Again
πάλινStrong’s G3825palin
Appears in 137 verses of the New Testament
In short
Palin is the Greek word usually translated “again”. It appears in 137 verses of the New Testament.
“For if after they have escaped the pollutions of the world through the knowledge of the Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, they are again entangled therein, and overcome, the latter end is worse with them than the beginning.”
Meaning
Usually translated “again”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- again 141
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- John 47
- Mark 25
- Matthew 17
- Hebrews 9
- 2 Corinthians 8
- Galatians 8
15 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Matthew 4:7Jesus said unto him, It is written again, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.
- Matthew 4:8Again, the devil taketh him up into an exceeding high mountain, and sheweth him all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them;
- Matthew 5:33Again, ye have heard that it hath been said by them of old time, Thou shalt not forswear thyself, but shalt perform unto the Lord thine oaths:
- Matthew 13:44Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto treasure hid in a field; the which when a man hath found, he hideth, and for joy thereof goeth and selleth all that he hath, and buyeth that field.
- Matthew 13:45Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a merchant man, seeking goodly pearls:
- Matthew 13:47Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a net, that was cast into the sea, and gathered of every kind:
All 137 verses, by book
- Mark 25
- 2:12:133:13:204:15:217:147:318:138:2510:110:1010:2410:3211:2712:412:514:3914:4014:6114:6914:7015:415:1215:13
- John 47
- 1:354:34:134:464:546:158:28:88:128:219:159:179:269:2710:710:1710:1810:1910:3110:3910:4011:711:811:3812:2212:2812:3913:1214:316:1616:1716:1916:2216:2818:718:2718:3318:3818:4019:419:919:3720:1020:2120:2621:121:16
- James 1
- 5:18
- 2 Peter 1
- 2:20
- 1 John 1
- 2:8
Greek dictionary
πάλιν palin · again
πάλιν, adv., [in LXX for שׁוּב, etc. ;] 1. of place, back, backwards (LS, see word). 2. Of time, again, once more: Mat.4:8, Mrk.2:13, Luk.23:20, Jhn.1:35 (and freq.), Act.17:32, Rom.11:23, Gal.1:9, Heb.1:6, al; pleonastically, π. ἀνακάμπτειν, Act.18:21; ὑποστρέφειν, Gal.1:17; εἰς τὸ π., 2Co.13:2; π. ἐκ τρίτου (Bl., §81, 4), Mat.26:44; ἐκ δευτέρου, Mat.26:42, Act.10:15; π. δεῦτερον, Jhn.4:54 21:16; π. ἄνωθεν ( Wis.19:6), Gal.4:9. 3. Rhetorically, again; (a) further, moreover: Mat.5:33, Luk.13:20, Jhn.12:39, al.; …
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “again” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
AGAIN, adverb
agen'. [Latin con, whence contra; ]
- A second time; once more.“I will not again curse the ground” Genesis 8:21
- It notes something further, or additional to one or more particulars.“For to which of the angels said he at any time, thou art my son, this day have I begotten thee? and again I will be to him a father, and he shall be to me a son? and again let all the angels of God worship him” Hebrews 1:5
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.