STRONGS G3820:
παλαιός,
παλαιά,
παλαιόν (
πάλαι, which see), from
Homer down;
1. old, ancient (the
Sept. several times for
יָשָׁן and
עַתִּיק):
οἶνος παλαιός (opposed to
νέος),
Luke 5:39 (but
WH in brackets) (
Homer Odyssey 2, 340; Sir. 9:10);
διαθήκη,
2 Corinthians 3:14;
ἐντολή (opposed to
καινή), given long since,
1 John 2:7;
ζύμη (opposed to
νέον φύραμα),
1 Corinthians 5:7f; neuter plural
παλαιά (opposed to
καινά), old things,
Matthew 13:52 (which seems to allude to such articles of food as are fit for use only after having been kept some time (others consider clothing, jewels, etc., as referred to; cf.
θησαυρός, 1 c.); dropping the fig, old and new commandments; cf. Sir. 24:23;
Hebrews 5:12ff);
ὁ παλαιός ἡμῶν ἄνθρωπος (opposed to
ὁ νέος).
our old man, i. e. we, as we were before our mode of thought, feeling, action, had been changed,
Romans 6:6.;
Ephesians 4:22; (
Colossians 3:9).
2. no longer new, worn by use, the worse for wear, old (for
בָּלֶה,
Joshua 9:10f (4f)):
ἱμάτιον,
ἀσκός,
Matthew 9:16;
Mark 2:21;
Luke 5:39f. (Synonym: see
ἀρχαῖος, at the end.)
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