ἀρχαῖος (archaios) means “ancient” in the TBESG Greek lexicon from STEPBible.
Pronunciation guide: ar-khah'-yos Strong’s Greek pronunciation spelling.
ἀρχαῖος · archaios · ancient
ἀρχαῖος, -αία, -αῖον (ἀρχή), [in LXX chiefly for קֶדֶם ;] original, ancient: Mat.5:21, 33, Luk.9:8, 19, Act.15:7, 21 21:16, 2Co.5:17, 2Pe.2:5, Rev.12:9 20:2.† SYN.: παλαιός, old, without the reference to beginning and origin contained in ἀ. The distinction is observed in π. (MM, see word). ἀ. is the antithesis to καινός: παλ. to vέος (see Westc., He., 223; Cremer, 116) (AS)
STEPBible, Tyndale House Cambridge · CC BY 4.0
original, primitive, ancient.
John Jeffrey Dodson · CC0
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 |
|---|---|
| ancient | 3 |
| old | 3 |
| ancients | 2 |
| an early | 1 |
| the ancient | 1 |
| the early | 1 |
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| old | 4 |
| by them of old time | 3 |
| that old | 2 |
| ago | 1 |
| an old | 1 |
| old things | 1 |
Page 1 of 1. 11 verses in the selected STEP text, printed below in BSB where available. Read each verse in its chapter to follow the author’s thought.
You have heard that it was said to the ancients, ‘Do not murder’ and ‘Anyone who murders will be subject to judgment.’
Read word by wordAgain, you have heard that it was said to the ancients, ‘Do not break your oath, but fulfill your vows to the Lord.’
Read word by wordothers that Elijah had appeared, and still others that a prophet of old had arisen.
Read word by wordThey replied, “Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others, that a prophet of old has arisen.”
Read word by wordAfter much discussion, Peter got up and said to them, “Brothers, you know that in the early days God made a choice among you that the Gentiles would hear from my lips the message of the gospel and believe.
Read word by wordFor Moses has been proclaimed in every city from ancient times and is read in the synagogues on every Sabbath.”
Read word by wordSome of the disciples from Caesarea accompanied us, and they took us to stay at the home of Mnason the Cypriot, an early disciple.
Read word by wordTherefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away. Behold, the new has come!
Read word by wordif He did not spare the ancient world when He brought the flood on its ungodly people, but preserved Noah, a preacher of righteousness, among the eight;
Read word by wordAnd the great dragon was hurled down—that ancient serpent called the devil and Satan, the deceiver of the whole world. He was hurled to the earth, and his angels with him.
Read word by wordHe seized the dragon, that ancient serpent who is the devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years.
Read word by wordData created by www.STEPBible.org based on work at Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0). STEPBible data · License.
We convert source tables to JSON, expand grammar labels and count tagged words. Greek counts use the SBL edition in TAGNT. Hebrew counts use the main reading in TAHOT, including Qere readings and restored text. Source numbering follows NRSV; alternate references appear where supplied.
Berean Standard Bible translation tables, public domain, Berean Bible. CrossWire KJV 3.1 , public domain text with Bible Foundation and KJV2003 Project tags, licensed for any purpose. Dodson Greek Lexicon , CC0. Strong’s Hebrew dictionary , Open Scriptures transcription, CC BY-SA; converted Hebrew entries retain those terms. Greek pronunciation spellings come from Strong's Greek dictionary, XML edition 1.4 , public domain.
Open in Berean Blue