αἰών
“a space of time, an age, eternity, forever”
Primary meaning: a space of time, an age, eternity, forever, never. Strong's: properly, an age; by extension, perpetuity (also past); by implication, the world; specially (Jewish) a Messianic period (present or future). Lexical nuances: 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 ); of the past: ἀπ’ αἰ. (cf. Heb. מֵעוֹלָם ), Lk 1:70 ; of the future: εἰς τ. αἰ. (cf. לְעוֹלָם ), forever , Mt 21:19 ; id., c. neg., never , Jo 4:14 ; more strongly, εἰς τὸν...
Lexical & Etymological Analysis
Root & Derivation
from the same as G104 (ἀεί);
Traditional English Renderings (KJV/AV)
Septuagint (LXX) & New Testament Conceptual Bridges
Cross-Testament BridgeHow this lemma bridges Old Testament Hebrew and New Testament Koine Greek through the Septuagint (LXX) translation tradition.
LXX conceptual translation: עַד (until, forever, eternity) -> αἰών (a space of time, an age, eternity, forever)
LXX conceptual translation: עַד (perpetuity, eternity, forever) -> αἰών (a space of time, an age, eternity, forever)
LXX conceptual translation: עוֹלָם (eternity, everlasting, forever) -> αἰών (a space of time, an age, eternity, forever)
Key Biblical Occurrences (8)
Foundational passages where αἰών (aion) carries significant theological or narrative weight.