Lexical Definition
πάλιν pálin (pal'-in) again G:ADV
probably from the same as πάλη (through the idea of oscillatory repetition)
again.
- (adverbially) anew, i.e. (of place) back, (of time) once more, or (conjunctionally) furthermore or on the other hand
Abbott-Smith
πάλιν, adv., [in LXX for שׁוּב, etc.;]
1. of place, back, backwards (LS, s.v.).
2. Of time, again, once more: Mt 4:8, Mk 2:13, Lk 23:20, Jo 1:35 (and freq.), Ac 17:32, Ro 11:23, Ga 1:9, He 1:6, al; pleonastically, π. ἀνακάμπτειν, Ac 18:21; ὑποστρέφειν, Ga 1:17; εἰς τὸ π., II Co 13:2; π. ἐκ τρίτου (Bl., § 81, 4), Mt 26:44; ἐκ δευτέρου, Mt 26:42, Ac 10:15; π. δεῦτερον, Jo 4:54 21:16; π. ἄνωθεν ( Wi 19:6), Ga 4:9.
3. Rhetorically, again;
(a) further, moreover: Mt 5:33, Lk 13:20, Jo 12:39, al.;
(b) in turn, on the other hand (Soph.; LXX: Wi 13:8 16:23, al.): Lk 6:43, I Co 12:21, II Co 10:7, I Jo 2:8.
Abbott-Smith References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Matthew | 4:8 · 5:33 · 26:42 · 26:44 |
| Mark | 2:13 |
| Luke | 6:43 · 13:20 · 23:20 |
| John | 1:35 · 4:54 · 12:39 · 21:16 |
| Acts | 10:15 · 17:32 · 18:21 |
| Romans | 11:23 |
| 1 Corinthians | 12:21 |
| 2 Corinthians | 10:7 · 13:2 |
| Galatians | 1:9 · 1:17 · 4:9 |
| Hebrews | 1:6 |
| 1 John | 2:8 |
Liddell-Scott-Jones
πάλιν [ᾰ],
poetry also πάλι (q.see), adverb
__1 of Place, back, backwards (the usual sense in early Epic dialect), mostly joined with Verbs of going, coming, etc.; π. χώρει [Refs 5th c.BC+]; π. ἐλεύσεται, κατελθεῖν, ἐπανέλθωμεν, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; δεῦρο σωθήσῃ π. [Refs]; δόμεναι π. give back, restore, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; π. ἀγκαλέσαι to call back, [Refs 4th c.BC+] she turned back from her son, [Refs 8th c.BC+]: coupled with other adverbs, π. αὖτις ἔβαινον νηὸς ἐπὶ γλαφυρῆς [Refs 5th c.BC+]; αὖ π. [Refs 8th c.BC+]; ἄψορρον π. [Refs 5th c.BC+]; π. οἴκαδε, π. οἴκαδ᾽ αὖ, [Refs 5th c.BC+]: with the Article, ἡ π. ὁδός [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__2 to express contradiction, π. ἐρέει gainsay, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; π. ὅ γε λάζετο μῦθον took back his word, unsaid it, [Refs]; opposed to ἀληθέα εἰπεῖν, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; μηδέ τῳ δόξῃ π. let no one think contrariwise, [Refs 4th c.BC+]: in Prose, contrariwise, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; αὖ.. π. [Refs] youth's opposite, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; χρόνου τὸ π. the change of time, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; compare ἔμπαλιν.
__II of Time, again, once more, rare in [Refs 8th c.BC+]; π. ἐξ ἀρχῆς [Refs 5th c.BC+]; π. καὶ π. [Refs 1st c.BC+]; ἔγχει καὶ π. εἰπέ, π. π. Ἡλιοδώρας” [Refs 8th c.BC+]
__III in turn, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; again, πρῶτον μέν.. ἔπειτα π. [Refs 4th c.BC+] sometimes means doubly, as in παλιμμήκης, παλίνσκιος.)