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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Greek: 1499. εἰ (ei kai) -- even if, although</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/greek/1499.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/matthew/19-26.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/greek/1499.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Greek</a> > 1499</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../greek/1498.htm" title="1498">◄</a> 1499. ei kai <a href="../greek/1500.htm" title="1500">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">ei kai: even if, although</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="greek">εἰ καί</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Conjunction<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>ei kai<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>ā kī<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(i kahee)<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>even if, although<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>if that, though<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>A combination of the Greek words εἰ (ei, Strong's 1487) meaning "if" and καί (kai, Strong's 2532) meaning "and" or "also."<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent for the Greek conjunction "εἰ καί," similar concessive ideas can be found in Hebrew expressions using words like אִם (im, Strong's 518) meaning "if" and גַּם (gam, Strong's 1571) meaning "also" or "even."<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The Greek conjunction "εἰ καί" is used to introduce a concessive clause, often translated as "even if" or "although." It is employed to express a condition that is contrary to expectation or to acknowledge a potential obstacle while affirming the main point. This construction is used to emphasize the strength or certainty of the main clause despite the condition presented.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In the context of Koine Greek, which was the common language of the Eastern Mediterranean from the time of Alexander the Great until the Byzantine Empire, conjunctions like "εἰ καί" were essential for nuanced expression. They allowed speakers and writers to convey complex relationships between ideas, such as contrast, concession, or emphasis. In the New Testament, such expressions were used to communicate theological truths and moral teachings with clarity and depth.<div class="vheading2">HELPS Word-studies</div><p class="discovery"><b>1499</b> <i>ei kaí</i> (from <a href="/greek/1487.htm">1487</a> <i>/ei</i>, "if" and <a href="/greek/2532.htm">2532</a> <i>/kaí</i>, "even, and") – properly, "if <i>also</i>," "<i>even</i> if," "if <i>indeed</i>," "<i>even</i> though." </p><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/discovery.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from <a href="/greek/1487.htm">ei</a> and <a href="/greek/2532.htm">kai</a>, q.v.<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>if that, though. <p>From <a href="/greek/1487.htm">ei</a> and <a href="/greek/2532.htm">kai</a>; if also (or even) -- if (that), though. <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/1487.htm">ei</a> <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/2532.htm">kai</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>ει<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><a href="/greek/eido_lothuto_n_1494.htm">εἰδωλοθύτων — 3 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/eido_lothuton_1494.htm">εἰδωλόθυτον — 3 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/ierothuton_1494.htm">ἱερόθυτόν — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/eido_lolatria_1495.htm">εἰδωλολατρία — 2 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/eido_lolatriais_1495.htm">εἰδωλολατρίαις — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/eido_lolatrias_1495.htm">εἰδωλολατρίας — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/eido_lolatrai_1496.htm">εἰδωλολάτραι — 3 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/eido_lolatrais_1496.htm">εἰδωλολάτραις — 2 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/eido_lolatre_s_1496.htm">εἰδωλολάτρης — 2 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/eido_la_1497.htm">εἴδωλα — 3 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/eido_lo_n_1497.htm">εἰδώλων — 4 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/eido_lon_1497.htm">εἴδωλον — 2 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/eido_lou_1497.htm">εἰδώλου — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/eike__1500.htm">εἰκῇ — 6 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/eikosi_1501.htm">εἴκοσι — 11 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/eixamen_1502.htm">εἴξαμεν — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/eoiken_1503.htm">ἔοικεν — 2 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/eiko_n_1504.htm">εἰκὼν — 6 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/eikona_1504.htm">εἰκόνα — 10 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/eikoni_1504.htm">εἰκόνι — 4 Occ.</a><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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