G1597: ἔκπαλαι
ékpalai · “of old”
Definition
long ago, for a long while
KJV translates it as: of a long time, of old
Extended definition
ἔκ-παλαι
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: 2Pe.2:3 3:5.†
(AS)
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: 2Pe.2:3 3:5.†
(AS)
Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon (1922) via STEPBible TBESG (CC BY 4.0).
How G1597 is translated
- of long ago ×1
- long ago ×1
Bible verses with G1597 (ékpalai)
Ékpalai appears in 2 verses.
- 2 Peter 2:3
And through covetousness shall they with feigned words make merchandise of you: whose judgment now of a long time lingereth not, and their damnation slumbereth not.
- 2 Peter 3:5
For this they willingly are ignorant of, that by the word of God the heavens were of old, and the earth standing out of the water and in the water: