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GreekG2535Proper Noun (Masculine)

Κάϊν

Kain

3Occurrences
G2535Strong's #
Proper Noun (Masculine)Part of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

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

of Hebrew origin (H07014);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
ὁ, indecl. (in FlJ, Κάϊς, -ιος), (Heb. קַיִן; ), Cain.

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Proper Noun (Masculine)

Morphology Code

N:N-M-P

Full Description

Proper Noun, Masculine

Occurrences

Κάϊν appears 3 times in the New Testament.

Distribution by Book

1 John
1
Hebrews
1
Jude
1

Key Passages

1 John 3:12BSB

Do 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.

Hebrews 11:4BSB

By 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.

Jude 1:11BSB

Woe 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.

Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.