old

Greek Adjective

παλαιός, -ά, -όν (πάλαι), [in LXX: Lev.25:22 26:10, Sng.7:13 (14) (יָשֵׁן), יָשֵׁן), Jos.9:4-5, Jer.38:11 (בָּלֶה), etc;] old, ancient; opposite to νέος, καινός: οἶνος, Luk.5:3; διαθήκη, 2Co.3:14; ἐντολή, 1Jn.2:7; ζύμη, 1Co.5:7-8; ὁ π. ἄςθρωπος (for similar phrases, see Westc, Eph., 68), Rom.6:6, Eph.4:22, Col.3:9; neut. pl, καινὰ καὶ π, Mat.13:52; of things not merely old, but worn by use (as Jo, l.with, LXX), Mat.9:16-17, Mrk.2:21-22, Luk.5:36-37. SYN.: see: ἀρχαῖος (AS)

old

Greek Adjective

πᾰλαιός, ά, όν, Aeolic dialect πάλαος [Refs]; Boeotian dialect παληός [Refs]; Laconian dialect παλεός (see. below): regular comparative and superlative παλαιότερος [Refs 5th c.BC+] [The penultimate is sometimes short in Poets, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; in these places παλεός (a form mentioned by Hdn.[Refs 5th c.BC+] I) old in years, I.1) mostly of persons, aged, ἢ νέος ἠὲ παλαιός [Refs 8th c.BC+]; π. γέρων, π. γρηῦς, [Refs 8th c.BC+]: in bad sense, a dotard (μωρός [Refs 5th c.BC+] I.2) of things, οἶνος [Refs 8th c.BC+]; νῆες. νέαι ἠδὲ π.[Refs 5th c.BC+] II) of old date, ancient, II.1) of persons, ξεῖνος π. an old guest-friend, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; οἱ π. the ancients, [LXX+5th c.BC+] II.2) of things, λέκτρον [Refs 8th c.BC+]; of places, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; καιροὶ π. ancient times, [Refs 3rd c.BC+]; τὸ π. as adverb, anciently, formerly, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐκ παλαιοῦ from of old, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐκ παλαιτέρου from older time, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἀρχαῖα καὶ παλαιά joined, [Refs 5th c.BC+] II.3) of things, also, II.3.a) in good sense, venerable, held in esteem, like Latin antiquus, ἅπερ μέγιστα καὶ παλαιότατα τοῖς ἀνθρώποις [Refs 5th c.BC+] II.3.b) in bad sense, antiquated, obsolete, κωφὰ καὶ π. ἔπη [Refs 5th c.BC+] II.3.c) π. δρᾶμα a drama which has been previously acted, [Refs 4th c.BC+] III) adverb παλαιῶς in an old way, τὰ καινὰ π. διδάσκειν [Refs 5th c.BC+] at an earlier time, [Refs 1st c.BC+]

Greek

Adjective

antique, i.e. not recent, worn out; old; from g3819 (πάλαι)