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αἰωνίου κληρονομίας

Perpetual (also used of past time, or past and future as well) · inheritance

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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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κληρονομία G2817 inheritance
Pronunciation klēronomía
In NT, primarily God's promised kingdom and spiritual blessings given to believers through Christ, not earned property.
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What does αἰωνίου κληρονομίας (aiōniou klēronomias) mean in the Bible?

αἰώνιος · κληρονομία is a Greek word meaning "eternal inheritance".

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Meaning

eternal inheritance
Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

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×
69 total occurrences across all forms in the biblical text Morphology: MorphGNT SBLGNT — CC BY-SA 3.0
Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

Acts 13 — The Spirit Sends the Mission and the Word Turns to the Gentiles Acts 20 — Paul’s Farewell Charge to Shepherd the Church of God Colossians 3 — Raised with Christ: Putting Off the Old Life and Putting On the New Galatians 6 — Boasting Only in the Cross: Spirit-Shaped Community and New Creation John 10 — The Good Shepherd, the Door, and the Son One with the Father John 12 — The Anointed King, the Lifted-Up Son of Man, and the Hour of Glory John 17 — The Son’s High Priestly Prayer: Glory, Preservation, Sanctification, Unity, Mission, and Love John 3 — New Birth, Lifted-Up Son, and the Love of God for the World John 4 — Living Water, True Worship, and the Savior of the World John 6 — The Bread of Life, the Words of Eternal Life, and the Crisis of True Discipleship Luke 10 — The Kingdom Mission Expanded, Mercy Defined, and the Better Portion Chosen Luke 18 — Persistent Faith, Humble Mercy, and the King on the Road to Jerusalem Luke 20 — The Rejected Son, the Questioned Authority, and the Lord Who Silences His Opponents Mark 10 — The Way of the Servant King: Marriage, Children, Wealth, Cross, Ransom, and Sight Mark 12 — The Rejected Son, the Greatest Commandment, the Lord of David, and the Widow’s Offering Mark 3 — The Servant-King Confronted: Sabbath Mercy, Demonic Accusation, and the Family of God Matthew 18 — Kingdom Humility, Care for the Little Ones, Discipline, and Forgiveness in Christ’s Community Matthew 19 — Marriage from Creation, Children Received, Riches Renounced, and the Reward of Following Christ Matthew 21 — The King Enters Jerusalem, Judges Fruitless Religion, and Exposes Rejected-Son Leadership Matthew 25 — Readiness, Stewardship, and the Final Judgment of the Son of Man Romans 16 — Gospel Partnership, Holy Greeting, False-Teacher Warning, and Doxology to the God Who Establishes Romans 5 — Peace with God, Rejoicing in Grace, and Life Through the One Man Jesus Christ Romans 6 — Dead to Sin and Alive to God in Christ Jesus

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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