αἰών
aiōnNoun (Masculine)G0165
an age: age
From: from the same as G104 (ἀεί);
Short Definition
properly, an age; by extension, perpetuity (also past); by implication, the world; specially (Jewish) a Messianic period (present or future)
Full Lexicon Entry
1.in cl., like Lat. aevum, a space of time, a lifetime, generation, period of history, an indefinitely long period; in NT of an indefinitely long period, an age, eternity, usually with prep.
aof the past
bof the future
2.οἱ αἰ., the worlds, the universe, "the sum of the periods of time, including all that is manifested in them"
3.the present age (Heb. הָעוֹלָם הַזֶּה)
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 .
LXX Usage: chiefly for עַד,עוֹלָם
Grammar
Part of Speech Noun (Masculine)
Morphology G:N-M
DescriptionGreek Noun, Masculine
Occurrences
101 timesAppears 101 times in the New Testament. Top books include:
Revelation
14
Hebrews
13
John
12
Matthew
9
1 Corinthians
7
Key Passages
- 1 Corinthians 1:20
- 2 Timothy 4:10
- Hebrews 6:5
- Jude 1:25
- Mark 4:19
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