adverb
palin
Strong’sG3825
again, further, on the other hand
stem palin-141 times in the New Testamentin 15 of 27 booksnever changes form
What it means
A plain-English reading of the word, with the lexicons it draws on — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones — right below it, in full.
AI Summary
Again, once more — done a further time, repeated. This is the most common use in the New Testament, describing an action happening a second time or once more 124. It can be strengthened with other words for emphasis, such as "again a second time," "again a third time," or "again from the beginning" 1.
Further, moreover — introducing an additional point in a discussion, or on the other hand, in turn — marking a contrast or a reciprocal statement 124.
The word can also denote motion back, backward, describing return to a place, though this is a classical usage rather than one found in the Bible 3.
Sources: 1 Abbott-Smith 2 Strong's 3 LSJ 4 Dodson. Condensed by anthropic/claude-sonnet-5 on 2026-09-23 — it may still misstate what these say; check them yourself if it matters to you.
The lexicons it was drawn from, in full:
Abbott-Smith — the 1922 lexicon entry, in full
πάλιν, adv.,
[in LXX for שׁוּב, etc.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G3825 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidpal'-in
(adverbially) anew, i.e. (of place) back, (of time) once more, or (conjunctionally) furthermore or on the other hand
Fromprobably from the same as G3823 (through the idea of oscillatory repetition);
King Jamesagain.
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
poetry also πάλι (q.see), adverb
1 of Place, back, backwards (the usual sense in early Epic dialect), mostly joined with Verbs of going, coming, etc.; π. χώρει Refs 5th c.BC+; π. ἐλεύσεται, κατελθεῖν, ἐπανέλθωμεν, Refs 5th c.BC+; δεῦρο σωθήσῃ π. Refs; δόμεναι π. give back, restore, Refs 8th c.BC+; π. ἀγκαλέσαι to call back, Refs 4th c.BC+ she turned back from her son, Refs 8th c.BC+: coupled with other adverbs, π. αὖτις ἔβαινον νηὸς ἐπὶ γλαφυρῆς Refs 5th c.BC+; αὖ π. Refs 8th c.BC+; ἄψορρον π. Refs 5th c.BC+; π. οἴκαδε, π. οἴκαδ᾽ αὖ, Refs 5th c.BC+: with the Article, ἡ π. ὁδός Refs 5th c.BC+
2 to express contradiction, π. ἐρέει gainsay, Refs 8th c.BC+; π. ὅ γε λάζετο μῦθον took back his word, unsaid it, Refs; opposed to ἀληθέα εἰπεῖν, Refs 8th c.BC+; μηδέ τῳ δόξῃ π. let no one think contrariwise, Refs 4th c.BC+: in Prose, contrariwise, Refs 5th c.BC+; αὖ.. π. Refs youth's opposite, Refs 5th c.BC+; χρόνου τὸ π. the change of time, Refs 5th c.BC+; compare ἔμπαλιν.
II of Time, again, once more, rare in Refs 8th c.BC+; π. ἐξ ἀρχῆς Refs 5th c.BC+; π. καὶ π. Refs 1st c.BC+; ἔγχει καὶ π. εἰπέ, π. π. Ἡλιοδώρας” Refs 8th c.BC+
III in turn, Refs 5th c.BC+; again, πρῶτον μέν.. ἔπειτα π. Refs 4th c.BC+ sometimes means doubly, as in παλιμμήκης, παλίνσκιος.)
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.
Where it appears
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
141 occurrences, 100 of them printed here — the rest are in the reader
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Matthew 19:24palin de legamō vi, eukopoterem atō kamēlan …Again I tell you, it is easier …
Matthew 20:5tois de aperchala. palin exercharantos peri hektan kai enatan hōran …So they went. He went out again about the sixth hour and the …
Matthew 21:36palin apostelata allosoin douloin polloteroin toiu prōtoiu, …Again, he sent other servants, more than …
Matthew 22:1Kai apokrinirantos tos Iēsus palin legata en parabolai autoi legarōntos;Once again, Jesus spoke to them in parables:
Matthew 22:4palin apostelata allosoin douloin legarōntos; Legavar toi …Again, he sent other servants and said …
Matthew 26:42“again”palin ek deutereu apercharantos proseucheta legarōntos; Patror …A second time He went away and prayed, “My Father, if this …
Matthew 26:43kai ercharantos palin heuriskata autoin katheudarōntoin, ale gar autoiu …And again Jesus returned and found them sleeping …
Matthew 26:44“again”kai afiēkarantos autoin palin apercharantos proseucheta ek triteu ton auton …So He left them and went away once more and prayed a third time, saying the same thing.
Matthew 26:44… ek triteu ton auton logon legarantos palin.… He left them and went away once more and prayed a third time, saying …
Matthew 26:72kai palin arneta meta horkou hoti Ouk oidamē …And again he denied it with an oath …
Matthew 27:50tos de Iēsus palin krazarantos fōna mega afiēkata tem pneumem.When Jesus had cried out again in a loud voice, He yielded …
Mark 2:1“again”Kai eisercharantos palin eis Kafarnaoum dia hēmeraiu akouita hoti …A few days later Jesus went back to Capernaum. And when the people heard that He was …
Mark 2:13Kai exerchata palin para tan thalassan; kai pantos tos …Once again Jesus went out beside the sea …
Mark 3:1Kai eiserchata palin eis sunagōgan, kai ate ekei anthrōpos …Once again Jesus entered the synagogue, and a …
Mark 3:20Kai erchotō eis oikon; kai sunerchotō palin tos ochlos, hōste mē dunorō autoin …Then Jesus went home, and once again a crowd gathered, so that He …
Mark 4:1Kai palin archeta didaskarō para tan thalassan. kai …Once again Jesus began to teach beside the …
Mark 5:21… diaperarantou tou Iēsu en te ploie palin eis tem peran sunagita ochlos pollos …When Jesus had again crossed by boat to the other …
Mark 7:14Kai proskalerantos palin ton ochlon legate autoi; Akouavar mu …Once again Jesus called the crowd to Him …
Mark 7:31“again”Kai palin exercharantos ek teiu horeiu Turau erchata …Then Jesus left the region of Tyre and went through Sidon …
Mark 8:1En ekeinai tai hēmerai palin pollou ochlou arōntou kai mē echarōntoiu …In those days the crowd once again became very large, and they had …
Mark 8:13“again”kai afiēkarantos autoin palin embainarantos aperchata eis tem peran.And He left them, got back into the boat, and crossed to the other side.
Mark 8:25eita palin epitithata tain cheirain epi toin ofthalmoin …Once again Jesus placed His hands on the …
Mark 10:1… kai peran tou Iordanou, kai sumporeuolō palin ochlois pros auton, kai hōs eiōthatelē …… region of Judea, beyond the Jordan. Again the crowds came to Him and …
Mark 10:1“again”… ochlois pros auton, kai hōs eiōthatelē palin didaskate autoin.… Again the crowds came to Him and He taught them, as was His custom.
Mark 10:10“again”Kai eis tan oikian palin tois mathētois peri houteu eperōtale auton.… back inside the house, the disciples asked Jesus about this matter.
Mark 10:24… toi logoi autou. tos de Iēsus palin apokrinirantos legatō autoi; Tekneim, pōs duskolem …… words. But Jesus said to them again, “Children, how hard it is to …
Mark 10:32… tois de akoloutharōntois fobole. kai paralabarantos palin toin dōdeka archeta autoi legarō teim …… but those who followed were afraid. Again Jesus took the Twelve aside and …
Mark 11:3“back”… chreian echatō; kai euthuos auton apostelatō palin hōde.… needs it and will return it shortly.’”
Mark 11:27“again”Kai ercholō palin eis Hierosolumeim. kai en te hiere …… their return to Jerusalem, Jesus was walking in the temple courts, and the chief priests, scribes, and elders came …
Mark 12:4“again”kai palin apostelata pros autoin alloson doulon; kakeinon …Then he sent them another servant, and they struck him over the …
Mark 14:39kai palin apercharantos proseucheta ton auton logon legarantos.Again He went away and prayed, saying …
Mark 14:40kai palin ercharantos heuriskata autoin katheudarōntoin, ale gar …And again Jesus returned and found them sleeping …
Mark 14:61… de siōpate kai ouk apokrineta oudenem. palin tos archierevos eperōtate auton kai legatō …… remained silent and made no reply. Again the high priest questioned Him, “Are …
Mark 14:69kai tas paidiskas horarantas auton archeta palin legarō toi parastēarēntoi hoti Houtos ek …… the servant girl saw him and again said to those standing nearby, “This …
Mark 14:70tos de palin arnote. kai meta mikrem palin tois …But he denied it again. After a little while, those standing …
Mark 14:70“again”… de palin arnote. kai meta mikrem palin tois parastēarēntois legale to Petro; Alēthōs …But he denied it again. After a little while, those standing nearby said once more to Peter, “Surely you …
Mark 15:4tos de Pilatos palin eperōtate auton legarōntos; Ouk apokrinosō oudenem? …Then Pilate questioned Him again, “Have You no answer? Look how …
Mark 15:12tos de Pilatos palin apokrinirantos legate autoi; Tinem oun thelavō …So Pilate asked them again, “What then do you want me …
Mark 15:13“again”tois de palin krazala; Staurasar auton.And they shouted back, “Crucify Him!”
Luke 6:43“on the other hand”… dendrem kalem poiarōntem karpon sapron, oude palin dendrem saprem poiarōntem karpon kalon.No good tree bears bad fruit, nor does a bad tree bear good fruit.
Luke 13:20Kai palin legata; Tine homoiami tan basileian tou …Again He asked, “To what can I …
Luke 23:20palin de tos Pilatos prosfōnata, thelarōntos apoluara …… to release Jesus, Pilate addressed them again,
John 1:35Ta epaurion palin stēatelē tos Iōannos kai ek toiu …The next day John was there again with two of his disciples.
John 4:3“again”afiēkata tan Ioudaian kai aperchata palin eis tan Galilaian.He left Judea and returned to Galilee.
John 4:13… pinarōntos ek teu hudeu houteu dipsati palin;… drinks this water will be thirsty again.
John 4:46Erchata oun palin eis tan Kana tau Galilaiau, hopou …So once again He came to Cana in Galilee …
John 4:54“again”houtem de palin deuterem sēmem poiata tos Iēsus ercharantos …This was now the second sign that Jesus performed after coming …
John 6:15… harpazarō auton hina poialeia basilevon anachōrata palin eis tem orem autos monos.… make Him king by force, withdrew again to a mountain by Himself.
John 8:2“again”Orthrou de palin parageneta eis tem hierem, kai pantos …Early in the morning He went back into the temple courts. All the people came to Him, and …
John 8:8kai palin katō kuptarantos grafate eis tan gēan.And again He bent down and wrote on …
John 8:21Legata oun palin autoi; Mis hupagamō kai zētavi min, …Again He said to them, “I am …
John 9:15“again”palin oun erōtale auton kai tois Farisaiois …So the Pharisees also asked him how he …
John 9:17legalō oun to tuflo palin; Tinem sis legasō peri autou, hoti …So once again they asked the man who had …
John 9:27… vi ēdē kai ouk akouava; tinem palin thelavō akouarō? mē kai vis thelavō …… do you want to hear it again? Do you also want to become …
John 10:7Legata oun palin autoi tos Iēsus; Amēn amēn legamō …So He said to them again, “Truly, truly, I tell you, I …
John 10:17… mis tithamō tan psuchan mu, hina palin labameia autan.… in order to take it up again.
John 10:18… echamō tithara autan, kai exousian echamō palin labara autan; houtan tan entolan labama …… and authority to take it up again. This charge I have received from …
John 10:19Schismem palin geneta en toi Ioudaioi dia toin …Again there was division among the Jews …
John 10:31Bastazala oun palin lithoin tois Ioudaiois hina lithazaleia auton.At this, the Jews again picked up stones to stone Him.
John 10:39zētale oun palin auton piazara; kai exerchata ek tau …At this, they tried again to seize Him, but He escaped …
John 10:40“again”Kai aperchata palin peran tou Iordanou eis ton topon …… went back across the Jordan to the place where John …
John 11:7“again”… toi mathētoi; Aganeiō eis tan Ioudaian palin.… said to the disciples, “Let us go back to Judea.”
John 11:8“again”… zētale sin lithazara tois Ioudaiois, kai palin hupagasō ekei?… replied, “the Jews just tried to stone You, and You are going back there?”
John 11:38Iēsus oun palin embrimorōntos en heauto erchotō eis tem …Jesus, once again deeply moved, came to the tomb …
John 12:28… ek tou ouranou; Kai doxazama kai palin doxazami.… it, and I will glorify it again.”
John 12:39dia houtem ouk dunole pisteuarō hoti palin legata Ēsaios;… they were unable to believe. For again, Isaiah says:
John 13:12… labata teim himatieim autou kai anapiptata, palin legata autoi; Gnōskavō tinem poiamē vi?… outer garments, He reclined with them again and asked, “Do you know what …
John 14:3“again”… ean poreuimeia kai hetoimazameia topon vi, palin erchomō kai paralabemi vin pros miauton, …And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and welcome you into My …
John 16:16“again”Mikrem kai ouketi theōravō min, kai palin mikrem kai horevi min.In a little while you will see Me no more, and then after a little while you will see Me.”
John 16:17“again”… Mikrem kai ouk theōravō min, kai palin mikrem kai horevi min? kai; Hoti …… us, ‘In a little while you will not see Me, and then after a little while you will see Me’ and ‘Because I am …
John 16:19“again”… Mikrem kai ouk theōravō min, kai palin mikrem kai horevi min?… said, ‘In a little while you will not see Me, and then after a little while you will see Me’?
John 16:22… vis oun nun men lupan echavō; palin de horemi vin, kai chairiti vu …… now, but I will see you again and your hearts will rejoice, and …
John 16:28“again”… patrou kai erchamē eis ton kosmon; palin afiēkamō ton kosmon kai poreuomō pros …… from the Father and entered the world. In turn, I will leave the world and go to the Father.”
John 18:7palin oun eperōtata autoin; Tinon zētavō? tois …So He asked them again, “Whom are you seeking?” “Jesus of …
John 18:27“again”palin oun arneta Petros; kai eutheōs alektōros …Peter denied it once more, and immediately a rooster crowed.
John 18:33“again”Eiserchata oun palin eis tem praitōriem tos Pilatos kai …Pilate went back into the Praetorium, summoned Jesus, and asked Him …
John 18:38… Tinem atō alētheias? Kai houtem legarantos palin exerchata pros toin Ioudaioin, kai legatō …… having said this, he went out again to the Jews and told them …
John 18:40“again”kraugazala oun palin legarōntois; Mē houton alla ton Barabbon. …“Not this man,” they shouted, “but Barabbas!” ( Now Barabbas was an …
John 19:4kai exerchata palin exō tos Pilatos kai legatō autoi; …Once again Pilate came out and said to …
John 19:9“again”kai eiserchata eis tem praitōriem palin kai legatō to Iēso; Pothen asō …and he went back into the Praetorium. “Where are You from?” he asked …
John 19:37“again”kai palin heteras grafas legatō; Horeli eis hon …And, as another Scripture says: “They will look on the One …
John 20:10“again”aperchala oun palin pros heautoin tois mathētois.Then the disciples returned to their homes.
John 20:21legata oun autoi tos Iēsus palin; Eirēnas vi; kathōs apostelatē min tos …Again Jesus said to them, “Peace be …
John 20:26Kai meta hēmerain oktō palin ale esō tois mathētois autou kai …… days later, His disciples were once again inside with the doors locked, and …
John 21:1Meta houteim fanerata heauton palin tos Iēsus toi mathētoi epi tau …… by the Sea of Tiberias, Jesus again revealed Himself to the disciples. He …
John 21:16“again”legatō auto palin deuterem; Simōnor Iōannou, agapasō min? legatō …… asked a second time, “Simon son of John, do you love Me?” “Yes, Lord …
Acts 10:15“again”kai fōnas palin ek deutereu pros auton; Heim tos …The voice spoke to him a second time: “Do not …
Acts 11:10“again”… de geneta epi tris, kai anaspita palin hapanteim eis ton ouranon.This happened three times, and everything was drawn back up into heaven.
Acts 17:32… legala Akoueni su peri houteu kai palin.… said, “We want to hear you again on this topic.”
Acts 27:28“again”… orguiain eikosi, brachuem de diastēarantois kai palin bolizarantois heuriskala orguiain dekapente;… water was twenty fathoms deep. Going a little farther, they took another set of soundings that read fifteen fathoms.
Romans 8:15“again”ouk gar labava pneumem douleiau palin eis fobon, alla labava pneumem huiothesiau …For you did not receive a spirit of slavery that returns you to fear, but you received the Spirit of adoption to sonship …
Romans 11:23… enkentrizili; dunatos gar atō tos theos palin enkentrizara autoin.… is able to graft them in again.
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Matthew 4:7“again”fēate auto tos Iēsus; Palin grafotē; Ouk ekpeirazasi kurion ton theon …Jesus replied, “It is also written: ‘Do not put the Lord your God to the …
Matthew 4:8Palin paralabatō auton tos diabolos eis orem …Again, the devil took Him to a …
Matthew 5:33Palin akouava hoti legita toi archaioi; Ouk …Again, you have heard that it was …
Matthew 13:45Palin homoias atō tas basileias toiu ouranoiu …Again, the kingdom of heaven is like …
Matthew 13:47Palin homoias atō tas basileias toiu ouranoiu …Once again, the kingdom of heaven is like …
Matthew 18:19Palin amēn legamō vi hoti ean duo …Again, I tell you truly that if …
John 8:12Palin oun autoi lalata tos Iēsus legarōntos; …Once again, Jesus spoke to the people and …
Acts 18:21“again”alla apotasserantos kai legarantos; Palin anakamptami pros vin tou theou thelarōntou …But as he left, he said, “I will come back to you if God is willing.” And he set …