verb
palaiimō
Greekπαλαιόω (palaioō)
Strong’sG3822
I make old, declare obsolete
stem palai-4 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books4 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
παλαιόω, -ῶ
(< παλαιός), [in LXX chiefly for בּלה, pi., in pass. for בּ׳ qal.;]
SYN.: γηράσκω.
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G3822 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidpal-ah-yo'-o
to make (passively, become) worn out, or declare obsolete
Fromfrom G3820;
King Jamesdecay, make (wax) old.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Forms in the New Testament
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| palaiiliπαλαιωθήσονται | will happen · theyfuture passive indicative 3rd person plural | wear out | 1× |
| palaiatēπεπαλαίωκεν | has happened · he/she/itperfect active indicative 3rd person singular | made … obsolete | 1× |
| palaiirōtemπαλαιούμενον | happening now · subjectpresent passive participle direct singular neuter | becoming obsolete | 1× |
| palaiirōteimπαλαιούμενα | happening now · objectpresent passive participle direct plural neuter | wear out | 1× |
Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.
Every form the system can build — all 172, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 2 occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | palaiamō | palaiame | palaiami | palaiama | palaiamē | palaiamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | palaiasō | palaiase | palaiasi | palaiasa | palaiasē | palaiaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | palaiatō | palaiate | palaiati | palaiata | palaiatē1×πεπαλαίωκεν | palaiatelē |
| we 1st person plural | palaianō | palaiane | palaiani | palaiana | palaianē | palaianelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | palaiavō | palaiave | palaiavi | palaiava | palaiavē | palaiavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | palaialō | palaiale | palaiali | palaiala | palaialē | palaialelē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | palaiimō | palaiime | palaiimi | palaiima | palaiimē | palaiimelē |
| you 2nd person singular | palaiisō | palaiise | palaiisi | palaiisa | palaiisē | palaiiselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | palaiitō | palaiite | palaiiti | palaiita | palaiitē | palaiitelē |
| we 1st person plural | palaiinō | palaiine | palaiini | palaiina | palaiinē | palaiinelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | palaiivō | palaiive | palaiivi | palaiiva | palaiivē | palaiivelē |
| they 3rd person plural | palaiilō | palaiile | palaiili1×παλαιωθήσονται | palaiila | palaiilē | palaiilelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | palaiameiō | palaiameia | palaiameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | palaiaseiō | palaiaseia | palaiaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | palaiateiō | palaiateia | palaiateiē |
| we 1st person plural | palaianeiō | palaianeia | palaianeiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | palaiaveiō | palaiaveia | palaiaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | palaialeiō | palaialeia | palaialeiē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | palaiimeiō | palaiimeia | palaiimeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | palaiiseiō | palaiiseia | palaiiseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | palaiiteiō | palaiiteia | palaiiteiē |
| we 1st person plural | palaiineiō | palaiineia | palaiineiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | palaiiveiō | palaiiveia | palaiiveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | palaiileiō | palaiileia | palaiileiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | palaiasōr | palaiasar | palaiasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | palaiatōr | palaiatar | palaiatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | palaiavōr | palaiavar | palaiavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | palaialōr | palaialar | palaialēr |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | palaiisōr | palaiisar | palaiisēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | palaiitōr | palaiitar | palaiitēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | palaiivōr | palaiivar | palaiivēr |
| they 3rd person plural | palaiilōr | palaiilar | palaiilēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | palaiamoiō | palaiamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | palaiasoiō | palaiasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | palaiatoiō | palaiatoia |
| we 1st person plural | palaianoiō | palaianoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | palaiavoiō | palaiavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | palaialoiō | palaialoia |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | palaiimoiō | palaiimoia |
| you 2nd person singular | palaiisoiō | palaiisoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | palaiitoiō | palaiitoia |
| we 1st person plural | palaiinoiō | palaiinoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | palaiivoiō | palaiivoia |
| they 3rd person plural | palaiiloiō | palaiiloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | palaiarō | palaiari | palaiara | palaiarē |
| acted on passive voice | palaiirō | palaiiri | palaiira | palaiirē |
Used as an adjective — participle, 2 occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | palaiarōtos | palaiaritos | palaiaratos | palaiarētos |
| acted on passive voice | palaiirōtos2× | palaiiritos | palaiiratos | palaiirētos |
Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.
How every form is built — the slots that make them
palai 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
Words built on the same stem
Where it appears
4 occurrences, every one of them listed
palaiili“wear out”will happen · theyfuture passive indicative 3rd person plural1×
Hebrews 1:11“wear out”autois apollueli, sis de diamenasō; kai pantois hōs himatiem palaiili,They will perish, but You remain; they will all wear out like a garment.
palaiatē“made … obsolete”has happened · he/she/itperfect active indicative 3rd person singular1×
Hebrews 8:13“made … obsolete”en te legarō Kainan palaiatē tan prōtan, tem de palaiirōtem kai gēraskarōtem engus afanismou.By speaking of a new covenant, He has made the first one obsolete; and what is obsolete and aging will soon disappear.
palaiirōtem“becoming obsolete”happening now · subjectpresent passive participle direct singular neuter1×
Hebrews 8:13“becoming obsolete”en te legarō Kainan palaiatē tan prōtan, tem de palaiirōtem kai gēraskarōtem engus afanismou.By speaking of a new covenant, He has made the first one obsolete; and what is obsolete and aging will soon disappear.
palaiirōteim“wear out”happening now · objectpresent passive participle direct plural neuter1×
Luke 12:33“wear out”pōlavar teim huparcharōteim vu kai dōavar eleēmosunan; poiavar heautoi ballantieim mē palaiirōteim, thēsauron anekleipton en toi ouranoi, hopou kleptos ouk engizatō oude sētos diaftheiratō;Sell your possessions and give to the poor. Provide yourselves with purses that will not wear out, an inexhaustible treasure in heaven, where no thief approaches and no moth destroys.