verb
palaiomō
Strong’sG3822
I make old, declare obsolete
stem palai-4 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books4 forms occur
What it means
What the word means, in the words of the lexicons out of copyright — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones, wherever each has an entry for it.
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.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
aorist ἐπαλαίωσα LXX: perfect πεπαλαίωκα NT: (παλαιός):—make old, LXX:—mostly in passive, decay through lapse of time, οἱ παλαιούμενοι νεκροί Refs 5th c.BC+; πεπαλαιωμένον ἔκπτωμα βραχίονος one which is of long standing, LXX+5th c.BC+; of wine, become old, Refs 4th c.BC+
II abrogate, cancel, [διαθήκην] NT
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
Translated as
Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.
Biblang forms
What the New Testament actually uses, first — the whole system this verb is built from is one click further down.
| 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× |
| palaiorōntemπαλαιούμενον | happening now · subjectpresent middle or passive participle direct singular neuter | becoming obsolete | 1× |
| palaiorōnteimπαλαιούμενα | happening now · objectpresent middle or 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 |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | palaiomō | palaiome | palaiomē | palaiomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | palaiosō | palaiose | palaiosē | palaioselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | palaiotō | palaiote | palaiotē | palaiotelē |
| we 1st person plural | palaionō | palaione | palaionē | palaionelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | palaiovō | palaiove | palaiovē | palaiovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | palaiolō | palaiole | palaiolē | palaiolelē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | will happen future | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | palaiimi | palaiima |
| you 2nd person singular | palaiisi | palaiisa |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | palaiiti | palaiita |
| we 1st person plural | palaiini | palaiina |
| ye 2nd person plural | palaiivi | palaiiva |
| they 3rd person plural | palaiili1×παλαιωθήσονται | palaiila |
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 |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | palaiomeiō | palaiomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | palaioseiō | palaioseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | palaioteiō | palaioteiē |
| we 1st person plural | palaioneiō | palaioneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | palaioveiō | palaioveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | palaioleiō | palaioleiē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | palaiimeia |
| you 2nd person singular | palaiiseia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | palaiiteia |
| we 1st person plural | palaiineia |
| ye 2nd person plural | palaiiveia |
| they 3rd person plural | palaiileia |
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 |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | palaiosōr | palaiosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | palaiotōr | palaiotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | palaiovōr | palaiovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | palaiolōr | palaiolēr |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | palaiisar |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | palaiitar |
| ye 2nd person plural | palaiivar |
| they 3rd person plural | palaiilar |
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 |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | palaiomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | palaiosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | palaiotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | palaionoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | palaiovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | palaioloiō |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | palaiimoia |
| you 2nd person singular | palaiisoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | palaiitoia |
| we 1st person plural | palaiinoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | palaiivoia |
| they 3rd person plural | 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 |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | palaiorō | palaiorē | ||
| acted on passive voice | palaiiri | palaiira |
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 | palaiarōntos | palaiarintos | palaiarantos | palaiarēntos |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | palaiorōntos2× | palaiorēntos | ||
| acted on passive voice | palaiirintos | palaiirantos |
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
Other words sharing the exact same stem — not merely related in meaning.
Where it appears
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
4 occurrences, every one of them listed
palaiili“wear out”will happen · theyfuture passive indicative 3rd person plural1×
Hebrews 1:11… de diamenasō; kai pantois hōs himatiem palaiili,… 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 8:13en te legarō Kainan palaiatē tan prōtan, tem de palaiorōntem kai …… of a new covenant, He has made the first one obsolete; and what is obsolete and aging …
palaiorōntem“becoming obsolete”happening now · subjectpresent middle or passive participle direct singular neuter1×
Hebrews 8:13“becoming obsolete”… Kainan palaiatē tan prōtan, tem de palaiorōntem kai gēraskarōntem engus afanismou.… of a new covenant, He has made the first one obsolete; and what is obsolete and aging will soon disappear.
palaiorōnteim“wear out”happening now · objectpresent middle or passive participle direct plural neuter1×
Luke 12:33… dōavar eleēmosunan; poiavar heautoi ballantieim mē palaiorōnteim, thēsauron anekleipton en toi ouranoi, hopou …… yourselves with purses that will not wear out, an inexhaustible treasure in heaven, where …