ΠΑΛΑΙ, παλαι
PALAI, palai
Sounds Like: pa-LAI
Translations: long ago, of old, formerly, anciently
From the root: ΠΑΛΑΙ
Part of Speech: Adverb
Explanation: This word is an adverb of time, meaning 'long ago' or 'of old'. It is used to refer to events or states that occurred in the distant past. It can modify verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs, indicating that the action or quality described happened or existed a considerable time before the present.
Inflection: Does not inflect
Strong’s number: G3819 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Clement of Alexandria
Codex Sinaiticus
- Esther — 3:13g
- Wisdom — 12:3, 12:27
- Isaiah — 37:26
- Matthew — 11:21
- Mark — 15:44
- Luke — 10:13
- Hebrews — 1:1
- 2 Peter — 1:9
- Jude — 1:4
Josephus' Against Apion
- Book One — 22:166, 28:260, 28:261, 29:273, 4:40, 16:155, 38:274, 41:290
- Book Two — 4:40, 16:155, 38:274, 41:290
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 1 — 5:121
- Book 5 — 8:300
- Book 6 — 2:29
- Book 8 — 6:164, 7:205
- Book 9 — 6:132, 14:285
- Book 11 — 3:32, 4:81
- Book 13 — 2:45, 16:423
- Book 14 — 13:326, 15:416, 15:442, 16:468, 16:481
- Book 15 — 2:34, 3:40, 3:63, 3:67, 4:98, 8:267, 8:293, 9:315, 9:316, 9:331, 10:351
- Book 16 — 2:40, 7:222, 8:258, 9:290, 11:375
- Book 19 — 6:295
- Book 20 — 8:190, 9:207
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book One — 1:13, 2:2, 5:6, 6:12, 7:4, 8:16, 9:13, 11:2, 13:5, 14:11, 17:20, 19:7, 25:19, 26:4, 27:4, 27:8
- Book Two — 4:1, 7:11, 18:8, 20:5
- Book Three — 1:4, 3:1, 7:131, 8:7, 8:45, 9:47
- Book Four — 3:12, 3:34, 6:12, 8:44, 10:18
- Book Five — 1:41, 3:6, 8:5, 8:14, 9:30, 9:72, 13:45
- Book Six — 1:6, 1:7, 4:31, 6:2, 8:22, 8:24
- Book Seven — 5:17, 8:72, 8:76, 8:92, 8:108
Justin Martyr
- First Apology of Justin Martyr — 25:1, 39:1
- Second Apology of Justin Martyr — 0:2
- Dialogue with Trypho the Jew — 13:1, 30:3, 46:7, 51:3, 82:1, 111:4, 119:4
Life of Flavius Josephus, The
Pseudo Clement of Rome
- Clement’s Second Letter — 11:2
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
The Shepherd of Hermas — Parables
- Parable 9 — 26:6
Tischendorf's Greek New Testament
- Matthew — 11:21
- Mark — 15:44
- Luke — 10:13
- 2 Corinthians — 12:19
- Hebrews — 1:1
- 2 Peter — 1:9
- Jude — 1:4
From the same root
No other words from the same root, ΠΑΛΑΙ, appear in our texts.
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