GreekG1597Adverb
ἔκπαλαι
ekpalai
“of old”
2Occurrences
G1597Strong's #
AdverbPart of Speech
Definition
Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)
long ago, for a long while
from G1537 (ἐκ) and G3819 (πάλαι);
Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
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.
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logos (G3056)
word, saying, account
Grammar & Morphology
Part of Speech
Adverb
Morphology Code
G:ADV
Full Description
Greek Adverb
Occurrences
ἔκπαλαι appears 2 times in the New Testament.
Distribution by Book
2 Peter
2
Key Passages
2 Peter 2:3BSB
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 3:5BSB
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,
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