TBESG · G1597
ἔκπαλαι · ekpalai · of old
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)
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ekpalai G1597
ἔκπαλαι (ekpalai) means “of old” in the TBESG Greek lexicon from STEPBible.
ἔκπαλαι Greek · G1597 2 tagged occurrences in 2 verses
Pronunciation guide: eh'-pal-ahee Strong’s Greek pronunciation spelling.
Lexicon entries
Dodson Greek Lexicon
from of old, long since.
John Jeffrey Dodson · CC0
How translators render G1597
Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| long ago | 1 |
| longstanding | 1 |
| Rendering | Count |
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| of a long time | 1 |
| of old | 1 |
Verses containing G1597
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- 2 Peter 2:3
· BSB · 1 occurrence
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.
Read word by word - 2 Peter 3:5
· BSB · 1 occurrence
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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