2535. Kain
Strong's Concordance
Kain: Cain, a son of Adam
Original Word: Κάϊν, ὁ
Part of Speech: Proper Noun, Indeclinable
Transliteration: Kain
Phonetic Spelling: (kah'-in)
Short Definition: Cain
Definition: (Hebrew), Cain, son of Adam and Eve and brother of Abel.
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 2535: Κάϊν

Κάϊν (WH Κάϊν (cf. Ἰ´, at the end)), , indeclinable (in Josephus with a Greek ending, Καις, Καιτος; Hebrew קַיִן i. e. a spear, although the author of Genesis, , derives it from קָנָה to produce, beget, acquire, so that it is equivalent to קִנְיָן, Psalm 104:24 (cf. B. D. American edition under the word)), Cain, the fratricide, the first-born son of Adam: Hebrews 11:4; 1 John 3:12; Jude 1:11.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
Cain.

Of Hebrew origin (Qayin); Cain, (i.e. Cajin), the son of Adam -- Cain.

see HEBREW Qayin

Forms and Transliterations
Καιν Καὶν Κάϊν Kain Kaìn
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3 Occurrences


Καὶν — 3 Occ.

Hebrews 11:4 N
GRK: Ἅβελ παρὰ Καὶν προσήνεγκεν τῷ
NAS: sacrifice than Cain, through which
KJV: sacrifice than Cain, by which
INT: Abel than Cain offered

1 John 3:12 N
GRK: οὐ καθὼς Καὶν ἐκ τοῦ
NAS: not as Cain, [who] was of the evil one
KJV: Not as Cain, [who] was of
INT: not as Cain [who] of the

Jude 1:11 N
GRK: ὁδῷ τοῦ Καὶν ἐπορεύθησαν καὶ
NAS: the way of Cain, and for pay
KJV: in the way of Cain, and
INT: way of Cain they went and

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