archaios marks people, beings, worlds, or things as belonging to an earlier time.

The term marks something as belonging to an earlier time: earlier generations and figures, an earlier world, a serpent identified by a longstanding designation, and things that have passed away in contrast to what is new.

1. Belonging to an earlier time · dominant

   Across its attested settings, the adjective identifies what stands in an earlier period or condition. In Acts 15:7 the APB renders the clause “from the early days,” while Matthew 5:21 refers to those to whom a command was said, Luke 9:8 to a prophet who had arisen, 2 Peter 2:5 to a world before the flood, Revelation 12:9 to the serpent, and 2 Corinthians 5:17 to things that “have passed by.”

   Acts 15:7Matthew 5:21Luke 9:82 Peter 2:5Revelation 12:92 Corinthians 5:17

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB commonly uses “ancient,” including for generations, prophets, the world, the serpent, and things; it also uses “early” for days and a disciple. Because the APB is a whole-verse translation, these renderings indicate the clauses' temporal contrast rather than fixed English equivalents.