Greek · Strong's G744 · Adjective
ἀρχαῖος
archaios
ancient
12times used
12verses
6books
How it's translated
- ancients5
- ancient2
- early1
- of old1
- an early1
- old things1
- the ancient1
Definition
ἀρχαῖος, -αία, -αῖον
(ἀρχή), [in LXX chiefly for קֶדֶם ;]
original, ancient: Mat.5:21, 33, Luk.9:8, 19, Act.15:7, 21 21:16, 2Co.5:17, 2Pe.2:5, Rev.12:9 20:2.†
SYN.: παλαιός, old, without the reference to beginning and origin contained in ἀ. The distinction is observed in π. (MM, see word). ἀ. is the antithesis to καινός: παλ. to vέος (see Westc., He., 223; Cremer, 116) (AS)
Where it appears
- Matthew3
- Acts3
- Luke2
- Revelation2
- 2 Corinthians1
- 2 Peter1
Every verse
English previews: World English Bible. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0.