What does πρόθεσις · αἰών mean in the Bible?
πρόθεσις · αἰών is a Greek phrase meaning "eternal purpose, purpose of the ages".
Greek · G4286, G165
πρόθεσιν τῶν αἰώνων
Purpose · an age: age
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πρόθεσιςG4286purpose
Pronunciationpróthesis
Deliberate purpose or intention set forth beforehand, often God's predetermined plan in NT theological use.
Open lexicon entry →αἰώνG165an age: age
Pronunciationaiṓn
An age or era; theologically, either the present evil age or the future eternal age to come.
Open lexicon entry →What does πρόθεσιν τῶν αἰώνων (prothesin tōn aiōnōn) mean in the Bible?
πρόθεσις · αἰών is a Greek phrase meaning "eternal purpose, purpose of the ages".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for G4286, G165?
G4286, G165 is connected to 12 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. eternal purpose, purpose of the ages
Source Gloss
eternal purpose, purpose of the ages
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 4 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 patterns4Aligned forms12Case patternAccusative (4)Number patternSingular (12)
Nominative · Singular · FeminineRom 9:11 · Heb 9:22×
Genitive · Singular · FeminineMatt 12:4 · Mark 2:26 · Luke 6:4 · Acts 27:134×
Dative · Singular · FeminineActs 11:23 · 2 Tim 3:102×
Accusative · Singular · FeminineRom 8:28 · Eph 1:11 · Eph 3:11 · 2 Tim 1:94×
Word Origins
πρόθεσιν τῶν αἰώνων is built from this root: