What does παλαιόω (palaióō) mean in the Bible?
παλαιόω (palaióō): To become worn out by time or declare something legally obsolete and no longer binding
Greek · G3822
παλαιόω
To make (passively, become) worn out, or declare obsolete
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παλαιόω G3822
Pronunciation palaióō
What does παλαιόω (palaióō) mean in the Bible?
παλαιόω (palaióō): To become worn out by time or declare something legally obsolete and no longer binding
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G3822?
The BSB source-word alignment has 4 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include He has made (1), is obsolete (1), they will all wear out (1), wear out (1).
Where does παλαιόω (palaióō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Luke 12:33. Its strongest book concentrations include Hebrews (3), Luke (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It He has made 1× Hebrews 8:13
is obsolete 1× Hebrews 8:13
they will all wear out 1× Hebrews 1:11
wear out 1× Luke 12:33
Show sample aligned rows
Luke 12:33 παλαιούμενα to wear out Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Neuter Plural Hebrews 1:11 παλαιωθήσονται to they will all wear out Verb - Future Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Plural Hebrews 8:13 πεπαλαίωκεν to He has made Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Hebrews 8:13 παλαιούμενον to is obsolete Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Neuter Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Luke 12:33
Aligned rows 4
Books represented 2
Luke 1 Hebrews 3
Source forms
παλαιούμενα 1x palaioumena Luke 12:33
παλαιούμενον 1x palaioumenon Hebrews 8:13
παλαιωθήσονται 1x palaiōthēsontai Hebrews 1:11
πεπαλαίωκεν 1x pepalaiōken Hebrews 8:13
Parsing patterns
Verb - Future Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Plural 1x Hebrews 1:11
Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular 1x Hebrews 8:13
Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Neuter Plural 1x Luke 12:33
Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Neuter Singular 1x Hebrews 8:13
Evidence Summary
Greek word. To become worn out by time or declare something legally obsolete and no longer binding
Strong's G3822
Lexical occurrences 4 verses Greek text appearances 4 times Word forms 2 forms 4 references Verse guides 0 guides
Study link Luke 12:22-34 Source Gloss
to make (passively, become) worn out, or declare obsolete
Extended definition Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
To become worn out by time or declare something legally obsolete and no longer binding
(παλαιός), [in LXX chiefly for בָּלָה, pi., in pass. for בִּי qal. ;] to make or declare old: Heb.8:13; pass., to become old: of things worn out by time and use (cf. Jhn.9:13, Isa.50:9, al., and see: παλαιός), Luk.12:33, Heb.1:11" (LXX) ; τὸ παλαιούμενον, Heb.8:13 (where this and the act., see supr., may have the sense of abrogate, see LS, Zorell, see word).
Synonymsγηράσκω
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
4 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Luke 12:33 Verb Present Passive Participle Accusative Plural Neuter
παλαιούμενα, palaioumena
I make old, declare obsolete
Read verse Hebrews 1:11 Verb Third Person Plural Future Passive Indicative
παλαιωθήσονται, palaiwqhsontai
I make old, declare obsolete
Read verse Hebrews 8:13 Verb Third Person Singular Perfect Active Indicative
πεπαλαίωκε pepalaiwken
I make old, declare obsolete
Read verse Hebrews 8:13 Verb Present Passive Participle Nominative Singular Neuter
παλαιούμενον palaioumenon
I make old, declare obsolete
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 2 Aligned forms 4 Tenses Present, Future, Perfect Voices Passive, Active
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Tenses
Voices
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 2×
Present Passive Luke 12:33 · Heb 8:13 2×
Indicative states a fact or reality 2×
Future Passive Heb 1:11 1×
Perfect Active Heb 8:13 1×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 4 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present 2 future 1 perfect 1
Voice
passive 3 active 1
Mood
indicative 2 participle 2
NT Occurrences
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Selected Scripture Witness
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Biblical Witnesses
physical deterioration of material possessions over time through use
Showing 1 selected witness from 4 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
παλαιόω is built from this root:
Part of These Phrases
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Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain