Palin is a versatile Greek adverb whose root meaning is 'back' or 'again.' In Homer it often indicated physical return or backward motion, but by the New Testament period it predominantly signals repetition: something happening once more. Jesus uses it to introduce a second parable ('Again, the kingdom of heaven is like...,' Matt 13:45, 47) or to resume teaching after an interruption. It marks recurring temptation ('again, the devil took him,' Matt 4:8), renewed questioning, and iterative instruction. Spanish 'de nuevo/otra vez,' French 'de nouveau,' and German 'wieder' all capture its core repetitive force across 141 occurrences.