παλαιόω
palaióō · G3822 · Greek · 4 occurrences
Meanings
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to become old, to deteriorate
To become old, with the implication of becoming obsolete and/or useless
ExamplesLuke 12:33 “Sell your possessions and give to charity; make yourselves money belts that do not wear out, an inexhaustible treasure in heaven, where no thief comes near nor does a moth destroy.
Hebrews 1:11 THEY WILL PERISH, BUT YOU REMAIN; AND THEY ALL WILL WEAR OUT LIKE A GARMENT,
Hebrews 8:13 When He said, “A new covenant,” He has made the first obsolete. But whatever is becoming obsolete and growing old is about to disappear.
How it’s used In 5 roles
Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.
the word studied the word it goes with
Who or what does itSubject
4 occurrences in 3 groups
- Not stated (participle) 2
- πᾶςall, every, each 1
- Not stated: he, she or it 1
What it acts on, or what is saidObject
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- πρῶτοςfirst 1
With prepositionsPrepositional phrases
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- ἐνin+ λέγωto say 1
With adverbsAdverbs
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- μήnot 1
What it is said to bePredicate
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- ἀφανισμόςdisappearance 1
When two words share a role, as in “Paul and Barnabas said”, the verse appears under each, so a section’s counts can add up to more than the number of occurrences.
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In the other Testament 1 word
- בָּלָה bâlâh · H1086 · to wear out, to become worn out, to waste away
- Direct Hebrew equivalent for the notion of wearing out or becoming old, especially used of garments and material objects (Deut 8:4, 29:5, Josh 9:13, Neh 9:21). Like παλαιόω, it describes both the process of deterioration and the state of being worn out.
Semantic domains 2 entries
- To make old, to make out of date67.103
- This domain covers παλαιόω naming the act of rendering something obsolete, as the writer of Hebrews explains the old covenant's status: “When He said, ‘A new covenant,’ He has made the first obsolete. But whatever is becoming obsolete and growing old is ready to disappear.” (Hebrews 8:13)
- To become old, to deteriorate67.104
- Here παλαιόω describes the process of something growing old and wearing out, as Jesus warns against storing up worldly treasure: “Sell your possessions and give to charity; make yourselves money belts which do not wear out, an unfailing treasure in heaven.” (Luke 12:33)
Word family 5 words
Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.
Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon παλαιῷ: perfect πεπαλαίωκα; passive, present participle παλαιουμενος; future…
a. to make ancient or old, the Sept. for בִּלָּה; passive to become old, to be worn out, the Sept. for בָּלָה, עָתַק: of things worn out by time and use, as βαλάντιον, Lk 12:33; ἱμάτιον, Heb 1:11 (cf. Psalm 101:27 (John 102:27>); Deut 29:5; Josh 9:19 (); Neh 9:21; Isa 50:9; Isa 51:6; Sir. 14:17). passive τό παλαιούμενον, that which is becoming old, Heb 8:13 (Plato, symp., p. 208 b.; Tim., p. 59 c.).
b. to declare a thing to be old and so about to be abrogated: Heb 8:13 (see γηράσκω, at the end).
Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament (1889), public domain
Topical studies with this word 1 entry
Meanings adapted from the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament, © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0 and the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew (from the Semantic Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew), © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0; MACULA Greek Linguistic Datasets, available at https://github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-greek/, licensed CC BY 4.0; MACULA Hebrew Linguistic Datasets © 2022-2024 by Biblica, Inc., CC BY 4.0. Westminster Leningrad Codex (tanach.us). OpenScriptures Hebrew Bible morphology (hb.openscriptures.org), CC BY 4.0.
Sources
eRhema lexical overview, based on the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew and the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament (© United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Macula Hebrew and Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0); released under CC BY-SA 4.0
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