πάλαιpálai

(adverbially) formerly, or (by relatively) sometime since; (elliptically as adjective) ancient

Greek (New Testament) · G3819

Meanings

long ago, of old, in time past (denoting past time absolutely, as πρότερον relatively): Matthew 11:21, Luke 10:13, Hebrews 1:1, Jude 1:4; as adj., with article, 2 Peter 1:9; of time just past, Mark 6:47, Mark 15:44; with durat. praes. (RV, all this time), 2 Corinthians 12:19.

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 7 times in the Bible.

  • Matthew 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.
  • Mark 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.
  • Luke 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.
  • 2 Corinthians 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.
  • Hebrews 1:1 Long ago God spoke many times and in many ways to our ancestors through the prophets.
  • 2 Peter 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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Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.