ancient

Greek Adjective

ἀρχαῖος, -αία, -αῖον (ἀρχή), [in LXX chiefly for קֶדֶם;] original, ancient: Mat.5:21, 33, Luk.9:8, 19, Act.15:7, 21 21:16, 2Co.5:17, 2Pe.2:5, Rev.12:9 20:2. SYN.: παλαιός, old, without the reference to beginning and origin contained in ἀ. The distinction is observed in π. (MM, see word). ἀ. is the antithesis to καινός: παλ. to vέος (see Westc, He, 223; Cremer, 116) (AS)

ancient

Greek Adjective

ἀρχαῖος, α, ον, (ἀρχή I) from the beginning or origin: I) mostly of things, ancient, σκότος[Refs 5th c.BC+]; χερὸς σῆς πίστιν ἀρχαίαν faith firm for ever, [Refs] I.2) old-fashioned, antiquated, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; of literary style, [Refs 4th c.BC+] I.2.b) simple, silly, [Refs 5th c.BC+] I.3) ancient, former, τὸ ἀ. ῥέεθον[Refs 5th c.BC+]; οἱ ἀ, opposed to οἱ ὕστερον, [Refs 5th c.BC+] I.4) old, worn out, ὑποδήματα[Refs 5th c.BC+] II) of persons, Θέμιν. ἀρχαίαν ἄλοχον Διός[Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἀ. θεαί, of the Erinyes, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; οἱ ἀ. the Ancients, name given by [Refs 4th c.BC+] to the pre-Socratics, [Refs]; in Lit. Crit, ancient, classical writers, [Refs 4th c.BC+], the philosophers down to Aristotle, [Refs]; in NT, the Fathers, [NT] II.2) ancient, old, βαλὴν ἀ, of Darius, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; οἱ ἀ. κύριοι the original owners, [Refs 2nd c.BC+]; τὰς ἀ. πόλεις (banished from) their original cities, [Refs] W; ἀ. μαθητής an original disciple, [NT] παιδαγωγὸς ἀ, i.e of old, formerly, [Refs 5th c.BC+] III) neuter as adverb, τὸ ἀρχαῖον, Ionic dialect contraction τὠρχαῖον, anciently, [Refs 5th c.BC+], Attic dialect τἀρχαῖον[Refs 5th c.BC+] III.2) regular adverb ἀρχαίως in olden style, καινὰ ἀ. λέγειν[Refs 5th c.BC+] IV) irregular comparative ἀρχαιέστερος[Refs 5th c.BC+]; usual comparative -ότερος[Refs 5th c.BC+]: superlative -ότατος[Refs 5th c.BC+] V) as substantive, τὸ ἀρχαῖον, of money, prime cost, πλέον τοῦ ἀ.[Refs 5th c.BC+]; principal, mostly in plural, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τῶν ἀρχαίων ἀπέστησαν lost their capital, [Refs]; opposed to πρόσοδοι, [Refs 4th c.BC+] V.2) ἀρχαίη, ἡ, ={ἀρχή}, [Refs]

Greek

Adjective

original or primeval; (them of) old (time); from g746 (ἀρχή)