πάλιν

greekNew TestamentAdverb141 occurrences15 books136 verses

Definition

πάλιν, adv.,

[in LXX for שׁוּב, etc. ;]

1. of place, back, backwards (LS, see word).

2. Of time, again, once more: Matthew 4:8, Mark 2:13, Luke 23:20, John 1:35 (and freq.), Acts 17:32, Romans 11:23, Galatians 1:9, Hebrews 1:6, al; pleonastically, π. ἀνακάμπτειν, Acts 18:21; ὑποστρέφειν, Galatians 1:17; εἰς τὸ π., 2 Corinthians 13:2; π. ἐκ τρίτου (Bl., §81, 4), Matthew 26:44; ἐκ δευτέρου, Matthew 26:42, Acts 10:15; π. δεῦτερον, John 4:54; 21:16; π. ἄνωθεν ( Wis.19.6), Galatians 4:9.

3. Rhetorically, again;

(a) further, moreover: Matthew 5:33, Luke 13:20, John 12:39, al.;

(b) in turn, on the other hand (Soph.; LXX: Wis.13.8; 16:23, al.): Luke 6:43, 1 Corinthians 12:21, 2 Corinthians 10:7, 1 John 2:8.

Hebrew words it translates

The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as πάλιν:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

141 total
  1. Romans 15:10πάλιν · Again
    Again, it says: “Rejoice, O Gentiles, with His people.”
  2. Romans 15:11πάλιν · again
    And again: “Praise the Lord, all you Gentiles, and extol Him, all you peoples.”
  3. Romans 15:12πάλιν · once more
    And once more, Isaiah says: “The Root of Jesse will appear, One who will arise to rule over the Gentiles; in Him the Gentiles will put their hope.”
  4. 1 Corinthians 3:20πάλιν · again
    And again, “The Lord knows that the thoughts of the wise are futile.”
  5. 1 Corinthians 7:5πάλιν · again
    Do not deprive each other, except by mutual consent and for a time, so you may devote yourselves to prayer. Then come together again, so that Satan will not tempt you through your lack of self-control.
  6. The eye cannot say to the hand, “I do not need you.” Nor can the head say to the feet, “I do not need you.”
  7. I wanted to visit you on my way to Macedonia, and to return to you from Macedonia, and then to have you help me on my way to Judea.
  8. 2 Corinthians 2:1πάλιν · another
    So I made up my mind not to make another painful visit to you.
  9. 2 Corinthians 3:1πάλιν · again
    Are we beginning to commend ourselves again? Or do we need, like some people, letters of recommendation to you or from you?
  10. 2 Corinthians 5:12πάλιν · again
    We are not commending ourselves to you again. Instead, we are giving you an occasion to be proud of us, so that you can answer those who take pride in appearances rather than in the heart.
  11. You are looking at outward appearances. If anyone is confident that he belongs to Christ, he should remind himself that we belong to Christ just as much as he does.
  12. I repeat: Let no one take me for a fool. But if you do, then receive me as a fool, so that I too may boast a little.
  13. 2 Corinthians 12:21πάλιν · again
    I am afraid that when I come again, my God will humble me before you, and I will be grieved over many who have sinned earlier and have not repented of their acts of impurity, sexual immorality, and debauchery.
  14. I already warned you the second time I was with you. So now in my absence I warn those who sinned earlier and everyone else: If I return, I will not spare anyone,
  15. Galatians 1:9πάλιν · again
    As we have said before, so now I say again: If anyone is preaching to you a gospel contrary to the one you received, let him be under a curse!
  16. Galatians 1:17πάλιν · [later]
    …nor did I go up to Jerusalem to the apostles who came before me, but I went into Arabia and later returned to Damascus.
  17. Galatians 2:1πάλιν · again
    Fourteen years later I went up again to Jerusalem, accompanied by Barnabas. I took Titus along also.
  18. Galatians 2:18πάλιν
    If I rebuild what I have already torn down, I prove myself to be a lawbreaker.
  19. Galatians 4:9πάλιν · back; πάλιν · again
    But now that you know God, or rather are known by God, how is it that you are turning back to those weak and worthless principles? Do you wish to be enslaved by them all over again?
  20. Galatians 4:19πάλιν · I am again
    My children, for whom I am again in the pains of childbirth until Christ is formed in you,
  21. Galatians 5:1πάλιν · once more
    It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not be encumbered once more by a yoke of slavery.
  22. Galatians 5:3πάλιν · Again
    Again I testify to every man who gets himself circumcised that he is obligated to obey the whole law.
  23. Philippians 1:26πάλιν · again
    …so that through my coming to you again your exultation in Christ Jesus will resound on account of me.
  24. Philippians 2:28πάλιν · again
    Therefore I am all the more eager to send him, so that when you see him again you may rejoice, and I may be less anxious.
  25. Philippians 4:4πάλιν · again
    Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice!
  26. Hebrews 1:5πάλιν · again
    For to which of the angels did God ever say: “You are My Son; today I have become Your Father”? Or again: “I will be His Father, and He will be My Son”?
  27. Hebrews 1:6πάλιν · again
    And again, when God brings His firstborn into the world, He says: “Let all God’s angels worship Him.”
  28. Hebrews 2:13πάλιν · again; πάλιν · [once] again
    And again: “I will put My trust in Him.” And once again: “Here am I, and the children God has given Me.”
  29. Hebrews 4:5πάλιν · again
    And again, as He says in the passage above: “They shall never enter My rest.”
  30. Hebrews 4:7πάλιν
    God again designated a certain day as “Today,” when a long time later He spoke through David as was just stated: “Today, if you hear His voice, do not harden your hearts.”
  31. Hebrews 5:12πάλιν
    Although by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to reteach you the basic principles of God’s word. You need milk, not solid food!
  32. Hebrews 6:1πάλιν · again
    Therefore let us leave the elementary teachings about Christ and go on to maturity, not laying again the foundation of repentance from dead works, and of faith in God,
  33. Hebrews 6:6πάλιν
    …and then have fallen away—to be restored to repentance, because they themselves are crucifying the Son of God all over again and subjecting Him to open shame.
  34. Hebrews 10:30πάλιν · again
    For we know Him who said, “Vengeance is Mine; I will repay,” and again, “The Lord will judge His people.”
  35. James 5:18πάλιν · Again
    Again he prayed, and the heavens gave rain, and the earth yielded its crops.
  36. 2 Peter 2:20πάλιν · again
    If indeed they have escaped the corruption of the world through the knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, only to be entangled and overcome by it again, their final condition is worse than it was at first.
  37. 1 John 2:8πάλιν · Then again
    Then again, I am also writing to you a new commandment, which is true in Him and also in you. For the darkness is fading and the true light is already shining.
  38. Revelation 10:8πάλιν · again
    Then the voice that I had heard from heaven spoke to me again, saying, “Go, take the small scroll that lies open in the hand of the angel standing on the sea and on the land.”
  39. Revelation 10:11πάλιν · again
    And they told me, “You must prophesy again about many peoples and nations and tongues and kings.”