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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 those of old, ‘You shall not murder; and whoever murders will be liable to judgment.’

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 5:33 - “Again you have heard that it was said to those of old, ‘You shall not swear falsely, but shall perform to the Lord what you have sworn.’

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 9:8

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 9:8 - by some that Elijah had appeared, and by others that one of the prophets of old had risen.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 9:19 - And they answered, “John the Baptist. But others say, Elijah, and others, that one of the prophets of old has risen.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 15:7 - And after there had been much debate, Peter stood up and said to them, “Brothers, you know that in the early days God made a choice among you, that by my mouth the Gentiles should hear the word of the gospel and believe.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 15:21

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 15:21 - For from ancient generations Moses has had in every city those who proclaim him, for he is read every Sabbath in the synagogues.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 21:16 - And some of the disciples from Caesarea went with us, bringing us to the house of Mnason of Cyprus, an early disciple, with whom we should lodge.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 5:17

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 5:17 - Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation.[fn] The old has passed away; behold, the new has come.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Pe 2:5

Unchecked Copy Box2Pe 2:5 - if he did not spare the ancient world, but preserved Noah, a herald of righteousness, with seven others, when he brought a flood upon the world of the ungodly;

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 12:9 - And the great dragon was thrown down, that ancient serpent, who is called the devil and Satan, the deceiver of the whole world—he was thrown down to the earth, and his angels were thrown down with him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 20:2

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