ἀρχαῖος archaios · G0744

ancient

ἀρχαῖος, -αία, -αῖον; (ἀρχή), [in LXX chiefly for קֶדֶם ; ] ; original, ancient: Mat.5:21, 33, Luk.9:8, 19, Act.15:7, 21 21:16, 2Co.5:17, 2Pe.2:5, Rev.12:9 20:2.†; SYN.: παλαιός, old, without the reference to beginning and origin contained in ἀ. The distinction is observed in π. (MM, see word). ἀ. is the antithesis to καινός: παλ. to vέος (see Westc., He., 223; Cremer, 116) (AS)

Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)

Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt

ἀρχαῖος, α, ον, ; (ἀρχή I) from the beginning or origin: ; I mostly of things, ancient, σκότος[]; χερὸς σῆς πίστιν ἀρχαίαν faith firm for ever, []; I.2 old-fashioned, antiquated, []; of literary style, []; I.2.b simple, silly, []; I.3 ancient, former, τὸ ἀ. ῥέεθον[]; οἱ ἀ., opposed to οἱ ὕστερον, []; I.4 old, worn out, ὑποδήματα[]; II of persons, Θέμιν.. ἀρχαίαν ἄλοχον Διός[]; ἀ. θεαί, of the Erinyes, []; οἱ ἀ. the Ancients, name given by [] to the pre-Socratics, []; in Lit. Crit., ancient, …

Where it's used 12 times

Matthew 5:21 · Matthew 5:27 · Matthew 5:33 · Luke 9:8 · Luke 9:19 · Acts 15:7 · Acts 15:21 · Acts 21:16 · 2 Corinthians 5:17 · 2 Peter 2:5 · Revelation 12:9 · Revelation 20:2

Source: TBESG G0744; TFLSJ G0744

Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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