2001 Translation

PALAIA, palaia

Sounds Like: pa-LAI-ah

Translations: old, ancient, worn out, a worn out thing, the old

From the root: ΠΑΛΑΙΑ

Part of Speech: Adjective

Explanation: This word describes something as old, ancient, or worn out. It can refer to things that are aged by time, or to things that are no longer new or fresh. It is often used to contrast with something new. It can also be used substantively to refer to 'the old' or 'an old thing'.

Inflection: Singular, Nominative, Feminine; Singular, Accusative, Feminine; Singular, Genitive, Feminine

Strong’s number: G3820 (Lookup on BibleHub)

Instances

Clement of Alexandria

• Exhortation to the Greeks (Protrepticus) — 1:20, 4:50

Codex Sinaiticus

• Song of Solomon — 7:14
• Jeremiah — 45:11
• Matthew — 13:52
• 1 Corinthians — 5:8
• 1 John — 2:7

Ignatius of Antioch

• Ignatius’ Letter to the Ephesians — 19:3

Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews

• Book 10 — 3:44
• Book 16 — 2:44
• Book 19 — 2:172

Josephus' The Jewish War

• Book Seven — 10:26

Justin Martyr

• First Apology of Justin Martyr — 53:1
• Dialogue with Trypho the Jew — 14:2

Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint

• Leviticus — 25:22, 26:10
• Joshua — 9:11
• Song of Solomon — 7:13
• Isaiah — 48:5
• Jeremiah — 45:11

The Shepherd of Hermas — Parables

• Parable 9 — 2:2, 12:1, 12:2

Tischendorf's Greek New Testament

• Matthew — 13:52
• 1 Corinthians — 5:8
• 1 John — 2:7

From the same root

No other words from the same root, ΠΑΛΑΙΑ, appear in our texts.

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