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καινός
kainós · Greek · Strong's G2537 · 41 occurrences
The KJV renders 6 different Hebrew and Greek words as “new”
How the KJV renders it
new
Where that flattens a distinction
The same English word is also used for these other originals, so the distinction between them disappears in translation.
“new”
Questions this word decides
- Will there be a literal thousand-year reign (the millennium)?
- What does it mean to be born again?
- Is speaking in tongues for today?
- Does the Bible forbid drinking alcohol?
Where it appears
41 occurrences in the Greek text, first 35 verses shown.
1 Corinthians 11:25 A-NSF1 John 2:7 A-ASF1 John 2:8 A-ASF2 Corinthians 3:6 A-GSF2 Corinthians 5:17 A-NPN2 John 1:5 A-ASF2 Peter 3:13 A-APMActs 17:19 A-NSFActs 17:21 A-ASN-CEphesians 2:15 A-ASMEphesians 4:24 A-ASMGalatians 6:15 A-NSFHebrews 8:8 A-ASFHebrews 8:13 A-ASFHebrews 9:15 A-GSFJohn 13:34 A-ASFJohn 19:41 A-NSNLuke 5:36 A-ASNLuke 5:38 A-APMLuke 22:20 A-NSFMatthew 9:17 A-APMMatthew 13:52 A-APNMatthew 26:29 A-ASNMatthew 27:60 A-DSNMark 1:27 A-NSFMark 2:21 A-NSNMark 14:25 A-ASNMark 16:17 A-DPFRevelation 2:17 A-NSNRevelation 3:12 A-ASNRevelation 5:9 A-ASFRevelation 14:3 A-ASFRevelation 21:1 A-ASFRevelation 21:2 A-ASFRevelation 21:5 A-APN
Occurrences and morphology are taken from the primary Greek text, never from an English translation. Strong's Hebrew lexicon and Westminster Leningrad Codex morphology used under CC BY-SA 4.0 / CC BY 4.0 (OpenScriptures). Strong's Greek lexicon is public domain.