καινόςkainós
Greek (New Testament) · G2537
Meanings
of that which is unused or unaccustomed, new in respect to form or quality, fresh, unused, novel: opposed to παλαιός, ἀρχαῖος, Matthew 9:17, Matthew 13:52, Mark 2:21, Mark 2:22, Luke 5:36, Luke 5:38, 2 Corinthians 5:17, Ephesians 4:24; πλήρωμα, Mark 2:21; μνημεῖον, Matthew 27:60, John 19:41; διαθήκη, Luke 22:20, 1 Corinthians 11:25, 2 Corinthians 3:6, Hebrews 8:8(LXX), Hebrews 8:13, Hebrews 9:15; οὐρανοί, γῆ, 2 Peter 3:13, Revelation 21:1(LXX) Ἰερουσαλήμ, Revelation 3:12, Revelation 21:2; ἄνθρωπος, Ephesians 2:15 (cf. Ezekiel 18:31); πάντα, Revelation 21:5; γέννημα τ. ἀμπέλου, Matthew 26:29, Mark 14:25; διδαχή, Mark 1:27, Acts 17:19; ἐντολή, John 13:34, 1 John 2:7, 1 John 2:8, 2 John 1:5; ὄνομα, Revelation 2:17(LXX); ᾠδή, Revelation 5:9, Revelation 14:3 (cf. Psalms 144:9); κτίσις, 2 Corinthians 5:17, Galatians 6:15; γλῶσσαι, Mark 16:17; compar., Acts 17:21.
Synonyms
νέος, "the new primarily in reference to time, the young, recent; κ.... the new primarily in reference to quality, the fresh, unworn". Cf. Tr., Syn., § lx (the distinction, however, is less marked in late Gk.; cf. Hebrews 12:24 with Hebrews 8:8(LXX), Hebrews 8:13, Hebrews 9:15, Hebrews 12:24 supr., and see MM, Exp., xv).
Same root
- νέοςnéos · G3501"new", i.e. (of persons) youthful, or (of things) fresh; figuratively, regenerate
- ἐγκαίνιαenkaínia · G1456innovatives, i.e. (specially) renewal (of religious services after the Antiochian interruption)
- καινότηςkainótēs · G2538renewal (figuratively)
- ἀνακαινίζωanakainízō · G340to restore
- ἀνακαινόωanakainóō · G341to renovate
Where it appears
Appears 41 times in the Bible.
- Matthew 9:17 “And no one puts new wine into old wineskins. For the old skins would burst from the pressure, spilling the wine and ruining the skins. New wine is stored in new wineskins so that both are preserved.”
- Matthew 13:52 Then he added, “Every teacher of religious law who becomes a disciple in the Kingdom of Heaven is like a homeowner who brings from his storeroom new gems of truth as well as old.”
- Matthew 26:29 Mark my words—I will not drink wine again until the day I drink it new with you in my Father’s Kingdom.”
- Matthew 27:60 He placed it in his own new tomb, which had been carved out of the rock. Then he rolled a great stone across the entrance and left.
- Mark 1:27 Amazement gripped the audience, and they began to discuss what had happened. “What sort of new teaching is this?” they asked excitedly. “It has such authority! Even evil spirits obey his orders!”
- Mark 2:21 “Besides, who would patch old clothing with new cloth? For the new patch would shrink and rip away from the old cloth, leaving an even bigger tear than before.
See every passage
- Matthew 9:17, 13:52, 26:29, 27:60
- Mark 1:27, 2:21, 2:22, 14:25
- Luke 5:36, 5:38, 22:20
- John 13:34, 19:41
- Acts 17:19, 17:21
- 1 Corinthians 11:25
- 2 Corinthians 3:6, 5:17
- Galatians 6:15
- Ephesians 2:15, 4:24
- Hebrews 8:8, 8:13, 9:15
- 2 Peter 3:13
- 1 John 2:7, 2:8
- 2 John 1:5
- Revelation 2:17, 3:12, 5:9, 14:3, 21:1, 21:2, 21:5
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.