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αἰών -ῶνος, ὁ
Word data
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Strongs: G01650
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Alternate spellings:
, ,
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Principle Parts:
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Part of speech:
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Instances in Scripture: 122
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All Scriptures cited: No
Etymology:
- LXX/Hebrew glosses:
in LXX chiefly for עַד ,עוֹלָם;
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Time Period/Ancient Authors:
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Related words:
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Antonyms for all senses
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Synonyms for all senses:
κόσμος, the ordered universe, the scheme of material things; οἰκουμένη, the inhabited earth; in contrast with both of which [αἰ.]() is the world under aspects of time (cf. Westc. on [He 1:2](Heb 1:2); Tr., Syn., §lix; Thayer, s.v., αἰ.; Cremer, 74, 620; MM, VGT).
Senses
Sense 1.0:
Definition:
Glosses:
a space of time;
Explanation:
an age, eternity;
Citations:
in cl., like Lat. aevum (LS, MM, VGT, s.v.), a space of time, as, a lifetime, generation, period of history, an indefinitely long period; in NT of an indefinitely long period, an age, eternity, usually c. prep. (MM, VGT);
Sense 1.1:
Definition:
Citations:
of the past: ἀπ’ αἰ. (cf. Heb. מֵעוֹלָם), [Lk 1:70](Luk 1:70);
Sense 1.2:
Definition:
Glosses:
forever;
Explanation:
never;
Citations:
of the future: εἰς τ. αἰ. (cf. לְעוֹלָם), forever, [Mt 21:19](Mat 21:19); id., c. neg., never, [Jo 4:14](Jhn 4:14); more strongly, εἰς τὸν αἰ. τοῦ αἰ., [He 1:8](Heb 1:8)(LXX); εἰς τοὺς αἰ., [Mt 6:13](Mat 6:13); εἰς τοὺς αἰ. τῶν αἰ. (cf. [Is 45:17](Isa 45:17), עַד־עוֹלְמֵי עַד), [Ro 16:27](Rom 16:27), LT; cf. also [Eph 3:21](Eph 3:21), [II Pe 3:18](2Pe 3:18), [Ju 25](Jud 1:25), [Re 14:11](Rev 14:11).
Sense 2.2:
Definition:
Glosses:
the worlds, the universe;
Explanation:
Citations:
οἱ αἰ., the worlds, the universe, "the sum of the periods of time, including all that is manifested in them": [[He 1:2](Heb 1:2)](Heb 1:2) [11:3](Heb 11:3) (cf. [I Ti 1:17](1Ti 1:17), where τῶν αἰ. are prob. "the ages or world-periods which when summed up make eternity".
Sense 3.2:
Definition:
Glosses:
the present age;
Explanation:
Citations:
the present age (Heb. הָעוֹלָם הַזֶּה): ὁ αἰ., [Mt 13:22](Mat 13:22); ὁ αἰ. οὗτος, [[Mt 12:32](Mat 12:32)](Mat 12:32); ὁ νῦν αἰ., [I Ti 6:17](1Ti 6:17); ὁ ἐνεστὼς αἰ., [Ga 1:4](Gal 1:4); similarly, of the time after Christ's second coming (הָעוֹלָם הַבָּא), ὁ αἰ. ἐκεῖνος, [Lk 20:35](Luk 20:35); ὁ αἰ. μέλλων, Mt 12:32; ὁ αἰ. ὁ ἐρχόμενος, [Mk 10:30](Mrk 10:30).