ⲁⲩⲱ SA2F, ⲁⲟⲩ Sa (ST 357) A, ⲁⲩⲟⲩ (ib 225), ⲁⲩ (Br 256 6, Ryl 243, BP 9420) S, (BKU 1 26 30) F, ⲱ S often AZ 23 104 ff‡, (Sph 10 4 xiii) F, ⲟⲩⲟϩ B; properly imperat of ⲟⲩⲱϩ (cf ⲁⲟⲩⲱ J&C 98 Sf, BM 1239, 1241 F, ⲁⲩⲟⲩⲱ ZNTW 1925 88), v AZ 26 94, ib 52 114, Spg Dem Gram 55, conjunction, and (Stern 592). Cf paral use of F ⲁϩⲁ.
I. joins phrases (often in B between verbal clauses where S omits): Ge 18 14 SB, 1 Kg 8 12 S, Mt 18 18 SB, Ap 6 15 S (B ⲛⲉⲙ-) καί, C 43 89 B ⲛⲏ ⲉⲧⲭⲏ...ⲟⲩ. ⲉⲧⲟⲛϧ ϧⲉⲛⲧⲡⲟⲣⲛⲓⲁ, Br 45 S ⲛⲧⲛⲧⲁⲕⲟ ⲁ. ⲛⲧⲛⲥⲱⲣⲙ, AP 27 A2 ⲉϥⲙⲁⲕϩ ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲁ. ⲉϥⲣⲱϩⲉ ⲁϩⲟⲩⲛ, PS 247 S ϣⲛ ϩⲧⲏⲕ...ⲁ. ⲛⲅϭⲱⲗ, ShC 42 225 S ⲟⲩⲛ ⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲛⲥⲟⲉⲓⲧ ⲁ. ⲁⲩⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲛⲁⲓ ...ϫⲉ-, Leyd 450 S ⲛⲁⲓ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲣⲁⲛ ⲁ. ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧⲉⲟⲩⲛⲧⲁⲩ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ, J 75 64 S tower that they built ⲁ. ⲉⲁⲓⲣ ϩⲩⲡⲟⲩⲣⲅⲉⲓ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϩⲱⲱⲧ, CO 58 S endeavour to teach them ⲁ. ⲉⲓⲥ ⲡⲟⲩⲣⲟⲟⲩϣ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ϩⲓϫⲱⲕ, J 106 70 S ⲡⲣⲱⲧⲟⲛ ⲙⲉⲛ ϫⲉ-...ⲁ. ϫⲉϣⲁⲣⲉ-, Phil 1 18 B ϯⲣⲁϣⲓ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲟⲩ. ϯⲛⲁⲣⲁϣⲓ ⲟⲛ (SF ⲁ. ⲟⲛ) ἀλλὰ καί, PS 201 S ⲟⲩ ⲙⲟⲛⲟⲛ...ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲁ.
II. introduces narrative or statement (mostly bibl): Ge 1 3 B, 8 1 SB, Nu 10 1 SB, Is 12 4 SB καί; S often om: Ge 18 22, 22 1, Lu 14 22 (all = B ⲟⲩ.); Mor 51 28 S wife said ⲁ. ⲁϣⲡⲉ ⲡⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲓⲁⲁϥ, sim ShC 73 98 S ⲁ. ⲣⲙⲛⲏⲓ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉϥⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ, ShC 42 117 S I will dwell apart repenting ⲁ. ⲛⲧⲱⲧⲛ ϩⲉⲛⲕⲁⲧⲁⲣⲱⲛ.
III. introducing apodosis, B (imitating otiose initial καί in LXX): Ex 13 5 ⲟⲩ. ⲉⲥⲉϣⲱⲡⲓ...ⲟⲩ. ⲉⲕⲉⲓⲣⲓ καί, ib 18 14 ⲉⲧⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲇⲉ...ⲟⲩ. ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ (S Gk om), Nu 21 8 (do), Deu 28 58–59 (S ⲁ.) καί; C 86 240 ⲟⲩ. ⲉϣⲱⲡ...ⲟⲩ. ⲙⲁⲣⲉⲡⲓⲕⲩⲣⲓⲝ ⲱϣ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ, DeV 146 ϩⲟⲥⲟⲛ ⲛⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ϫⲉ-...ⲟⲩ. ⲙⲁⲣⲉⲛ-, Miss 4 193 ϧⲉⲛⲡϫⲓⲛⲑⲣⲉϥⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ϫⲉ-...ⲟⲩ. ⲁϥⲧⲱⲛϥ, ib 156 notaries hid their pens, ⲟⲩⲛⲟⲧ. ⲇⲉ...ⲟⲩ. ⲁϥϯ ⲙⲫⲱϥ ⲛⲁϥ; perhaps S Jos 6 25 ⲁ. ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉ- (Gk om).
IV. joins nns or adjs: Ps 67 5 SB, Sa 14 26 S καί, ShC 42 122 S ⲡⲁⲓ ⲁ. ⲛⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ, C 89 113 B ⲙⲙⲁⲓⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲟⲩ. ⲛⲁⲥⲕⲏⲧⲏⲥ, RE 9 136 S ⲧⲉⲧⲛⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥⲩⲛⲏ ⲛϫ︤ⲥ︥ ⲛⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲁ. ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ, J 74 91 S ⲧϭⲟⲙ ⲁ. ⲧϭⲓϫ ⲛⲛⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ. a. S often = B ⲛⲉⲙ-: Ps 30 3, Ac 12 17 καί. b. or S varies with ⲙⲛ-: Jos 17 3, Ap 5 12, 13 καί, Aeg 239 John ⲙⲛ- Matthew ⲙⲛ- Peter ⲁ. Judas, Mor 51 27 S ⲙⲛⲛⲉⲥⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲏ ⲛⲉⲥⲣⲉⲙⲣⲁⲩⲏ ⲁ. ⲛⲉϥ(sic)ϩⲙϩⲁⲗ, J&C 92 ϯϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲉ...ⲁ. ⲛⲉⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ, ϯϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲉ... ⲙⲛⲧⲉϥⲙⲁⲁⲩ, RE 9 156 lemons ⲙⲛⲟⲩϩⲉⲣⲙⲁⲛ ⲁ. ⲟⲩϣⲏⲙ ⲛⲗⲁⲭⲁⲛⲟⲛ, J 92 6 martyr('s monastery) ⲙⲛⲛϥⲉⲅⲱⲙⲉⲛⲟⲥ ⲁ. ⲛⲉϥⲡⲣⲱⲉⲓⲥⲧⲱⲥ. c. S + ⲙⲛ- (archaic ?): PS 11 worldly troubles ⲁ. ⲙⲛⲛⲉⲩⲕⲓⲛⲇⲩⲛⲟⲥ ⲁ. ⲙⲛⲛⲉⲩⲇⲓⲱⲅⲙⲟⲥ, ib 138 ⲡⲓϩⲁ ⲛϩⲟϥ ⲁ. ⲙⲛⲡⲓϩⲁ ⲛⲥⲓⲧ, BG 83 ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲟⲩⲁⲁϥ ⲁ. ⲙⲛⲡⲉⲧⲉϩⲛⲁϥ, J 69 15 ϩⲛⲙⲛⲧⲣⲉ...ⲁ. ⲙⲛⲟⲩⲣⲉϥⲥϩⲁⲓ (cf Byzantine καὶ σύν, καὶ μετά, PMon 18). d. S + ϩⲓ- (rare): Br 109 ϣⲁⲗ ⲁ. ϩⲓⲗⲓⲃⲁⲛⲟⲥ.
V. for δέ: Ge 21 16 SB, Pro 3 16 S (B = Gk); or varies with δέ: Miss 4 18 B ⲟⲩ. ⲁⲛⲓ ϣⲁⲣⲟϥ = ib 636 S ⲁⲛⲉⲓ ⲇⲉ, ib 525 S ⲁ. ⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲉ = C 89 44 B ⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲇⲉ.
VI. + ⲟⲛ (ⲟⲩⲁⲛ A, Cl 2 2, 17 5 &c, TU 43 11, also ⲁⲟⲩ ⲁⲛ), moreover, further: 2 Chr 6 33 B καί, Eccl 6 3 S καίγε, Ez 4 4 B (cf S ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ϩⲱ), ib 5 4 SB καὶ ἔτι, ib 28 12, 37 24 B (S om ⲟⲛ) καί, Lu 14 22 S (B ⲟⲩ. ⲉⲧⲓ) καὶ ἔτι, Jo 6 11 SA2 (B ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⲟⲛ) ὁμοίως καί, Ac 26 6 S (B ⲟⲩ.) καί, R 1 5 37 S thou hast not had pity on monks ⲁ. ⲙⲙⲟⲛⲁⲭⲏ...ⲁ. ⲟⲛ ⲙⲡⲉⲕⲛⲁ ϩⲁⲣⲟⲟⲩ, Miss 4 522 S = C 89 42 B I brought it for my soul's good ⲁ. ⲟⲛ because ye are godly men, AM 12 B ⲉϥⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ... ⲟⲩ. ⲟⲛ ⲉϥⲉⲙⲓ, CO 36 S we go surety for him, his κρῖμα is on us ⲁ. ⲟⲛ ⲧⲛⲥⲧⲟⲓⲭⲉ ⲉⲛⲓϣⲁϫⲉ.
VII. in addition to subjunct (Stern 447): Ep Jer 43 B (F Gk om), Lu 12 43 B (Cat 150, S Gk om), BG 67 S ϣⲁϥⲥⲱⲕ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ...ⲁ. ⲛⲥⲡⲗⲁⲛⲁ, Leyd 442 S ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧⲛⲁϫⲓⲧⲥ ⲁ. ⲛⲥⲉⲟϣⲥ, Aeg 39 B all adorn streets ⲟⲩ. ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲓⲕⲉⲛⲉϥ ⲥⲟⲗⲥⲉⲗ ⲛⲛⲟⲩⲉϫⲏⲟⲩ, CO 29 S we are ready to observe ⲁ. ⲛⲧⲛⲥⲱⲧⲙ...ⲁ. ⲛⲧⲛϩⲩⲡⲟⲧⲁⲥⲥⲉ.