What does αὔριον (aúrion) mean in the Bible?
Tomorrow names the next day. Its ordinary time reference becomes pastorally significant through what people say or do about that day.
Greek · G839
αὔριον
Tomorrow names the next day. Its ordinary time reference becomes pastorally significant through what people say or do about that day.
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αὔριονG839
Pronunciationaúrion
What does αὔριον (aúrion) mean in the Bible?
Reader summary
Full entry for αὔριον (G839) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G839?
The BSB source-word alignment has 14 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include tomorrow (11), next day (3).
Where does αὔριον (aúrion) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 6:30. Its strongest book concentrations include Acts (4), Luke (4), Matthew (3), James (2).
What This Word Actually Means
Tomorrow names the next day. Its ordinary time reference becomes pastorally significant through what people say or do about that day. Jesus tells His hearers not to worry about tomorrow while calling them to seek God's kingdom and trust their heavenly Father's care. James confronts traders who confidently schedule tomorrow's business and profit without acknowledging their dependence on the Lord.
Yet the Samaritan can arrange payment for continuing care on the next day, and officials can schedule a hearing. The word is therefore not a prohibition on planning. It helps readers distinguish anxious preoccupation, presumptuous control, and practical responsibility. Tomorrow is a real day to prepare for, but it is not a possession that human confidence can secure.
How the Bible Uses It
A common word for the next day appears in Jesus' teaching about worry, James's correction of presumptuous plans, and practical arrangements for a wounded man's care.
- Matt.6.34
Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Today has enough trouble of its own.
Jesus directs attention to today's trouble after teaching His Father's knowledge of human needs and the priority of seeking His kingdom.
- Jas.4.13
Come now, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we will go to this or that city, spend a year there, carry on business, and make a profit.”
The proposed journey and profit become presumptuous when the speakers fail to acknowledge their uncertain life and dependence on the Lord.
- Luke.10.35
The next day he took out two denarii and gave them to the innkeeper. ‘Take care of him,’ he said, ‘and on my return I will repay you for any additional expense.’
The Samaritan's next-day payment and promise of further reimbursement make compassionate care practical and sustained beyond his immediate presence.
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Ittomorrow11×Matthew 6:30, Matthew 6:34, Luke 12:28, Luke 13:32
next day3×Luke 10:35, Acts 4:3, Acts 4:5
Show sample aligned rows
Matthew 6:30αὔριονtotomorrowAdverbMatthew 6:34αὔριονtotomorrowAdverbMatthew 6:34αὔριονtotomorrowAdverbLuke 10:35αὔριονtonext dayAdverbLuke 12:28αὔριονtotomorrowAdverbLuke 13:32αὔριονtotomorrowAdverbLuke 13:33αὔριονtotomorrowAdverbActs 4:3αὔριονtonext dayAdverbActs 4:5αὔριονtonext dayAdverbActs 23:20αὔριονtotomorrowAdverb
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowMatthew 6:30
Aligned rows14
Books represented5
Matthew3Luke4Acts41 Corinthians1James2
Source forms
αὔριον13xaurionMatthew 6:30, Matthew 6:34, Luke 10:35, Luke 12:28
Αὔριον1xAurionActs 25:22
Parsing patterns
Adverb14xMatthew 6:30, Matthew 6:34, Luke 10:35, Luke 12:28
Using This Word Well
Be careful not to...
- Do not shame someone struggling with worry as though one exhortation settles their whole situation.
- Avoid using tomorrow's uncertainty to neglect care arrangements or commitments already entrusted to you.
Avoid claiming...
- Do not claim believers can guarantee tomorrow's outcomes; James explicitly emphasizes life's uncertainty under the Lord.
- Do not claim planning is unbelief; the Samaritan's arrangement for later care is commended within the story.
Evidence Summary
Greek word. tomorrow
Strong'sG839
Lexical occurrences14 versesGreek text appearances15 timesWord forms1 form14 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Source Gloss
tomorrow
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
15 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 6:30Adverb
αὔριονaurion
tomorrow
Read verseMatthew 6:34Adverb
αὔριον·aurion
tomorrow
Read verseMatthew 6:34Adverb
αὔριονaurion
tomorrow
Read verseLuke 10:35Adverb
αὔριονaurion
tomorrow
Read verseLuke 12:28Adverb
αὔριονaurion
tomorrow
Read verseLuke 13:32Adverb
αὔριον,aurion
tomorrow
Read verseLuke 13:33Adverb
αὔριονaurion
tomorrow
Read verseActs 4:3Adverb
αὔριον·aurion
tomorrow
Read verseActs 4:5Adverb
αὔριονaurion
tomorrow
Read verseActs 23:15Adverb
αὔριονaurion
tomorrow
Read verseActs 23:20Adverb
αὔριονaurion
tomorrow
Read verseActs 25:22Adverb
Αὔριον,aurion
tomorrow
Read verse1 Corinthians 15:32Adverb
αὔριονaurion
tomorrow
Read verseJames 4:13Adverb
αὔριονaurion
tomorrow
Read verseJames 4:14Adverb
αὔριον.aurion
tomorrow
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 1 case and number pattern. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns1Aligned forms14
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Matt 6:30 · Matt 6:34 · Luke 10:35 · Luke 12:28 · Luke 13:32 · Luke 13:33 · Acts 4:3 · Acts 4:5 · Acts 23:20 · Acts 25:22 · 1 Cor 15:32 · Jas 4:13 · Jas 4:1414×
Word Origins
αὔριον is built from this root:
Part of These Phrases
Compound and idiomatic phrases that include this word. Follow a link to study the phrase and how its parts work together.
For the Preacher and Teacher
Tomorrow is small enough to appear in an appointment and large enough to expose a person's posture toward God. Matthew does not praise negligence. Jesus speaks to people who need food and clothing, points to their Father's knowledge, and calls them to seek His kingdom. James likewise targets a boastful claim about life and profit, not the mere act of making travel arrangements.
Luke's Samaritan pays for the injured man's continuing care and anticipates returning. This practical planning belongs to neighbor love. Teaching these witnesses together keeps faith from becoming an excuse for irresponsibility and keeps preparation from becoming a claim to sovereign control. The appropriate response is to do today's entrusted work while acknowledging that tomorrow's life remains received from the Lord.
Anchor passage
Matt.6.34
Doctrinal connections
- Matthew 6:32-34 places tomorrow's worry beneath the Father's knowledge and the priority of His kingdom.
- James 4:13-15 corrects confidence about profitable plans through dependence on the Lord's will.
- Luke 10:35-37 makes next-day arrangements part of the Samaritan's concrete neighbor love.
- First Corinthians 15:32 contrasts resurrection hope with the slogan that tomorrow's death justifies indulgence.
- Luke 13:32-33 uses today and tomorrow within Jesus' stated purpose while facing Herod's threat.
- Acts 25:22-23 uses tomorrow to schedule Paul's hearing, preserving the word's ordinary temporal function.
The licensed Greek comparator supplies the ordinary meaning tomorrow or the next day. Surrounding predicates and speakers determine the instruction; the adverb itself does not denote either anxiety or faith.
From Old to New Testament
God-dependent planning and attention to present duty can be compared with broader biblical trust in providence. These are thematic connections, not proof that every tomorrow statement quotes an earlier text or guarantees a particular future event.