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+# ἔκπαλαι/ekpalai
+This word is used to describe an action or state of being. It is an adverb.
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+* This word means for a long time or long ago. This word is used to talk about something that took place a long time before the time at which the speaker is speaking.
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+See: 2 Peter 2:3; 3:5
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+**Advice to translators**: A state of being describes a situation or how something is.