Lexical Definition
καίτοιγε kaítoige (kah'-ee-toyg-eh) and yet/although G:CONJ
from καίτοι and γέ
nevertheless, though.
- and yet indeed, i.e. although really
Abbott-Smith
* καίτοιγε, strengthened form of καίτοι, q.v. (and v.s. γε): Jo 4:2.†
Abbott-Smith References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| John | 4:2 |
Liddell-Scott-Jones
combination of: γέ (καίτοι+γέ)
Related to: καί τοι,
and indeed, and further, frequently in [Refs 8th c.BC+] with one or more words between, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; καὶ τἆλλά τοι [Refs 8th c.BC+]
__II after [Refs 8th c.BC+] usually, and yet, to mark an objection introduced by the speaker himself, frequently in Rhetorical questions, καίτοι τί φημ; [Refs 4th c.BC+]; κ. τί φων; [Refs 5th c.BC+]: without a question, κ. φύγοιμ᾽ ἄν [Refs 5th c.BC+] is falsa lectio in [Refs 4th c.BC+]; so καίτοι περ variant in [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__III with a participle, much like{καίπερ}, [Refs 5th c.BC+]: once in the Attic dialect Oratt., [Refs 5th c.BC+]