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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.]
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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 17 times in 17 verses in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 24:13

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 24:13 - As the proverb of the ancients says, ‘Out of the wicked comes wickedness.’ But my hand shall not be against you.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 4:30

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 4:30 - so that Solomon’s wisdom surpassed the wisdom of all the people of the east and all the wisdom of Egypt.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 44:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 44:1 - To the choirmaster. A Maskil[fn] of the Sons of Korah.
O God, we have heard with our ears,
our fathers have told us,
what deeds you performed in their days,
in the days of old:

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 77:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 77:5 - I consider the days of old,
the years long ago.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 79:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 79:8 - Do not remember against us our former iniquities;[fn]
let your compassion come speedily to meet us,
for we are brought very low.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 89:49

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 89:49 - Lord, where is your steadfast love of old,
which by your faithfulness you swore to David?

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 139:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 139:5 - You hem me in, behind and before,
and lay your hand upon me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 143:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 143:5 - I remember the days of old;
I meditate on all that you have done;
I ponder the work of your hands.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 22:9

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 22:9 - and you saw that the breaches of the city of David were many. You collected the waters of the lower pool,

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 22:11

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 22:11 - You made a reservoir between the two walls for the water of the old pool. But you did not look to him who did it, or see him who planned it long ago.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 23:17

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 23:17 - At the end of seventy years, the LORD will visit Tyre, and she will return to her wages and will prostitute herself with all the kingdoms of the world on the face of the earth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 25:1

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 25:1 - O LORD, you are my God;
I will exalt you; I will praise your name,
for you have done wonderful things,
plans formed of old, faithful and sure.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 37:26

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 37:26 - “‘Have you not heard
that I determined it long ago?
I planned from days of old
what now I bring to pass,
that you should make fortified cities
crash into heaps of ruins,

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 43:18

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 43:18 - “Remember not the former things,
nor consider the things of old.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lam 1:7

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 1:7 - Jerusalem remembers
in the days of her affliction and wandering
all the precious things
that were hers from days of old.
When her people fell into the hand of the foe,
and there was none to help her,
her foes gloated over her;
they mocked at her downfall.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lam 2:17

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 2:17 - The LORD has done what he purposed;
he has carried out his word,
which he commanded long ago;
he has thrown down without pity;
he has made the enemy rejoice over you
and exalted the might of your foes.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 21:21

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 21:21 - For the king of Babylon stands at the parting of the way, at the head of the two ways, to use divination. He shakes the arrows; he consults the teraphim;[fn] he looks at the liver.
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