πάλιν palin
Greek word for “again” · Strong’s G3825 · used 141 times in 136 verses
Meaning
πάλιν, adv.; 1. of place, back, backwards (LS, see word).;
How it is translated
Glosses given for palin in context, with how often each is used:
- again 137
- 5 again 1
- back 1
- again is there 1
- came again 1
Where it is used
| Book | Uses | Per 1,000 words | |
|---|---|---|---|
| John | 45 | 2.9 | |
| Mark | 28 | 2.5 | |
| Matthew | 17 | 0.9 | |
| Hebrews | 10 | 2.0 | |
| Galatians | 9 | 4.0 | |
| 2 Corinthians | 8 | 1.8 | |
| Acts | 5 | 0.3 | |
| Romans | 5 | 0.7 | |
| Luke | 3 | 0.2 | |
| 1 Corinthians | 3 | 0.4 | |
| Philippians | 3 | 1.8 | |
| Revelation | 2 | 0.2 |
Also in 3 more books.
Chapters where it is used most
John 10 (7), Mark 14 (5), John 16 (5), John 18 (5), Matthew 26 (4), Mark 10 (4), John 4 (4), John 8 (4), Mark 8 (3), Mark 15 (3)
Forms
- πάλιν 130
- Πάλιν 11
Words used with it
Words that share verses with palin more often than their overall frequency would suggest:
- μαθητής mathētēs “disciple” 11
- ἀπέρχομαι aperchomai “to go away” 8
- θάλασσα thalassa “sea” 7
- πατήρ patēr “father” 10
- Πιλᾶτος Pilatos “Pilate” 6
- μετά meta “with/after” 10
- ἀποκρίνω apokrinō “to answer” 8
- ὀφθαλμός ophthalmos “eye” 6
- ὄχλος ochlos “crowd” 7
- παρά para “from/with/beside” 7
- εἰσέρχομαι eiserchomai “to enter” 7
- δεύτερος deuteros “secondly” 5
Key verses
The verses using palin that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):
- John 8:12 — Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.
- John 14:3 — And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also.
- John 16:22 — And ye now therefore have sorrow: but I will see you again, and your heart shall rejoice, and your joy no man taketh from you.
- John 20:21 — Then said Jesus to them again, Peace be unto you: as my Father hath sent me, even so send I you.
- Romans 8:15 — For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father.
- Romans 15:12 — And again, Esaias saith, There shall be a root of Jesse, and he that shall rise to reign over the Gentiles; in him shall the Gentiles trust.
- 2 Corinthians 12:21 — And lest, when I come again, my God will humble me among you, and that I shall bewail many which have sinned already, and have not repented of the uncleanness…
- Galatians 4:9 — But now, after that ye have known God, or rather are known of God, how turn ye again to the weak and beggarly elements, whereunto ye desire again to be in…
- Galatians 5:1 — Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage.
- Philippians 4:4 — Rejoice in the Lord alway: and again I say, Rejoice.
- Hebrews 6:1 — Therefore leaving the principles of the doctrine of Christ, let us go on unto perfection; not laying again the foundation of repentance from dead works, and of…
- 2 Peter 2:20 — 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…
See all 136 verses in the Word Atlas
Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.