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αἰών

aiōnan age: ageHow to read Greek
greekNew TestamentNoun · masculine124 occurrences22 books97 verses

Definition

αἰών, -ῶνος, ὁ,

[in LXX chiefly for עַד ,עוֹלָם ;]

1. in cl., like Lat. aevum (LS, MM, VGT, see word), 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 with prep. (MM, VGT);

(a) of the past: ἀπ᾽ αἰ. (cf. Heb. מֵעוֹלָם), Luke 1:70;

(b) of the future: εἰς τ. αἰ. (cf. לְעוֹלָם), forever, Matthew 21:19; id., with neg., never, John 4:14; more strongly, εἰς τὸν αἰ. τοῦ αἰ., Hebrews 1:8 (LXX); εἰς τοὺς αἰ., Matthew 6:13; εἰς τοὺς αἰ. τῶν αἰ. (cf. Isaiah 45:17, עַד־עוֹלְמֵי עַד), Romans 16:27, LT; cf. also Ephesians 3:21, 2 Peter 3:18, Jude 25, Revelation 14:11.

2. οἱ αἰ., the worlds, the universe, "the sum of the periods of time, including all that is manifested in them": He :12 11:3 (cf. 1 Timothy 1:17, where τῶν αἰ. are prob. "the ages or world-periods which when summed up make eternity".

3. the present age (Heb. הָעוֹלָם הַזֶּה): ὁ αἰ., Matthew 13:22; ὁ αἰ. οὗτος, Matthew 12:32; ὁ νῦν αἰ., 1 Timothy 6:17; ὁ ἐνεστὼς αἰ., Galatians 1:4; similarly, of the time after Christ's second coming (הָעוֹלָם הַבָּא), ὁ αἰ. ἐκεῖνος, Luke 20:35; ὁ αἰ. μέλλων, Matthew 12:32; ὁ αἰ. ὁ ἐρχόμενος, Mark 10:30.

Synonyms: 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 Hebrews 1:2; Tr., Syn., §lix; Thayer, see word, αἰ.; Cremer, 74, 620; MM, VGT).

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

124 total
  1. Matthew 12:32αἰῶνι · age
    Whoever speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven, either in this age or in the one to come.
  2. Matthew 13:22αἰῶνος · life
    The seed sown among the thorns is the one who hears the word, but the worries of this life and the deceitfulness of wealth choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful.
  3. Matthew 13:39αἰῶνός · of the age
    …and the enemy who sows them is the devil. The harvest is the end of the age, and the harvesters are angels.
  4. Matthew 13:40αἰῶνος · age
    As the weeds are collected and burned in the fire, so will it be at the end of the age.
  5. Matthew 13:49αἰῶνος · age
    So will it be at the end of the age: The angels will come and separate the wicked from the righteous
  6. Matthew 21:19αἰῶνα
    Seeing a fig tree by the road, He went up to it but found nothing on it except leaves. “May you never bear fruit again!” He said. And immediately the tree withered.
  7. Matthew 24:3αἰῶνος · age
    While Jesus was sitting on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to Him privately. “Tell us,” they said, “when will these things happen, and what will be the sign of Your coming and of the end of the age?”
  8. Matthew 28:20αἰῶνος · age
    …and teaching them to obey all that I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, even to the end of the age.”
  9. Mark 3:29αἰῶνα
    But whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will never be forgiven; he is guilty of eternal sin.”
  10. Mark 4:19αἰῶνος · of this life
    …but the worries of this life, the deceitfulness of wealth, and the desire for other things come in and choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful.
  11. Mark 10:30αἰῶνι · age
    …will fail to receive a hundredfold in the present age—houses and brothers and sisters and mothers and children and fields, along with persecutions—and in the age to come, eternal life.
  12. Mark 11:14αἰῶνα
    Then He said to the tree, “May no one ever eat of your fruit again.” And His disciples heard this statement.
  13. Luke 1:33αἰῶνας · forever
    …and He will reign over the house of Jacob forever. His kingdom will never end!”
  14. Luke 1:55αἰῶνα · forever
    …as He promised to our fathers, to Abraham and his descendants forever.”
  15. Luke 1:70αἰῶνος · ages past
    …as He spoke through His holy prophets, those of ages past,
  16. Luke 16:8αἰῶνος · age
    The master commended the dishonest manager because he had acted shrewdly. For the sons of this age are more shrewd in dealing with their own kind than are the sons of light.
  17. Luke 18:30αἰῶνι · age
    …will fail to receive many times more in this age—and in the age to come, eternal life.”
  18. Luke 20:34αἰῶνος · age
    Jesus answered, “The sons of this age marry and are given in marriage.
  19. Luke 20:35αἰῶνος · age [to come]
    But those who are considered worthy to share in the age to come and in the resurrection from the dead will neither marry nor be given in marriage.
  20. John 4:14αἰῶνα
    But whoever drinks the water I give him will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give him will become in him a fount of water springing up to eternal life.”
  21. John 6:51αἰῶνα · forever
    I am the living bread that came down from heaven. If anyone eats of this bread, he will live forever. And this bread, which I will give for the life of the world, is My flesh.”
  22. John 6:58αἰῶνα · forever
    This is the bread that came down from heaven. Unlike your fathers, who ate the manna and died, the one who eats this bread will live forever.”
  23. John 8:35αἰῶνα · forever; αἰῶνα · forever
    A slave does not remain in the house forever, but a son remains forever.
  24. John 8:51αἰῶνα
    Truly, truly, I tell you, if anyone keeps My word, he will never see death.”
  25. John 8:52αἰῶνα
    “Now we know that You have a demon!” declared the Jews. “Abraham died, and so did the prophets, yet You say that anyone who keeps Your word will never taste death.
  26. John 9:32αἰῶνος · before
    Never before has anyone heard of opening the eyes of a man born blind.
  27. John 10:28αἰῶνα
    I give them eternal life, and they will never perish. No one can snatch them out of My hand.
  28. John 11:26αἰῶνα
    And everyone who lives and believes in Me will never die. Do you believe this?”
  29. John 12:34αἰῶνα · forever
    The crowd replied, “We have heard from the Law that the Christ will remain forever. So how can You say that the Son of Man must be lifted up? Who is this Son of Man?”
  30. John 13:8αἰῶνα
    “Never shall You wash my feet!” Peter told Him. Jesus answered, “Unless I wash you, you have no part with Me.”
  31. John 14:16αἰῶνα · forever
    And I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Advocate to be with you forever—
  32. Acts 3:21αἰῶνος · long ago
    Heaven must take Him in until the time comes for the restoration of all things, which God announced long ago through His holy prophets.
  33. Acts 15:18αἰῶνος · ages
    …that have been known for ages.’
  34. Romans 1:25αἰῶνας · forever
    They exchanged the truth of God for a lie, and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is forever worthy of praise! Amen.
  35. Romans 9:5αἰῶνας · forever
    Theirs are the patriarchs, and from them proceeds the human descent of Christ, who is God over all, forever worthy of praise! Amen.
  36. Romans 11:36αἰῶνας · forever
    For from Him and through Him and to Him are all things. To Him be the glory forever! Amen.
  37. Romans 12:2αἰῶνι · world
    Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what is the good, pleasing, and perfect will of God.
  38. Romans 16:27αἰῶνας · forever; αἰώνων
    …to the only wise God be glory forever through Jesus Christ! Amen.
  39. 1 Corinthians 1:20αἰῶνος · age
    Where is the wise man? Where is the scribe? Where is the philosopher of this age? Has not God made foolish the wisdom of the world?
  40. 1 Corinthians 2:6αἰῶνος · age; αἰῶνος · age
    Among the mature, however, we speak a message of wisdom—but not the wisdom of this age or of the rulers of this age, who are coming to nothing.
  41. 1 Corinthians 2:7αἰώνων · time [began]
    No, we speak of the mysterious and hidden wisdom of God, which He destined for our glory before time began.
  42. 1 Corinthians 2:8αἰῶνος · age
    None of the rulers of this age understood it. For if they had, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory.
  43. 1 Corinthians 3:18αἰῶνι · age
    Let no one deceive himself. If any of you thinks he is wise in this age, he should become a fool, so that he may become wise.
  44. 1 Corinthians 8:13αἰῶνα · [again]
    Therefore, if what I eat causes my brother to stumble, I will never eat meat again, so that I will not cause him to stumble.
  45. 1 Corinthians 10:11αἰώνων · ages
    Now these things happened to them as examples and were written down as warnings for us, on whom the fulfillment of the ages has come.
  46. 2 Corinthians 4:4αἰῶνος · age
    The god of this age has blinded the minds of unbelievers, so they cannot see the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God.
  47. 2 Corinthians 9:9αἰῶνα
    As it is written: “He has scattered abroad His gifts to the poor; His righteousness endures forever.”