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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 BoxMat 11:21 - “What sorrow awaits you, Korazin and Bethsaida! For if the miracles I did in you had been done in wicked Tyre and Sidon, their people would have repented of their sins long ago, clothing themselves in burlap and throwing ashes on their heads to show their remorse.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 15:44 - Pilate couldn’t believe that Jesus was already dead, so he called for the Roman officer and asked if he had died yet.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 10:13

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 10:13 - “What sorrow awaits you, Korazin and Bethsaida! For if the miracles I did in you had been done in wicked Tyre and Sidon, their people would have repented of their sins long ago, clothing themselves in burlap and throwing ashes on their heads to show their remorse.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 12:19

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 12:19 - Perhaps you think we’re saying these things just to defend ourselves. No, we tell you this as Christ’s servants, and with God as our witness. Everything we do, dear friends, is to strengthen you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 1:1

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 1:1 - Long ago God spoke many times and in many ways to our ancestors through the prophets.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Pe 1:9

Unchecked Copy Box2Pe 1:9 - But those who fail to develop in this way are shortsighted or blind, forgetting that they have been cleansed from their old sins.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jde 1:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJde 1:4 - I say this because some ungodly people have wormed their way into your churches, saying that God’s marvelous grace allows us to live immoral lives. The condemnation of such people was recorded long ago, for they have denied our only Master and Lord, Jesus Christ.
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