What does παλαιός · ἄνθρωπος mean in the Bible?
παλαιός · ἄνθρωπος is a Greek phrase meaning "old person, old humanity, old self".
Greek · G3820, G444
παλαιὸς ἄνθρωπος
Old · a human
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παλαιόςG3820old
Pronunciationpalaiós
Worn out or obsolete by age or use, contrasting with new or fresh; often theological.
Open lexicon entry →ἄνθρωποςG444a human
Pronunciationánthrōpos
Open lexicon entry →What does παλαιὸς ἄνθρωπος (palaios anthrōpos) mean in the Bible?
παλαιός · ἄνθρωπος is a Greek phrase meaning "old person, old humanity, old self".
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Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G3820, G444?
G3820, G444 is connected to 19 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. old person, old humanity, old self
Source Gloss
old person, old humanity, old self
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 10 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns10Aligned forms19Case patternAccusative (10)Number patternSingular (15)
Nominative · Singular · MasculineLuke 5:39 · Rom 6:62×
Nominative · Singular · Feminine1 John 2:71×
Genitive · Singular · NeuterMark 2:211×
Genitive · Singular · Feminine2 Cor 3:141×
Dative · Singular · NeuterMatt 9:16 · Luke 5:362×
Dative · Singular · Feminine1 Cor 5:81×
Accusative · Plural · MasculineMatt 9:17 · Mark 2:22 · Luke 5:373×
Accusative · Singular · MasculineLuke 5:39 · Eph 4:22 · Col 3:93×
Accusative · Singular · NeuterMark 2:21 · Luke 5:362×
Accusative · Singular · Feminine1 Cor 5:7 · 1 John 2:72×
Word Origins
παλαιὸς ἄνθρωπος is built from this root: