Greek · G166, G2222

αἰώνιος

Perpetual (also used of past time, or past and future as well) · life (literally or figuratively)

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αἰώνιος G166 perpetual (also used of past time, or past and future as well)

Pronunciation aiṓnios

Eternal quality without end; applied to punishment, life, and God's attributes in eschatological contexts.

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ζωή G2222 life (literally or figuratively)

Pronunciation zōḗ

Eternal divine life of grace and glory, distinct from mere biological existence or earthly duration

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What does αἰώνιος (aiṓnios) mean in the Bible?

αἰώνιος · ζωή: Denotes duration without temporal limits, applicable to past, present, or future ages equally

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What does αἰώνιος · ζωή mean in the Bible?

αἰώνιος · ζωή: Denotes duration without temporal limits, applicable to past, present, or future ages equally

How many biblical occurrences are listed for G166, G2222?

G166, G2222 is connected to 69 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.

Evidence Summary

Faith

Greek phrase. Denotes duration without temporal limits, applicable to past, present, or future ages equally

Strong's G166, G2222

Lexical occurrences 69 verses Word forms 10 forms 69 references Study link Acts 13:42-52

Source Gloss

perpetual (also used of past time, or past and future as well)

Extended definition

Denotes duration without temporal limits, applicable to past, present, or future ages equally

:--eternal, for ever, everlasting, world (began).

Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

This word appears as a noun across 10 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.

Form patterns 10 Aligned forms 69 Case pattern Accusative (47) Number pattern Singular (65)

Nominative · Singular · Feminine John 12:50 · John 17:3 · Rom 6:23 · 1 John 5:20 4×

Nominative · Plural · Neuter 2 Cor 4:18 1×

Nominative · Singular · Neuter 1 Tim 6:16 1×

Genitive · Singular · Feminine Mark 16:8 · John 6:68 · Acts 13:46 · 1 Tim 6:12 · 2 Tim 2:10 · Titus 1:2 · Titus 3:7 · Heb 5:9 · Heb 9:15 · Heb 13:20 10×

Genitive · Singular · Neuter Mark 3:29 · Heb 6:2 · Heb 9:14 · Jude 1:7 4×

Genitive · Plural · Masculine 2 Tim 1:9 · Titus 1:2 2×

Accusative · Singular · Feminine Matt 19:16 · Matt 19:29 · Matt 25:46 · Mark 10:17 · Mark 10:30 · Luke 10:25 · Luke 18:18 · Luke 18:30 · John 3:15 · John 3:16 · John 3:36 · John 4:14 · John 4:36 · John 5:24 · John 5:39 · John 6:27 40×

Accusative · Singular · Neuter Matt 18:8 · Matt 25:41 · 2 Cor 4:17 · Rev 14:6 4×

Accusative · Singular · Masculine 2 Thess 1:9 · Phlm 1:15 2×

Accusative · Plural · Feminine Luke 16:9 1×

Sampled Scripture Occurrences

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New Testament Witnesses

Acts 13:42-52 Eternal Life aiṓnios · zōḗ Genitive · Singular · Feminine

Life belonging to the age to come.

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