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Lexicon :: Strong's G744 - archaios

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ἀρχαῖος
Transliteration
archaios (Key)
Pronunciation
ar-khah'-yos
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Part of Speech
adjective
Root Word (Etymology)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 1:486,81

Trench's Synonyms: lxvii. ἀρχαῖος, παλαιός.

Strong’s Definitions

ἀρχαῖος archaîos, ar-khah'-yos; from G746; original or primeval:—(them of) old (time).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 12x

The KJV translates Strong's G744 in the following manner: old (8x), of old time (3x), a good while ago (with G575) (with G2250) (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 12x
The KJV translates Strong's G744 in the following manner: old (8x), of old time (3x), a good while ago (with G575) (with G2250) (1x).

  1. that has been from the beginning, original, primal, old ancient

    1. of men, things, times, conditions

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ἀρχαῖος archaîos, ar-khah'-yos; from G746; original or primeval:—(them of) old (time).
STRONGS G744:
ἀρχαῖος, -αία, -αῖον (from ἀρχή beginning, hence) properly, that has been from the beginning, original, primeval, old, ancient, used of men, things, times, conditions: Luke 9:8, 19; Acts 15:7, 21; Acts 21:16; 2 Peter 2:5; Revelation 12:9; Revelation 20:2; οἱ ἀρχαῖοι the ancients, the early Israelites: Matthew 5:21, 27 [Rec.], Matthew 5:33; τὰ ἀρχαῖα the man's previous moral condition: 2 Corinthians 5:17. (In Greek writings from Pindar and Herodotus down.)
[Synonyms ἀρχαῖος, παλαιός: in παλ. the simple idea of time dominates, while ἀρχ. ("σημαίνει καὶ τὸ ἀρχῆς ἔχεσθαι," and so) often carries with it a suggestion of nature or original character. Cf. Schmidt ch. 46; Trench § 67.]
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

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

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G744 matches the Greek ἀρχαῖος (archaios),
which occurs 11 times in 11 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 5:21

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 5:21 - “You have heard that it was said to the people long ago, ‘You shall not murder,[fn] and anyone who murders will be subject to judgment.’

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 5:33

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 5:33 - “Again, you have heard that it was said to the people long ago, ‘Do not break your oath, but fulfill to the Lord the vows you have made.’

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 9:8

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 9:8 - others that Elijah had appeared, and still others that one of the prophets of long ago had come back to life.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 9:19

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 9:19 - They replied, “Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others, that one of the prophets of long ago has come back to life.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 15:7

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 15:7 - After much discussion, Peter got up and addressed them: “Brothers, you know that some time ago God made a choice among you that the Gentiles might hear from my lips the message of the gospel and believe.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 15:21

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 15:21 - For the law of Moses has been preached in every city from the earliest times and is read in the synagogues on every Sabbath.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 21:16

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 21:16 - Some of the disciples from Caesarea accompanied us and brought us to the home of Mnason, where we were to stay. He was a man from Cyprus and one of the early disciples.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 5:17

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 5:17 - Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come:[fn] The old has gone, the new is here!

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Pe 2:5

Unchecked Copy Box2Pe 2:5 - if he did not spare the ancient world when he brought the flood on its ungodly people, but protected Noah, a preacher of righteousness, and seven others;

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 12:9 - The great dragon was hurled down—that ancient serpent called the devil, or Satan, who leads the whole world astray. He was hurled to the earth, and his angels with him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 20:2

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 20:2 - He seized the dragon, that ancient serpent, who is the devil, or Satan, and bound him for a thousand years.
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