ginetō.No one sews a patch of unshrunk cloth on an old garment. If he does, the new piece will pull away from the old, and a worse tear will result.
John 19:41“new”ate de en to topo hopou staurita kēpos, kai en to kēpo mnēmeiem kainem, en he oudepō oudenos ate tithirētos;Now there was a garden in the place where Jesus was crucified, and in the garden a new tomb in which no one had yet been laid.
kaineu“new”of, belonging togenitive singular2×
Luke 5:36“new”legate de kai parabolan pros autoin hoti Oudenos epiblēmem apo himatieu kaineu schizaratos epiballatō epi himatiem palaiem; ei de mēge, kai tem kainem schizati kai te palaie ouk sumfōnati tem epiblēmem tem apo teu kaineu.He also told them a parable: “No one tears a piece of cloth from a new garment and sews it on an old one. If he does, he will tear the new garment as well, and the patch from the new will not match the old.
Luke 5:36“new”legate de kai parabolan pros autoin hoti Oudenos epiblēmem apo himatieu kaineu schizaratos epiballatō epi himatiem palaiem; ei de mēge, kai tem kainem schizati kai te palaie ouk sumfōnati tem epiblēmem tem apo teu kaineu.He also told them a parable: “No one tears a piece of cloth from a new garment and sews it on an old one. If he does, he will tear the new garment as well, and the patch from the new will not match the old.
kaine“new”to, fordative singular1×
Matthew 27:60“new”kai tithata autem en te kaine autou mnēmeie hem latomata en ta petra, kai proskuliaratos lithon megon ta thura teu mnēmeieu aperchata.and placed it in his own new tomb that he had cut into the rock. Then he rolled a great stone across the entrance to the tomb and went away.
kainoin“fresh”objectaccusative plural4×
Matthew 9:17“fresh”oude ballalō oinon neon eis askoin palaioin; ei de mē ge, rēgnuilō tois askois, kai tos oinos ekchitō kai tois askois apolluilō; alla ballalō oinon neon eis askoin kainoin, kai amfoterois suntērilō.Neither do men pour new wine into old wineskins. If they do, the skins will burst, the wine will spill, and the wineskins will be ruined. Instead, they pour new wine into new wineskins, and both are preserved.”
Mark 2:22“fresh”kai oudenos ballatō oinon neon eis askoin palaioin; ei de mē, rēgnuati tos oinos toin askoin, kai tos oinos apolluitō kai tois askois. alla oinon neon eis askoin kainoin.And no one pours new wine into old wineskins. If he does, the wine will burst the skins, and both the wine and the wineskins will be ruined. Instead, new wine is poured into new wineskins.”
Luke 5:38“fresh”alla oinon neon eis askoin kainoin blēteem.Instead, new wine is poured into new wineskins.
2 Peter 3:13“new”kainoin de ouranoin kai gēan kainan kata tem epangelmem autou prosdokanō, en hoi dikaiosunas katoikatō.But in keeping with God’s promise, we are looking forward to a new heaven and a new earth, where righteousness dwells.
kainai“new”to, fordative plural1×
Mark 16:17“new”sēmeim de toi pisteuaratoi houteim parakolouthati, en te onome mu daimoneim ekballali, glōssai lalali kainai,And these signs will accompany those who believe: In My name they will drive out demons; they will speak in new tongues;
kaineim“new”subject or objectdirect plural3×
Matthew 13:52“new”tos de legata autoi; Dia houtem pantos grammatevos mathēteuiratos ta basileia toiu ouranoiu homoios atō anthrōpo oikodespoto hotinos ekballatō ek tou thēsaurou autou kaineim kai palaieim.Then He told them, “For this reason, every scribe who has been discipled in the kingdom of heaven is like a homeowner who brings out of his storeroom new treasures as well as old.”
Revelation 21:5“new”Kai legata tos katherōtos epi to throno; Idou kaineim poiamō panteim. kai legatō; Grafasar, hoti houtois tois logois pistois kai alēthinois alō.And the One seated on the throne said, “Behold, I make all things new.” Then He said, “Write this down, for these words are faithful and true.”
2 Corinthians 5:17“new”hōste ei tinos en Christo, kainas ktisias; teim archaieim parerchata, idou ginatē kaineim;Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away. Behold, the new has come!
kainoterem1×
Acts 17:21“new”Athēnaiois de pantois kai tois epidēmarōtois xenois eis oudenem heterem eukairale ē legarō tinem ē akouarō tinem kainoterem.Now all the Athenians and foreigners who lived there spent their time doing nothing more than hearing and articulating new ideas.