← All word studies · Scripture answers
αἰών
aiṓn · Greek · Strong's G165 · 124 occurrences
The KJV renders 11 different Hebrew and Greek words as “course”
What it means
properly, an age; by extension, perpetuity (also past); by implication, the world; specially (Jewish) a Messianic period (present or future)
from the same as G104 (ἀεί);
How the KJV renders it
age, course, eternal, ever, never, beginning of the, while the world began, without end
Where that flattens a distinction
The same English word is also used for these other originals, so the distinction between them disappears in translation.
“course”
also renders
méros (G3313), drómos (G1408), trochós (G5164), ephēmería (G2183), plóos (G4144), chălîyphâh (H2487), machlᵉqâh (H4255), machălôqeth (H4256), mayim (H4325), mᵉrûwtsâh (H4794)“age”
also renders
geneá (G1074), hēlikía (G2244), hēméra (G2250), bên (H1121), dôwr (H1755), cheled (H2465)“ever”
also renders
éti (G2089), aeí (G104), pántote (G3842)Answers that weigh this word
Where it appears
124 occurrences in the Greek text, first 60 verses shown.
1 Corinthians 1:20 · N-GSM
Where is the wise? Where is the scribe? Where is the debater of this age? Hasn’t God made foolish the wisdom of this world?
1 Corinthians 2:6 · N-GSM
We speak wisdom, however, among those who are full grown, yet a wisdom not of this world nor of the rulers of this world who are coming to nothing.
1 Corinthians 2:7 · N-GPM
But we speak God’s wisdom in a mystery, the wisdom that has been hidden, which God foreordained before the worlds for our glory,
1 Corinthians 2:8 · N-GSM
which none of the rulers of this world has known. For had they known it, they wouldn’t have crucified the Lord of glory.
1 Corinthians 3:18 · N-DSM
Let no one deceive himself. If anyone thinks that he is wise among you in this world, let him become a fool that he may become wise.
1 Corinthians 8:13 · N-ASM
Therefore, if food causes my brother to stumble, I will eat no meat forever more, that I don’t cause my brother to stumble.
1 Corinthians 10:11 N-GPM1 John 2:17 N-ASM1 Peter 1:25 N-ASM1 Peter 4:11 N-APM1 Peter 5:11 N-APM1 Timothy 1:17 N-APM1 Timothy 6:17 N-DSM2 Corinthians 4:4 N-GSM2 Corinthians 9:9 N-ASM2 Corinthians 11:31 N-APM2 John 1:2 N-ASM2 Peter 3:18 N-GSM2 Timothy 4:10 N-ASM2 Timothy 4:18 N-APMActs 3:21 N-GSMActs 15:18 N-GSMColossians 1:26 N-GPMEphesians 1:21 N-DSMEphesians 2:2 N-ASMEphesians 2:7 N-DPMEphesians 3:9 N-GPMEphesians 3:11 N-GPMEphesians 3:21 N-GPMGalatians 1:4 N-GSMGalatians 1:5 N-APMHebrews 1:2 N-APMHebrews 1:8 N-ASMHebrews 5:6 N-ASMHebrews 6:5 N-GSMHebrews 6:20 N-ASMHebrews 7:17 N-ASMHebrews 7:21 N-ASMHebrews 7:24 N-ASMHebrews 7:28 N-ASMHebrews 9:26 N-GPMHebrews 11:3 N-APMHebrews 13:8 N-APMHebrews 13:21 N-APMJohn 4:14 N-ASMJohn 6:51 N-ASMJohn 6:58 N-ASMJohn 8:35 N-ASMJohn 8:51 N-ASMJohn 8:52 N-ASMJohn 9:32 N-GSMJohn 10:28 N-ASMJohn 11:26 N-ASMJohn 12:34 N-ASMJohn 13:8 N-ASMJohn 14:16 N-ASMJude 1:13 N-ASMJude 1:25 N-APMLuke 1:33 N-APMLuke 1:55 N-ASM
Occurrences and morphology are taken from the primary Greek text, never from an English translation. Strong's Hebrew lexicon and Westminster Leningrad Codex morphology used under CC BY-SA 4.0 / CC BY 4.0 (OpenScriptures). Strong's Greek lexicon is public domain.