Definition
ἔκ-παλαι
adv. (of a class of compound adverbs common in late Gk.; see Mayor on 2 Pe, l.with),
for a long time, from of old: 2 Peter 2:3; 3:5.
Usage patterns
Occurrences
2 total
- 2 Peter 2:3ἔκπαλαι · longstandingIn their greed, these false teachers will exploit you with deceptive words. The longstanding verdict against them remains in force, and their destruction does not sleep.
- 2 Peter 3:5ἔκπαλαι · long agoBut they deliberately overlook the fact that long ago by God’s word the heavens existed and the earth was formed out of water and by water,