And/both
τεStrong’s G5037te
Appears in 197 verses of the New Testament
In short
Te is the Greek word usually translated “then”, “both” and “and”. It appears in 197 verses of the New Testament.
“And the angels which kept not their first estate, but left their own habitation, he hath reserved in everlasting chains under darkness unto the judgment of the great day.”
Meaning
Usually translated “then”, “both” and “and”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- then 83
- both 73
- and 31
- also 22
- even 2
- and both 1
- along with 1
- but 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Acts 138
- Hebrews 19
- Romans 13
- Luke 7
- 1 Corinthians 4
- Matthew 3
14 books in all.
Related words
Explore in Scripture
- Matthew 22:10So those servants went out into the highways, and gathered together all as many as they found, both bad and good: and the wedding was furnished with guests.
- Matthew 27:48And straightway one of them ran, and took a spunge, and filled it with vinegar, and put it on a reed, and gave him to drink.
- Matthew 28:12And when they were assembled with the elders, and had taken counsel, they gave large money unto the soldiers,
- Mark 15:36And one ran and filled a spunge full of vinegar, and put it on a reed, and gave him to drink, saying, Let alone; let us see whether Elias will come to take him down.
- Luke 2:16And they came with haste, and found Mary, and Joseph, and the babe lying in a manger.
- Luke 12:45But and if that servant say in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming; and shall begin to beat the menservants and maidens, and to eat and drink, and to be drunken;
All 197 verses, by book
- Mark 1
- 15:36
- Acts 138
- 1:11:81:131:152:92:102:332:372:402:432:464:134:144:274:335:145:195:245:355:426:76:126:137:268:38:128:138:258:288:318:389:29:39:69:159:189:249:2910:210:2210:2810:3310:3911:2111:2612:612:1212:1713:113:213:413:1113:4613:5214:114:514:1114:1214:1314:2115:415:515:615:915:3215:3916:1316:2316:3417:417:1017:1417:1917:2618:418:518:2619:319:619:1019:1119:1219:1719:1819:2719:2920:320:720:1120:2120:3521:1121:1221:1821:2021:2521:2821:3021:3121:3722:422:722:822:2323:523:1023:2423:2823:3524:324:524:1024:1524:2324:2725:225:1625:2325:2426:326:1026:1126:1426:1626:2026:2226:3027:127:327:527:827:1727:2027:2127:2927:4328:228:23
- 2 Corinthians 1
- 10:8
- Philippians 1
- 1:7
- James 1
- 3:7
- Jude 1
- 1:6
Greek dictionary
τε te · and/both
τέ, enclitic copulative particle (= Lat. -que as καί = and, ac, atque, not very frequently in NT, more than two-thirds of the occurrences being in Ac. 1. τέ solitarium, and, denoting a closer affinity than καί between words and sentences which it connects (BL, §77, 8): Mat.28:12, Jhn.4:42, Act.2:33, 37 40 10:22 11:21, al. 2. Denoting a closer connection than simple καί, τὲ . . . καί, τὲ καί, τὲ . . . τέ (Act.26:16 Rom.14:8), as well . . . as also, both . . . and: Luk.12:45, Act.1:1 15:9, 21:30, al.; τὲ . . . δέ, and . . . and, Act.19:2; τὲ γάρ . . . ὁμοίως δὲ καί, Rom.1:26, 27. (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “then” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
THEN, adverb
- At that time, referring to a time specified, either past or future.“And the Canaanite was then in the land” Genesis 12:6“Now I know in part, but then shall I know even as I am known” 1 Corinthians 13:12
- Afterward; soon afterward or immediately.“First be reconciled to thy brother, and then come and offer thy gift” Matthew 5:24
- In that case; in consequence. Galatians 3:9Job 3:13
- Therefore; for this reason.
All definitions
- At another time; as now and then at one time and another.
- That time.
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.