Word Study · Strong's G2535 · Greek

Κάϊν

Kain

kah'-in

Strong's 1890 spelling: Káïn

“Cain, (i.e. Cajin), the son of Adam”

Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain

Cain, (i.e. Cajin), the son of Adam

Rendered in the KJV as

Cain.

3
occurrencesin the New Testament
3 of 27
New Testament bookswhere the word stands
1
inflected formdistinct spellings

Across 3 occurrences

The word itself

Inflected forms · 1

Κάϊν3

How it is rendered · 2

Cain2
of Cain1

The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.

How it parses · 3

noun · accusative (object) · masculine singular1
noun · genitive (“of”) · masculine singular1
noun · nominative (subject) · masculine singular1

Show the grammar codes as tagged

N-ASM-P · 1
N-GSM-P · 1
N-NSM-P · 1

All 3, in canonical order

The ledger of occurrences

Where this word lives

Hebrews1 of 3 · 33%
1 John1 of 3 · 33%
Jude1 of 3 · 33%

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Hebrews1 occurrence

Hebrews 11:4Κάϊνkainnoun · accusative (object) · masculine singularBy faith Abel offered God a better sacrifice than Cain did. By faith he was commended as righteous when God gave approval to his gifts. And by faith he still speaks, even though he is dead.here: Cain

1 John1 occurrence

1 John 3:12Κάϊνkainnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singularDo not be like Cain, who belonged to the evil one and murdered his brother. And why did Cain slay him? Because his own deeds were evil, while those of his brother were righteous.here: Cain

Jude1 occurrence

Jude 1:11Κάϊνkainnoun · genitive (“of”) · masculine singularWoe to them! They have traveled the path of Cain; they have rushed headlong into the error of Balaam; they have perished in Korah’s rebellion.here: of Cain

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