of old

Greek Adverb

πάλαι adv. of time, [in LXX: Isa.48:5, 7 (אָז), etc;] long ago, of old, in time past (denoting past time absolutely, as πρότερον relatively): Mat.11:21, Luk.10:13, Heb.1:1, Ju 4; as adj, with art, 2Pe.1:9; of time just past, Mrk.6:47 (WH, mg.), Mrk.15:44 (WH, mg, R, txt.); with durst. praes. (RV, all this time), 2Co.12:19. (AS)

of old

Greek Adverb

πάλαι [ᾰ], adverb long ago, π. οὔ τι νέον γε [Refs 8th c.BC+]; π. ποτέ once upon a time, [Refs 5th c.BC+]present of an act lasting to the present, ὁρῶ. π. I have long seen, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἰχνεύω π.[Refs 5th c.BC+]; but, π. ποτ᾽ ὄντες ye who were long ago, [Refs]: also with perfect, τέθνηχ᾽ ὑμῖν π. [Refs 5th c.BC+]imperfect of an act lasting to a past time, ἔχεν π. had long been holding it, [Refs 8th c.BC+] 2) like an adjective with Article and Noun, οἱ π. φῶτες men of old, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τὰ καινὰ τοῖς π. τεκμαίρεται[Refs 4th c.BC+]; οἱ π. the ancients, opposed to οἱ νῦν, [Refs 4th c.BC+] II) before, opposed to the present, sometimes of time just past, ἠμὲν π. ἠδ᾽ ἔτι καὶ νῦν [Refs 8th c.BC+]: hence, not long ago, just now, like{ἄρτι}, οἱ π. λόγοι [Refs 4th c.BC+]; ὁ π. λόγος the reason just given, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; but opposed to ἄρτι, [Refs 5th c.BC+]

Greek

Adverb

(adverbially) formerly, or (by relatively) sometime since; (elliptically as adjective) ancient; any while, a great while ago, (of) old, in time past; probably another form for g3825 (πάλιν) (through the idea of retrocession);