"Cain, pr. name, indecl., Heb. 11:4; 1 Jn. 3:12; Jude 11*"
Definition and meaning
Cain, pr. name, indecl., Heb. 11:4; 1 Jn. 3:12; Jude 11*
In the original Greek the word is written: Κάϊν
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of kain (G2535) across the King James Bible.
By faith Abel offered unto God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, by which he obtained witness that he was righteous, God testifying of his gifts: and by it he being dead yet speaketh.
Not as Cain, who was of that wicked one, and slew his brother. And wherefore slew he him? Because his own works were evil, and his brother's righteous.
Woe unto them! for they have gone in the way of Cain, and ran greedily after the error of Balaam for reward, and perished in the gainsaying of Core.
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Common questions
Strong's G2535 (kain) is a Greek word that means: Cain, pr. name, indecl., Heb. 11:4; 1 Jn. 3:12; Jude 11* It appears 3 times in the King James Bible.
The word kain (G2535) appears 3 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G2535 is kain, a Greek word defined as: Cain, pr. name, indecl., Heb. 11:4; 1 Jn. 3:12; Jude 11*. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
kain is a Greek word found in the New Testament.