παλαιόςpalaiós
antique, i.e. not recent, worn out
Greek (New Testament) · G3820
Meanings
old, ancient; opposed to νέος, καινός: οἶνος, Luke 5:39; διαθήκη, 2 Corinthians 3:14; ἐντολή, 1 John 2:7; ζύμη, 1 Corinthians 5:7, 1 Corinthians 5:8; ὁ π. ἄςθρωπος, Romans 6:6, Ephesians 4:22, Colossians 3:9; neuter plural, καινὰ καὶ π., Matthew 13:52; of things not merely old, but worn by use (as Joshua 9:4, Joshua 9:5, LXX), Matthew 9:16, Matthew 9:17, Mark 2:21, Mark 2:22, Luke 5:36, Luke 5:37.
Synonyms
see ἀρχαῖος.
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 19 times in the Bible.
- Matthew 9:16 “Besides, who would patch old clothing with new cloth? For the new patch would shrink and rip away from the old cloth, leaving an even bigger tear than before.
- Matthew 9:17 “And no one puts new wine into old wineskins. For the old skins would burst from the pressure, spilling the wine and ruining the skins. New wine is stored in new wineskins so that both are preserved.”
- Matthew 13:52 Then he added, “Every teacher of religious law who becomes a disciple in the Kingdom of Heaven is like a homeowner who brings from his storeroom new gems of truth as well as old.”
- Mark 2:21 “Besides, who would patch old clothing with new cloth? For the new patch would shrink and rip away from the old cloth, leaving an even bigger tear than before.
- Mark 2:22 “And no one puts new wine into old wineskins. For the wine would burst the wineskins, and the wine and the skins would both be lost. New wine calls for new wineskins.”
- Luke 5:36 Then Jesus gave them this illustration: “No one tears a piece of cloth from a new garment and uses it to patch an old garment. For then the new garment would be ruined, and the new patch wouldn’t even match the old garment.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.