Although
καίπερStrong’s G2539kaiper
Appears in 5 verses of the New Testament
In short
Kaiper is the Greek word usually translated “though” and “although”. It appears in 5 verses of the New Testament.
“Wherefore I will not be negligent to put you always in remembrance of these things, though ye know them, and be established in the present truth.”
Meaning
Usually translated “though” and “although”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- though 4
- although 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Hebrews 3
- Philippians 1
- 2 Peter 1
3 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Philippians 3:4Though I might also have confidence in the flesh. If any other man thinketh that he hath whereof he might trust in the flesh, I more:
- Hebrews 5:8Though he were a Son, yet learned he obedience by the things which he suffered;
- Hebrews 7:5And verily they that are of the sons of Levi, who receive the office of the priesthood, have a commandment to take tithes of the people according to the law, that is, of their brethren, though they come out of the loins of Abraham:
- Hebrews 12:17For ye know how that afterward, when he would have inherited the blessing, he was rejected: for he found no place of repentance, though he sought it carefully with tears.
Greek dictionary
καίπερ kaiper · although
καίπερ concessive particle, [in LXX: Pro.6:8, Wis.11:9, Jon.1:13, Mac.11 * ;] although: with ptcp., Php.3:4, Heb.5:8 7:5 12:17, 2Pe.1:12.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “though” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
THOUGH, verb intransitive
tho.
- Grant; admit; allow. 'If thy brother be waxen poor--thou shalt relieve him; yea, though he be a stranger.' Grant or admit the fact that he is stranger, yet thou shalt relieve him. Leviticus 25:35“THOUGH he slay me, yet will I trust in him” Job 13:15“THOUGH hand join in hand, the wicked shall not be unpunished” Proverbs 11:21
- Used with as.“In the vine were three branches, and it was as though it budded” Genesis 40:10
- It is used in familiar language, at the end of a sentence.
- It is compounded with all, in although, which see.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.