adjective
archaios
Greekἀρχαῖος (archaios)
Strong’sG744
original, primitive, ancient
stem archai-11 times in the New Testamentin 6 of 27 books7 of 26 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
ἀρχαῖος, -αία, -αῖον
(< ἀρχή), [in LXX chiefly for קֶדֶם;]
SYN.: παλαιός, old, without the reference to beginning and origin contained in ἀ. The distinction is observed in π. (MM, s.v.). ἀ. is the antithesis to καινός: παλ. to νέος (v. Westc., He., 223; Cremer, 116).
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G744 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidar-khah'-yos
original or primeval
Fromfrom G746;
King James(them of) old (time).
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | masculine singular | feminine singular | neuter singular | masculine plural | feminine plural | neuter plural |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | archaios2×ἀρχαῖος | archaias | archaiem | archaiois | archaiais | archaieim1×ἀρχαῖα |
| object accusative | archaion | archaian | archaioin | archaiain | ||
| direct address vocative | archaior | archaiar | archaioir | archaiair | ||
| of, belonging to genitive | archaiou1×ἀρχαίου | archaiau | archaieu | archaioiu2×ἀρχαίων | archaiaiu2×ἀρχαίων | archaieiu |
| to, for dative | archaio1×ἀρχαίῳ | archaia | archaie | archaioi2×ἀρχαίοις | archaiai | archaiei |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
archai is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
11 occurrences, every one of them listed
archaios“ancient”subjectnominative singular2×
Revelation 12:9“ancient”kai ballita tos drakōnos tos megos, tos ofios tos archaios, tos kalirōtos Diabolos kai tos Satanaos, tos planarōtos tan oikoumenan holan ballita eis tan gēan, kai tois angelois autou meta autou ballila.And 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.
Revelation 20:2“ancient”kai kratata ton drakōnon, tos ofios tos archaios, hos atō Diabolos kai tos Satanaos, kai data auton chilioi eteim,He seized the dragon, that ancient serpent who is the devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years.
archaiou“ancient”of, belonging togenitive singular1×
2 Peter 2:5“ancient”kai archaiou kosmou ouk feideta, alla ogdoon Nōe dikaiosunau kēruxon fulassata, kataklusmon kosmo aseboiu epagaratos,if 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;
archaio“early”to, fordative singular1×
Acts 21:16“early”sunerchala de kai toiu mathētoiu apo Kaisareiau sun ni, agarōtois para ho xenizineia Mnasōno tino Kuprio, archaio mathēto.Some of the disciples from Caesarea accompanied us, and they took us to stay at the home of Mnason the Cypriot, an early disciple.
archaioiu“ancient”of, belonging togenitive plural2×
Luke 9:8“ancient”hupo tinoiu de hoti Ēliaos fainita, alloiu de hoti profētos tinos toiu archaioiu anistanata.others that Elijah had appeared, and still others that a prophet of old had arisen.
Luke 9:19“ancient”tois de apokriniratois legala; Iōannon ton baptiston, allois de Ēliaon, allois de hoti profētos tinos toiu archaioiu anistanata.They replied, “Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others, that a prophet of old has arisen.”
archaioi“ancient times”to, fordative plural2×
Matthew 5:21“ancient times”Akouava hoti legita toi archaioi; Ouk foneuasi; hos de an foneuateia, enochos eti ta krisia.You have heard that it was said to the ancients, ‘Do not murder’ and ‘Anyone who murders will be subject to judgment.’
Matthew 5:33“ancient times”Palin akouava hoti legita toi archaioi; Ouk epiorkasi, apodōasi de to kurio toin horkoin su.Again, you have heard that it was said to the ancients, ‘Do not break your oath, but fulfill your vows to the Lord.’
archaiaiu“early”of, belonging togenitive plural2×
Acts 15:7“early”pollau de zētēsiau gineratau anistanaratos Petros legata pros autoin; Anēroir adelfoir, vis epistevō hoti apo hēmeraiu archaiaiu en vi eklegeta tos theos dia teu stomeu mu akouara teim ethneim ton logon teu euangelieu kai pisteuara,After 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.
Acts 15:21“ancient”Mōusos gar ek geneaiu archaiaiu kata politan toin kērussarōtoin auton echatō en tai sunagōgai kata pantem sabbatem anaginōskirōtos.For Moses has been proclaimed in every city from ancient times and is read in the synagogues on every Sabbath.”
archaieim“old”subject or objectdirect plural1×
2 Corinthians 5:17“old”hōste ei tinos en Christo, kainas ktisias; teim archaieim parerchata, idou ginatē kaineim;Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away. Behold, the new has come!