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Lexicon :: Strong's G3819 - palai

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πάλαι
Transliteration
palai (Key)
Pronunciation
pal'-ahee
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Part of Speech
adverb
Root Word (Etymology)
Probably another form for πάλιν (G3825) (through the idea of retrocession)
mGNT
7x in 1 unique form(s) TR
6x in 1 unique form(s) LXX
3x in 1 unique form(s)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 5:717,769

Strong’s Definitions

πάλαι pálai, pal'-ahee; probably another form for G3825 (through the idea of retrocession); (adverbially) formerly, or (by relatively) sometime since; (elliptically as adjective) ancient:—any while, a great while ago, (of) old, in time past.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 6x

The KJV translates Strong's G3819 in the following manner: long ago (1x), any while (1x), a great while ago (1x), old (1x), in time past (1x), of old (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 6x
The KJV translates Strong's G3819 in the following manner: long ago (1x), any while (1x), a great while ago (1x), old (1x), in time past (1x), of old (1x).

  1. of old, former

  2. long ago

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
πάλαι pálai, pal'-ahee; probably another form for G3825 (through the idea of retrocession); (adverbially) formerly, or (by relatively) sometime since; (elliptically as adjective) ancient:—any while, a great while ago, (of) old, in time past.
STRONGS G3819:
πάλαι, adverb of time, from Homer down;
1. of old; Hebrews 1:1; (as adjective) former, 2 Peter 1:9. (πάλαι properly designates the past not like πρίν and πρότερον relatively, i. e. with a reference, more or less explicit, to some other time (whether past, present, or future), but simply and absolutely.)
2. long ago: Matthew 11:21; Luke 10:13; Jude 1:4; so also of time just past, Mark 15:44 (A. V. any while) (where L Tr text WH text ἤδη); 2 Corinthians 12:19 L T Tr WH (R. V. all this time) (so in Homer, Odyssey 20, 293; Josephus, Antiquities 14, 15, 4).
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Matthew
11:21
Mark
15:44
Luke
10:13
2 Corinthians
12:19
Hebrews
1:1
2 Peter
1:9
Jude
1:4

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G3819 matches the Greek πάλαι (palai),
which occurs 7 times in 7 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 11:21

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 11:21 - οὐαί σοι Χοραζίν οὐαί σοι Βηθσαϊδά ὅτι εἰ ἐν Τύρῳ καὶ Σιδῶνι ἐγένοντο αἱ δυνάμεις αἱ γενόμεναι ἐν ὑμῖν πάλαι G3819 ἂν ἐν σάκκῳ καὶ σποδῷ μετενόησαν

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 15:44

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 15:44 - ὁ δὲ Πιλᾶτος ἐθαύμασεν εἰ ἤδη τέθνηκεν καὶ προσκαλεσάμενος τὸν κεντυρίωνα ἐπηρώτησεν αὐτὸν εἰ πάλαι G3819 ἀπέθανεν

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 10:13 - οὐαί σοι Χοραζίν οὐαί σοι Βηθσαϊδά ὅτι εἰ ἐν Τύρῳ καὶ Σιδῶνι ἐγενήθησαν αἱ δυνάμεις αἱ γενόμεναι ἐν ὑμῖν πάλαι G3819 ἂν ἐν σάκκῳ καὶ σποδῷ καθήμενοι μετενόησαν

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 12:19

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 12:19 - πάλαι G3819 δοκεῖτε ὅτι ὑμῖν ἀπολογούμεθα κατέναντι θεοῦ ἐν Χριστῷ λαλοῦμεν τὰ δὲ πάντα ἀγαπητοί ὑπὲρ τῆς ὑμῶν οἰκοδομῆς

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Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 1:1 - πολυμερῶς καὶ πολυτρόπως πάλαι G3819 ὁ θεὸς λαλήσας τοῖς πατράσιν ἐν τοῖς προφήταις

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Pe 1:9

Unchecked Copy Box2Pe 1:9 - ᾧ γὰρ μὴ πάρεστιν ταῦτα τυφλός ἐστιν μυωπάζων λήθην λαβὼν τοῦ καθαρισμοῦ τῶν πάλαι G3819 αὐτοῦ ἁμαρτιῶν

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Unchecked Copy BoxJde 1:4 - παρεισέδυσαν γάρ τινες ἄνθρωποι οἱ πάλαι G3819 προγεγραμμένοι εἰς τοῦτο τὸ κρίμα ἀσεβεῖς τὴν τοῦ θεοῦ ἡμῶν χάριτα μετατιθέντες εἰς ἀσέλγειαν καὶ τὸν μόνον δεσπότην καὶ κύριον ἡμῶν Ἰησοῦν Χριστὸν ἀρνούμενοι
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