ναί

Matthew 5:37 ναὶ ναί, Yes, Yes,

Simply let your ‘Yes’ be ‘Yes,’ and your ‘No,’ ‘No.’ Anything more comes from the evil one.

Here: The plain particle of affirmation, the everyday Greek 'yes'.

Matthew 9:28 ναὶ Yes

After Jesus had entered the house, the blind men came to Him. “Do you believe that I am able to do this?” He asked. “Yes, Lord,” they answered.

Here: A firm “yes,” with no qualification. The Canaanite woman answers with the same words, “Yes, Lord,” in Matthew 15:27.

Matthew 11:9 ναὶ Yes

What then did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I tell you, and more than a prophet.

Here: A firm 'yes'. Jesus fully accepts the crowd's view before going beyond it.

Matthew 11:26 ναὶ Yes

Yes, Father, for this was well-pleasing in Your sight.

Here: A firm 'yes'. It picks up the praise of verse 25 and says it again more strongly. It is not a sigh of resignation.

Matthew 13:51 ναί Yes

Have you understood all these things?” “Yes,” they answered.

Matthew 15:27 ναὶ Yes

“Yes, Lord,” she said, “even the dogs eat the crumbs that fall from their master’s table.”

Here: A word of agreement. She does not argue with Jesus' saying about the children's bread. She accepts it, and then shows that it leaves room for her.

Matthew 17:25 ναί. Yes.

“Yes,” he answered. When Peter entered the house, Jesus preempted him. “What do you think, Simon?” He asked. “From whom do the kings of the earth collect customs and taxes: from their own sons, or from others?”

Here: A flat, immediate "Yes": Peter says without hesitating that his Teacher pays the two-drachma tax. He answers for Jesus before asking him, which sets up what follows.

Matthew 21:16 ναί. Yes.

“Do You hear what these children are saying?” they asked. “Yes,” Jesus answered. “Have you never read: ‘From the mouths of children and infants You have ordained praise’?”

Here: A flat 'Yes'. He has heard, and he makes no move to silence them. The single word already accepts the acclamation.

Luke 7:26 ναὶ Yes

What then did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I tell you, and more than a prophet.

Luke 10:21 ναὶ yes

At that time Jesus rejoiced in the Holy Spirit and declared, “I praise You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because You have hidden these things from the wise and learned, and revealed them to little children. Yes, Father, for this was well-pleasing in Your sight.

Here: A solemn “Yes!” that affirms and agrees with what God has done.

Luke 11:51 ναὶ Yes

from the blood of Abel to the blood of Zechariah, who was killed between the altar and the sanctuary. Yes, I tell you, all of it will be charged to this generation.

Here: A strong affirmation that restates and seals what was just said in v. 50: 'Yes, truly.'

Luke 12:5 ναὶ Yes

But I will show you whom you should fear: Fear the One who, after you have been killed, has authority to throw you into hell. Yes, I tell you, fear Him!

Here: "Yes!" An emphatic word of agreement that brings the warning down hard.

John 11:27 ναὶ Yes

“Yes, Lord,” she answered, “I believe that You are the Christ, the Son of God, who was to come into the world.”

Here: A firm affirmative that answers Jesus' question directly before she restates her faith in her own words.

John 21:15 ναὶ Yes

When they had finished eating, Jesus asked Simon Peter, “Simon son of John, do you love Me more than these?” “Yes, Lord,” he answered, “You know I love You.” Jesus replied, “Feed My lambs.”

Here: A plain 'yes'. Peter agrees, but he does not repeat the 'more than these'.

John 21:16 ναὶ Yes

Jesus asked a second time, “Simon son of John, do you love Me?” “Yes, Lord,” he answered, “You know I love You.” Jesus told him, “Shepherd My sheep.”

Here: A plain, firm yes. Peter answers 'yes' straight away; he is not taking back or downgrading anything.

Acts 5:8 ναὶ Yes

“Tell me,” said Peter, “is this the price you and your husband got for the land?” “Yes,” she answered, “that is the price.”

Acts 22:27 ναί. Yes.

The commander went to Paul and asked, “Tell me, are you a Roman citizen?” “Yes,” he answered.

Romans 3:29 ναὶ Yes

Is God the God of Jews only? Is He not the God of Gentiles too? Yes, of Gentiles too,

Here: Paul answers his own question firmly. This is the style of the ancient teaching dialogue (the 'diatribe'), in which a speaker poses questions to an imagined partner and answers them.

2 Corinthians 1:17 ναὶ ναὶ Yes, yes

When I planned this, did I do it carelessly? Or do I make my plans by human standards, so as to say “Yes, yes” and also “No, no”?

Here: Yes: the word of commitment or agreement.

2 Corinthians 1:18 ναὶ Yes

But as surely as God is faithful, our message to you is not “Yes” and “No.”

Here: The everyday Greek "yes", used here as a noun: a "yes".

2 Corinthians 1:19 ναὶ ναὶ Yes

For the Son of God, Jesus Christ, who was proclaimed among you by me and Silvanus and Timothy, was not “Yes” and “No,” but in Him it has always been “Yes.”

Here: 'Yes', affirmation or assent. Here it is paired with 'no' to describe someone who is unreliable and noncommittal.

2 Corinthians 1:20 ναί· Yes;

For all the promises of God are “Yes” in Christ. And so through Him, our “Amen” is spoken to the glory of God.

Here: The ordinary Greek word of affirmation. Here it is God's confirming "Yes" to his own word: what he promised, he stands behind and has made good in Christ.

Philippians 4:3 ναὶ Yes

Yes, and I ask you, my true yokefellow, to help these women who have contended at my side for the gospel, along with Clement and the rest of my fellow workers, whose names are in the Book of Life.

Here: A particle of firm agreement. It picks up the appeal of verse 2 and adds weight to it: 'Yes, and what's more, I ask you too.'

Philemon 1:20 ναί, Yes,

Yes, brother, let me have some benefit from you in the Lord. Refresh my heart in Christ.

James 5:12 ναὶ ναὶ Yes, [be] yes

Above all, my brothers, do not swear, not by heaven or earth or by any other oath. Simply let your “Yes” be yes, and your “No,” no, so that you will not fall under judgment.

Here: “Yes”: the yes a person says.

Revelation 1:7 ναὶ Yes

Behold, He is coming with the clouds, and every eye will see Him—even those who pierced Him. And all the tribes of the earth will mourn because of Him. So shall it be! Amen.

Here: The Greek word of firm agreement: 'Yes!'

Revelation 14:13 ναί, Yes,

And I heard a voice from heaven telling me to write, “Blessed are the dead—those who die in the Lord from this moment on.” “Yes,” says the Spirit, “they will rest from their labors, for their deeds will follow them.”

Here: A strong affirmation, much like 'Amen'. The Spirit endorses the heavenly voice's statement (compare 1:7, 22:20).

Revelation 16:7 ναὶ Yes

And I heard the altar reply: “Yes, Lord God Almighty, true and just are Your judgments.”

Here: A firm 'Yes!' of agreement. It answers and endorses what the angel of the waters has just said, much like a liturgical 'Amen' (compare 1:7 'Yes, amen'; 22:20).

Revelation 22:20 ναὶ Yes

He who testifies to these things says, “Yes, I am coming soon.” Amen. Come, Lord Jesus!

Here: The ordinary Greek word for agreeing or confirming. Here it is a solemn "Yes!" that confirms the promise repeated through the book (22:7, 12).