- Original: πάλαι - Transliteration: Palai - Phonetic: pal'-ahee - Definition: 1. of old, former 2. long ago - Origin: probably another form for G3825 (through the idea of retrocession) - TDNT entry: 16:57,8 - Part(s) of speech: Adverb - Strong's: Probably another form for G3825 (through the idea of retrocession); (adverbially) formerly or (relatively) sometime since; (elliptically as adjective) ancient: - any while a great while ago (of) old in time past. Total KJV Occurrences: 4 • dead, 1 Mar 15:44 • old, 1 2 Peter 1:9 • ordained, 1 Jude 1:4 • past, 1 Hebrews 1:1