Yes
ναίStrong’s G3483nai
Appears in 30 verses of the New Testament
In short
Nai is the Greek word usually translated “yes”. It appears in 30 verses of the New Testament.
“Yea, brother, let me have joy of thee in the Lord: refresh my bowels in the Lord.”
Meaning
Usually translated “yes”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- yes 35
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Matthew 8
- Luke 4
- 2 Corinthians 4
- Revelation 4
- John 3
- Acts 2
11 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Matthew 5:37But let your communication be, Yea, yea; Nay, nay: for whatsoever is more than these cometh of evil.
- Matthew 9:28And when he was come into the house, the blind men came to him: and Jesus saith unto them, Believe ye that I am able to do this? They said unto him, Yea, Lord.
- Matthew 11:9But what went ye out for to see? A prophet? yea, I say unto you, and more than a prophet.
- Matthew 11:26Even so, Father: for so it seemed good in thy sight.
- Matthew 13:51Jesus saith unto them, Have ye understood all these things? They say unto him, Yea, Lord.
- Matthew 15:27And she said, Truth, Lord: yet the dogs eat of the crumbs which fall from their masters’ table.
Greek dictionary
ναί nai · yes
ναί particle of affirmation, yea, verily, even so; in answer to a question: Mat.9:28 13:51 17:25 21:16, Jhn.11:27 21:15-16, Act.5:8 22:27, Rom.3:29; before λέγω ὑμῖν, Mat.11:9, Luk.7:26; repeated for emphasis, ναὶ ναί (opposite to oὒ oὔ): Mat.5:37; ἤτω ὑμῶν τὸ ναὶ ναί, Jas.5:12; ν. καὶ οὔ, 2Co.1:18-19; ἵνα ᾖ . . . τὸ ναὶ ναί, 2Co.1:17; τὸ ν., 2Co.1:20; in assent to an assertion: Mat.15:27, Mrk.7:28, Rev.14:13 16:7; in confirmation of a previous assertion: Mat.11:26, Luk.10:21 11:51 12:5, Php.4:3, Phm 20; in solemn asseveration Rev.1:7 22:20.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “yes” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
YES, adverb
A word which expresses affirmation or consent; opposed to no; as, are you married, madam? yes It is used like yea, to enforce by repetition or addition, something which precedes. You have done all this; yes you have done more.
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.