Lexicon archaios: original, ancient Original Word: ἀρχαῖος, αία, αῖονPart of Speech: Adjective Transliteration: archaios Phonetic Spelling: (ar-khah'-yos) Short Definition: original, primitive, ancient Definition: original, primitive, ancient. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originfrom archéDefinitionoriginal, ancient NASB Translationancient (2), ancients (2), early (1), long standing (1), old (4), old things (1).
Thayer's STRONGS NT 744: ἀρχαῖοςἀρχαῖος, ἀρχαῖα, ἀρχαῖον (from ἀρχή beginning, hence) properly, that has been from the beginning, original, primeval, old, ancient, used of men, things, times, conditions: Luke 9:8, 19; Acts 15:7, 21; Acts 21:16; 2 Peter 2:5; Revelation 12:9; Revelation 20:2; οἱ ἀρχαιοι the ancients, the early Israelites: Matthew 5:21, 27 ( Rec.),33; τά ἀρχαῖα the man's previous moral condition: 2 Corinthians 5:17. (In Greek writings from Pindar and Herodotus down.) [SYNONYMS: ἀρχαῖος, παλαιός: In παλαιός the simple idea of time dominates, while ἀρχαῖος ("σημαίνει καί τό ἀρχῆς ἔχεσθαι," and so) often carries with it a suggestion of nature or original character. Cf. Schmidt, chapter 46; Trench, § lxvii.]
Strong's of old, original. From arche; original or primeval -- (them of) old (time). see GREEK arche |
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