πάλαι
πάλαι [ᾰ], Adv.
A). long ago,
π. οὔ τι νέον γε Il. 9.527 ;
π. κοὐ νεωστί S. El. 1049 ;
π. πολλὰ ἤδη ἔτη Pl. Ap. 18b ;
π. ποτέ once upon a time,
Ar. Pl. 1002 ,
Pl. Criti. 110a : freq. with pres. of an act lasting to the pres.,
ὁρῶ .. π. I have
long seen,
S. Aj. 5 ;
ἰχνεύω π. ib.
20 , cf.
Ph. 589 ,
Pl. Men. 91a ,
Ar. Pl. 257 , etc.; but,
π. ποτ’ ὄντες ye who were
long ago,
Id. V. 1060 : also with pf.,
τέθνηχ’ ὑμῖν π. S. Ph. 1030 , cf.
A. Pr. 998 ,
Ar. Nu. 556 : with impf. of an act lasting to a past time,
ἔχεν π. had
long been holding it,
Il. 23.871 , cf.
Eup. 11 ;
ἔχεις π. ὧν ἐπεθύμεις Theoc. 10.17 : with Art.,
τὸ π. Hdt. 1.5 ,
7.74 ,
95 ,
142 ,
Th. 1.5 , etc.;
ἀπὸ π. BGU 1036.24 (ii A. D.).
II). before, opp. the present, sts. of time
just past,
ἠμὲν π. ἠδ’ ἔτι καὶ νῦν Il. 9.105 , cf.
S. Ant. 181 : hence,
not long ago, just now, like
ἄρτι, οἱ π. λόγοι A. Pr. 845 ;
ὁ π. λόγος the reason
just given,
Arist. Pol. 1282a15 , cf.
1282b7 ;
π. σοὶ ἔλεγον X. Oec. 19.17 , cf.
18.10 ; but opp.
ἄρτι,
Pl. Tht. 142a .
ShortDef
long ago, in olden time, in days of yore, in time gone by
Debugging
Headword (normalized):
πάλαι
Headword (normalized/stripped):
παλαι
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:lsj-76738
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{'content': '<div class="entry"> <span class="orth greek">πάλαι</span> <span class="pron greek">[ᾰ]</span>, Adv. <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-1"> <span><strong>A).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">long ago</span>, <span class="quote greek">π. οὔ τι νέον γε</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:9:527" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:9.527/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Il.</span> 9.527 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">π. κοὐ νεωστί</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg005.perseus-grc1:1049" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg005.perseus-grc1:1049/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">S.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">El.</span> 1049 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">π. πολλὰ ἤδη ἔτη</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg002.perseus-grc1:18b" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg002.perseus-grc1:18b/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pl.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ap.</span> 18b </a> ; <span class="foreign greek">π. ποτέ</span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">once upon a time</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg011.perseus-grc1:1002" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg011.perseus-grc1:1002/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Ar.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Pl.</span> 1002 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg032:110a" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg032:110a/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pl.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Criti.</span> 110a </a>: freq. with pres. of an act lasting to the pres., <span class="foreign greek">ὁρῶ .. π.</span> I have <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">long</span> seen, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg003.perseus-grc1:5" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg003.perseus-grc1:5/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">S.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Aj.</span> 5 </a>; <span class="foreign greek">ἰχνεύω π.</span> ib.<a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg003.perseus-grc1:20" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg003.perseus-grc1:20/canonical-url/"> 20 </a>, cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg006.perseus-grc1:589" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg006.perseus-grc1:589/canonical-url/"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ph.</span> 589 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg024:91a" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg024:91a/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pl.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Men.</span> 91a </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg011.perseus-grc1:257" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg011.perseus-grc1:257/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Ar.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Pl.</span> 257 </a>, etc.; but, <span class="foreign greek">π. ποτ’ ὄντες</span> ye who were <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">long ago</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg004.perseus-grc1:1060" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg004.perseus-grc1:1060/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Id.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">V.</span> 1060 </a>: also with pf., <span class="quote greek">τέθνηχ’ ὑμῖν π.</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg006.perseus-grc1:1030" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg006.perseus-grc1:1030/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">S.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ph.</span> 1030 </a> , cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg003.perseus-grc1:998" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg003.perseus-grc1:998/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">A.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Pr.</span> 998 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg003.perseus-grc1:556" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg003.perseus-grc1:556/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Ar.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Nu.</span> 556 </a>: with impf. of an act lasting to a past time, <span class="foreign greek">ἔχεν π.</span> had <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">long</span> been holding it, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:23:871" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:23.871/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Il.</span> 23.871 </a>, cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0461.tlg001:11" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0461.tlg001:11/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Eup.</span> 11 </a>; <span class="quote greek">ἔχεις π. ὧν ἐπεθύμεις</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0005.tlg001.perseus-grc1:10:17" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0005.tlg001.perseus-grc1:10.17/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Theoc.</span> 10.17 </a> : with Art., <span class="quote greek">τὸ π.</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:1:5" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:1.5/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hdt.</span> 1.5 </a> , <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:7:74" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:7.74/canonical-url/"> 7.74 </a>,<a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:95" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:95/canonical-url/"> 95 </a>,<a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:142" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:142/canonical-url/"> 142 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0003.tlg001.perseus-grc1:1:5" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0003.tlg001.perseus-grc1:1.5/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Th.</span> 1.5 </a>, etc.; <span class="quote greek">ἀπὸ π.</span> <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">BGU</span> 1036.24 </span> (ii A. D.). </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>2).</strong></span> like an Adj. with Art. and Noun, <span class="foreign greek">οἱ π. φῶτες</span> men <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">of old</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0033.tlg004.perseus-grc1:2:1" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0033.tlg004.perseus-grc1:2.1/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pi.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">I.</span> 2.1 </a>; <span class="quote greek">Κάδμου τοῦ π. νέα τροφή</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg004.perseus-grc1:1" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg004.perseus-grc1:1/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">S.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">OT</span> 1 </a> ; <span class="foreign greek">τοῦ πρόσθε Κάδμου τοῦ π. τ’ Ἀγήνορος</span> ib.<a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg004.perseus-grc1:268" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg004.perseus-grc1:268/canonical-url/"> 268 </a>; <span class="foreign greek">τὰ καινὰ τοῖς π. τεκμαίρεται</span> ib.<a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg004.perseus-grc1:916" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg004.perseus-grc1:916/canonical-url/"> 916 </a>, cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg001.perseus-grc1:1165" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg001.perseus-grc1:1165/canonical-url/"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Tr.</span> 1165 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg005.perseus-grc1:1490" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg005.perseus-grc1:1490/canonical-url/"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">El.</span> 1490 </a>, etc.; <span class="quote greek">τὰ π.</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0014.tlg019.perseus-grc1:276" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0014.tlg019.perseus-grc1:276/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">D.</span> 19.276 </a> (nisi leg. <span class="foreign greek">παλαί’</span>)<span class="foreign greek">; οἱ π.</span> the <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">ancients</span>, opp. <span class="foreign greek">οἱ νῦν</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg025.perseus-grc1:1069a:29" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg025.perseus-grc1:1069a.29/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Arist.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Metaph.</span> 1069a29 </a>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-2"> <span><strong>II).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">before</span>, opp. the present, sts. of time <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">just past</span>, <span class="quote greek">ἠμὲν π. ἠδ’ ἔτι καὶ νῦν</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:9:105" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:9.105/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Il.</span> 9.105 </a> , cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg002.perseus-grc1:181" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg002.perseus-grc1:181/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">S.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ant.</span> 181 </a>: hence, <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">not long ago, just now</span>, like <span class="ref greek">ἄρτι, οἱ π. λόγοι</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg003.perseus-grc1:845" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg003.perseus-grc1:845/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">A.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Pr.</span> 845 </a>; <span class="foreign greek">ὁ π. λόγος</span> the reason <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">just</span> given, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg035.perseus-grc1:1282a:15" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg035.perseus-grc1:1282a.15/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Arist.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Pol.</span> 1282a15 </a>, cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg035.perseus-grc1:1282b:7" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg035.perseus-grc1:1282b.7/canonical-url/"> 1282b7 </a>; <span class="quote greek">π. σοὶ ἔλεγον</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg003.perseus-grc1:19:17" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg003.perseus-grc1:19.17/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">X.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Oec.</span> 19.17 </a> , cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg003.perseus-grc1:18:10" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg003.perseus-grc1:18.10/canonical-url/"> 18.10 </a>; but opp. <span class="foreign greek">ἄρτι</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg006.perseus-grc1:142a" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg006.perseus-grc1:142a/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pl.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Tht.</span> 142a </a>.</div> </div><br><br>'}