πάλαι palai · G3819
of old
πάλαι ; adv. of time, [in LXX: Isa.48:5, 7 (אָז), etc. ; ] ; long ago, of old, in time past (denoting past time absolutely, as πρότερον relatively) : Mat.11:21, Luk.10:13, Heb.1:1, Ju 4; as adj., with art., 2Pe.1:9; of time just past, Mrk.6:47 (WH, mg.), Mrk.15:44 (WH, mg., R, txt.); with durst. praes. (RV, all this time), 2Co.12:19.†; (AS)
Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)
Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt
πάλαι [ᾰ], ; adverb long ago, π. οὔ τι νέον γε []; π. ποτέ once upon a time, []present of an act lasting to the present, ὁρῶ.. π. I have long seen, []; ἰχνεύω π.[]; but, π. ποτ᾽ ὄντες ye who were long ago, []: also with perfect, τέθνηχ᾽ ὑμῖν π. []imperfect of an act lasting to a past time, ἔχεν π. had long been holding it, []; 2 like an adjective with Article and Noun, οἱ π. φῶτες men of old, []; τὰ καινὰ τοῖς π. τεκμαίρεται[]; οἱ π. the ancients, opposed to οἱ νῦν, []; II before, opposed to …
Where it's used 7 times
Matthew 11:21 · Mark 15:44 · Luke 10:13 · 2 Corinthians 12:19 · Hebrews 1:1 · 2 Peter 1:9 · Jude 1:4
Source: TBESG G3819; TFLSJ G3819
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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