"to make old; pass. to grow old, to become worn, Lk. 12:33; Heb. 1:11; met. to treat as antiquated, to abrogate, supersede, Heb. 8:13*"
Definition and meaning
to make old; pass. to grow old, to become worn, Lk. 12:33; Heb. 1:11; met. to treat as antiquated, to abrogate, supersede, Heb. 8:13*
In the original Greek the word is written: παλαιόω
Historical context
Luke wrote as a historian addressing a Greek audience. He carefully interviewed eyewitnesses and arranged events in order. The social and economic realities he describes — Roman taxation, Jewish religious hierarchy, the marginalization of women and the poor — are consistent with first-century Judea under Roman administration.
The people who first heard this word were not reading a book — they were living through empires, oppression, exile, and covenant. Every word carried the weight of that reality. Understanding it changes how you read Scripture.
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of palaioo (G3822) across the King James Bible.
Sell that ye have, and give alms; provide yourselves bags which wax not old, a treasure in the heavens that faileth not, where no thief approacheth, neither moth corrupteth.
They shall perish; but thou remainest; and they all shall wax old as doth a garment;
In that he saith, A new covenant, he hath made the first old. Now that which decayeth and waxeth old is ready to vanish away.
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Common questions
Strong's G3822 (palaioo) is a Greek word that means: to make old; pass. to grow old, to become worn, Lk. 12:33; Heb. 1:11; met. to treat as antiquated, to abrogate, supersede, Heb. 8:13* It appears 3 times in the King James Bible.
The word palaioo (G3822) appears 3 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G3822 is palaioo, a Greek word defined as: to make old; pass. to grow old, to become worn, Lk. 12:33; Heb. 1:11; met. to treat as antiquated, to abrogate, supersede, Heb. 8:13*. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
palaioo is a Greek word found in the New Testament.