Strong's Greek · G3822

παλαιόω

palaióō

decay, make (wax) old

Definition

to make (passively, become) worn out, or declare obsolete

Derivation

from G3820 (παλαιός);

Appears 4 times in Scripture

Luke 12:33

Sell your possessions and give to the poor. Provide yourselves with purses that will not wear out, an inexhaustible treasure in heaven, where no thief approaches and no moth destroys.

Hebrews 8:13

By speaking of a new covenant, He has made the first one obsolete; and what is obsolete and aging will soon disappear.

Hebrews 1:11

They will perish, but You remain; they will all wear out like a garment.

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Lexicon: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), digital edition by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).

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