παλαιόω

palaioō · wear out

Greek word · Strong’s number G3822 · appears 4 times in the Bible

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What it means

palaioō (παλαιόω) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “wear out”.

Grow old; declare old, make obsolete.

How to say it

pa·lai·o·ō

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

  1. Become aged, deteriorate; declare obsolete.

From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)

How it is translated

The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.

  • becoming old ×1
  • he has made old ×1
  • wear out ×1
  • will grow old ×1

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

  • Luke 12:33

    Sell your possessions and give alms; make for yourselves money bags that do not wear out, an unfailing treasure in heaven, where no thief comes near nor moth destroys.

  • Hebrews 1:11

    they will perish, but you remain; and all will grow old like a garment,

  • Hebrews 8:13

    In speaking of a new one, he has made the first one old; and what is becoming old and growing aged is near to disappearing.

And 1 more times.