The Koine Bible
Greek Lexicon
SBL Greek New Testament lexicon
ναί
| Lemma | ναί |
|---|---|
| Citation form | ναί |
| Part of speech | particle |
| Gloss | yes, certainly, even so |
| Strong’s | G3483 |
| Transliteration | naí |
| Definition | yes |
| KJV glosses | :--even so, surely, truth, verily, yea, yes. |
| Derivation | a primary particle of strong affirmation |
| SBLGNT occurrences | 29 |
Forms and grammatical context
Each form is parsed from its actual MorphGNT occurrence; a form may have more than one analysis depending on context.
| Greek form | Grammar and occurrences |
|---|---|
| ναὶ | particle (MorphGNT --------) — Matthew 5:37 particle (MorphGNT --------) — Romans 3:29 particle (MorphGNT --------) — 2 Corinthians 1:17 particle (MorphGNT --------) — Philippians 4:3 particle (MorphGNT --------) — James 5:12 |
| ναί | particle (MorphGNT --------) — Matthew 11:26 particle (MorphGNT --------) — Matthew 11:9 particle (MorphGNT --------) — Matthew 5:37 particle (MorphGNT --------) — Luke 10:21 particle (MorphGNT --------) — Luke 11:51 particle (MorphGNT --------) — Luke 12:5 particle (MorphGNT --------) — Luke 7:26 particle (MorphGNT --------) — Philemon 1:20 particle (MorphGNT --------) — Revelation 1:7 particle (MorphGNT --------) — Revelation 14:13 |
| Ναί | particle (MorphGNT --------) — Matthew 13:51 particle (MorphGNT --------) — Matthew 15:27 particle (MorphGNT --------) — Matthew 17:25 particle (MorphGNT --------) — Matthew 21:16 particle (MorphGNT --------) — Matthew 9:28 particle (MorphGNT --------) — John 11:27 particle (MorphGNT --------) — John 21:15 particle (MorphGNT --------) — John 21:16 particle (MorphGNT --------) — Acts 22:27 particle (MorphGNT --------) — Acts 5:8 particle (MorphGNT --------) — 2 Corinthians 1:20 particle (MorphGNT --------) — Revelation 16:7 particle (MorphGNT --------) — Revelation 22:20 |
| Ναὶ | particle (MorphGNT --------) — 2 Corinthians 1:17 particle (MorphGNT --------) — 2 Corinthians 1:18 particle (MorphGNT --------) — 2 Corinthians 1:19 particle (MorphGNT --------) — James 5:12 |
Morphology
- particle
Occurrences
- Matthew 11:26
- Matthew 11:9
- Matthew 13:51
- Matthew 15:27
- Matthew 17:25
- Matthew 21:16
- Matthew 5:37
- Matthew 9:28
- Luke 10:21
- Luke 11:51
- Luke 12:5
- Luke 7:26
- John 11:27
- John 21:15
- John 21:16
- Acts 22:27
- Acts 5:8
- Romans 3:29
- 2 Corinthians 1:17
- 2 Corinthians 1:18
- 2 Corinthians 1:19
- 2 Corinthians 1:20
- Philippians 4:3
- Philemon 1:20
- James 5:12
- Revelation 1:7
- Revelation 14:13
- Revelation 16:7
- Revelation 22:20
Septuagint occurrences
The same normalized Greek lemma occurs in the Rahlfs Septuagint: ναι, ναι.1.
Additional Greek lexicons
Compare the biblical entry for ναί with classical and later Greek dictionaries collected by Logeion.