Gloss
yes, indeed, a marker of strong agreement, affirmation, or emphasis
Forms of the word
Dictionary
ναί
Greek transliteration
nai
Simplified transliteration
nai
Numbers
Strong's number
3483
GK Number
3721
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament
33
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag
particle
Definition
a particle, used to strengthen an affirmation, certainly, Rev. 22:20; to make an affirmation, or express an assent, yea, yes, Mt. 5:37; Acts 5:8
Greek-English Concordance for ναί
| Revelation 1:7 | Behold, he is coming with the clouds, and every eye will see him, even those who pierced him; and all the tribes of earth will wail on account of him. So shall it be! (nai | ναί | particle) Amen. |
| Revelation 14:13 | And I heard a voice from heaven saying, “Write this: Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord from now on.” “Yes (nai | ναί | particle) indeed!” says the Spirit, “so they can rest from their labors, because their deeds will follow them!” |
| Revelation 16:7 | And I heard the altar saying, “Yes (nai | ναί | particle) indeed, O Lord God the Almighty, true and just are your judgments!” |
| Revelation 22:20 | The one who testifies to these things says: “Yes (nai | ναί | particle), I am coming soon!” Amen! Come, Lord Jesus! |
