αἰώνιος
“age-long, eternal”
Primary meaning: age-long, eternal. Strong's: perpetual (also used of past time, or past and future as well). Lexical nuances: age-long , eternal , of that which is without either beginning or end: Ro 16:26 , He 9:14 ; of that which is without beginning: Ro 16:25 , II Ti 1:9 , Tit 1:2 ; of that which is without end (MM, VGT , s.v.): σκηναί , Lk 16:9 οἰκία , II Co 5:1 ; διαθήκη , He 13:20 ; εὐαγγέλιον , Re 14:6 ; παράκλησις , II Th 2:16 ; λύτρωσις , He 9:12 ; κληρονομία , ib. 15 ; κόλασις , Mt 25:46 ; κρίμα , He 6:2 ; κ...
Lexical & Etymological Analysis
Root & Derivation
from G165 (αἰών);
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: עוֹלָם (eternity, everlasting, forever) -> αἰώνιος (age-long, eternal)
Key Biblical Occurrences (8)
Foundational passages where αἰώνιος (aionios) carries significant theological or narrative weight.