Te τε

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Te
τε
Transliterationte
Strong's numberG5037
LanguageGreek
Part of speechconjunction
Glossand/both
Occurrences228 in 205 verses
Most frequent inActs (143)

Te (Greek τε, Strong's G5037) is a Greek conjunction meaning “and/both”. It occurs 228 times in 205 verses of the New Testament.

Definition

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 the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.

Translated as

KJVboth (32), also (2), whether (1), which (1), customs (1), than (1), even (1), between (1)
BSBboth (15), alike (5), along (3), even (2), through (2), their (1), together (1), furthermore (1), between (1), also (1)

Verses

Every verse with Te, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).

Matthew

Mark

Luke

John

Acts

Romans

1 Corinthians

2 Corinthians

Ephesians

Philippians

Hebrews

James

Jude

Revelation

Notes

  1. Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
  2. English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).
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