Koine Greek: Crasis

Synopsis: Crasis is the grammatical term where two words are joined, by contracting the vowel sound at the end of a word into the vowel sound of the beginning of the next word. This occurs uncommonly in Koine Greek. For example, sometimes και (and) plus εγω (I) are joined into a single word καγω (and I).

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rasis is the grammatical term where two words are joined, by contracting the vowel sound at the end of a word into the vowel sound of the beginning of the next word.

This occurs uncommonly in Koine Greek. Some of the more common examples in the New Testament are

• καγω
• κακεινος
• καν
• κακει

καγω=

Sometimes και (and) plus εγω (I) are joined into a single word: καγω (and I). This occurs 76 times in the New Testament.

κακεινος

Sometimes και plus εκεινος are joined into a single word: κακεινος (and that or and he). This occurs 22 times in the New Testament.

καν

Sometimes και plus αν are joined into a single word: καν (and). This occurs 17 times in the New Testament.

κακει

Sometimes και plus εκει are joined into a single word: κακει (and there). This occurs 10 times in the New Testament.

Links

Wikipedia - Crasis

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