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καινὰ καὶ παλαιά

New (especially in freshness; while is properly so with respect to age · old

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καινός G2537 new (especially in freshness; while is properly so with respect to age
Pronunciation kainós
New in quality and freshness rather than merely recent in time; emphasizes novelty of form or character
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παλαιός G3820 old
Pronunciation palaiós
Worn out or obsolete by age or use, contrasting with new or fresh; often theological.
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What does καινὰ καὶ παλαιά (kaina kai palaia) mean in the Bible?

καινός · παλαιός is a Greek word meaning "new and old".

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Meaning

new and old
Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

Nominative · Singular · Feminine Mark 1:27 · Luke 22:20 · Acts 17:19 · 1 Cor 11:25 · 2 Cor 5:17 · Gal 6:15 6×
Nominative · Singular · Neuter Mark 2:21 · John 19:41 2×
Nominative · Plural · Neuter 2 Cor 5:17 1×
Genitive · Singular · Feminine 2 Cor 3:6 · Heb 9:15 · Rev 3:12 3×
Genitive · Singular · Neuter Luke 5:36 2×
Dative · Singular · Neuter Matt 27:60 1×
Dative · Plural · Feminine Mark 16:17 1×
Accusative · Singular · Feminine John 13:34 · Heb 8:8 · Heb 8:13 · 2 Pet 3:13 · 1 John 2:7 · 1 John 2:8 · 2 John 1:5 · Rev 5:9 · Rev 14:3 · Rev 21:1 · Rev 21:2 11×
Accusative · Singular · Neuter Matt 26:29 · Mark 14:25 · Luke 5:36 · Rev 2:17 · Rev 3:12 5×
Accusative · Plural · Masculine Matt 9:17 · Mark 2:22 · Luke 5:38 · 2 Pet 3:13 4×
42 total occurrences across all forms in the biblical text Morphology: MorphGNT SBLGNT — CC BY-SA 3.0
Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

Colossians 3 — Raised with Christ: Putting Off the Old Life and Putting On the New Ephesians 4 — Walking Worthy: Unity, Maturity, and the New Life in Christ Galatians 6 — Boasting Only in the Cross: Spirit-Shaped Community and New Creation John 13 — The Servant-Lord, the Washed Disciples, and the New Command of Love John 19 — The Crucified King: Behold the Man, Behold Your King, It Is Finished, and the Pierced Son Luke 22 — The Passover Betrayal, the New Covenant Meal, and the Suffering Servant King Luke 5 — The Authority of Jesus to Call, Cleanse, Forgive, and Make New Mark 2 — The Son of Man Has Authority: Forgiveness, Fellowship, and Lordship Matthew 13 — The Kingdom in Parables: Hearing, Hiddenness, Growth, Worth, and Judgment Matthew 27 — Jesus Condemned, Crucified, Dead, Buried, and Guarded Matthew 9 — Authority to Forgive, Mercy for Sinners, and Compassion for the Harvest Romans 6 — Dead to Sin and Alive to God in Christ Jesus

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

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

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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