Greek · Strong's G1597
ἔκπαλαι
ekpalaieh'-pal-ahee
long ago, for a long while
1890 spelling: ékpalai
- ε5
- κ20
- π80
- α1
- λ30
- α1
- ι10
Isopsephy 147
Strong's Dictionary · 1890
long ago, for a long while
Rendered in the KJV as
of a long time, of old.
- 2occurrencesin the New Testament
- 1 of 27New Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 1inflected formdistinct spellings
Across 2 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 1
- ἔκπαλαι2
How it is rendered · 2
- long ago1
- of long ago1
The sense the word carries at each spot: how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 1
- adverb2
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- ADV · 2
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The ledger of occurrences
2 Peter2 occurrences
- 2 Peter 2:3ἔκπαλαιekpalaiadverbIn 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.here: of long ago
- 2 Peter 3:5ἔκπαλαιekpalaiadverbBut 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,here: long ago