Ekpalai ἔκπαλαι
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| ἔκπαλαι | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | ekpalai |
| Strong's number | G1597 |
| Language | Greek |
| Part of speech | adverb |
| Gloss | of old |
| Occurrences | 2 in 2 verses |
Ekpalai (Greek ἔκπαλαι, Strong's G1597) is a Greek adverb meaning “of old”. It occurs 2 times in 2 verses of the New Testament.
Definition
ἔκ-παλαι
adv. (of a class of compound adverbs common in late Gk.; see Mayor on 2 Pe, l.with),
for a long time, from of old: 2Pe.2:3 3:5.†
(AS)
adv. (of a class of compound adverbs common in late Gk.; see Mayor on 2 Pe, l.with),
for a long time, from of old: 2Pe.2:3 3:5.†
(AS)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | time (1), old (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | longstanding (1), long ago (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Ekpalai, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
2 Peter
- 2 Peter 2:3And through covetousness shall they with feigned words make merchandise of you: whose judgment now of a long time lingereth not, and their damnation slumbereth not.In their greed, these false teachers will exploit you with deceptive words. The longstanding verdict against them remains in force, and their destruction does not sleep.
- 2 Peter 3:5For this they willingly are ignorant of, that by the word of God the heavens were of old, and the earth standing out of the water and in the water:But they deliberately overlook the fact that long ago by God’s word the heavens existed and the earth was formed out of water and by water,
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).