ἀρχαῖος
archaîos · G744 · Greek · 11 occurrences
Meanings
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for a long time, from the beginning, ancient
Pertaining to having existed for a long time in the past, with the possible implication of such existence from the beginning of an event or state
ExamplesMatthew 5:21 “You have heard that the ancients were told, ‘YOU SHALL NOT MURDER,’ and ‘Whoever commits murder shall be answerable to the court.’
Matthew 5:33 “Again, you have heard that the ancients were told, ‘YOU SHALL NOT MAKE FALSE VOWS, BUT SHALL FULFILL YOUR VOWS TO THE LORD.’
Luke 9:8 and by some that Elijah had appeared, and by others that one of the prophets of old had risen.
How it’s used In 4 roles
Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.
the word studied the word it goes with
Named alongside itApposition
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- προφήτηςprophet 1
What it doesIt is the subject
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- παρέρχομαιto pass away, to pass by 1
It is given or told toIndirect object
2 occurrences in 1 groups
- ἔπωto say 2
In phrases “… of it”It is the genitive
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- προφήτηςprophet 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
- קֶדֶם qedem · H6924 · in front, east, eastern
- Greek ἀρχαῖος emphasizes original/primeval quality in temporal antiquity, while Hebrew קֶדֶם encompasses ancient time, beforeness, and spatial 'east' as conceptual extension of temporal priority (dawn/origin direction); both denote remote pastness but קֶדֶם carries broader directional semantics.
Semantic domains 1 entry
- For a long time, from the beginning, ancient67.98
- In Matthew 5:21, Jesus says, “you have heard that the ancients (archaíois) were told, 'YOU SHALL NOT MURDER,'” referring to those who received the law long ago.
Word family 24 words
Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.
Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon ἀρχαῖα, ἀρχαῖον (from ἀρχή beginning, hence) properly, that has been from the beginning,…
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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