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αἰώνιος
aiṓnios · Greek · Strong's G166 · 70 occurrences
The KJV renders 7 different Hebrew and Greek words as “world”
What it means
perpetual (also used of past time, or past and future as well)
from G165 (αἰών);
How the KJV renders it
eternal, for ever, everlasting, world
Where that flattens a distinction
The same English word is also used for these other originals, so the distinction between them disappears in translation.
“world”
“everlasting”
also renders aḯdios (G126), ʻôwlâm (H5769)
“for ever”
also renders diēnekḗs (G1336)
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Where it appears
70 occurrences in the Greek text, first 60 verses shown.
1 John 1:2 · A-ASF
(and the life was revealed, and we have seen, and testify, and declare to you the life, the eternal life, which was with the Father, and was revealed to us);
1 John 2:25 · A-ASF
This is the promise which he promised us, the eternal life.
1 John 3:15 · A-ASF
Whoever hates his brother is a murderer, and you know that no murderer has eternal life remaining in him.
1 John 5:11 · A-ASF
The testimony is this: that God gave to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.
1 John 5:13 · A-ASF
These things I have written to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, that you may know that you have eternal life, and that you may continue to believe in the name of the Son of God.
1 John 5:20 · A-NSF
We know that the Son of God has come and has given us an understanding, that we know him who is true; and we are in him who is true, in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God and eternal life.
1 Peter 5:10 A-ASF1 Timothy 1:16 A-ASF1 Timothy 6:12 A-GSF1 Timothy 6:16 A-NSN2 Corinthians 4:17 A-ASN2 Corinthians 4:18 A-NPN2 Corinthians 5:1 A-ASF2 Peter 1:11 A-ASF2 Thessalonians 1:9 A-ASM2 Thessalonians 2:16 A-ASF2 Timothy 1:9 A-GPM2 Timothy 2:10 A-GSFActs 13:46 A-GSFActs 13:48 A-ASFGalatians 6:8 A-ASFHebrews 5:9 A-GSFHebrews 6:2 A-GSNHebrews 9:12 A-ASFHebrews 9:14 A-GSNHebrews 9:15 A-GSFHebrews 13:20 A-GSFJohn 3:15 A-ASFJohn 3:16 A-ASFJohn 3:36 A-ASFJohn 4:14 A-ASFJohn 4:36 A-ASFJohn 5:24 A-ASFJohn 5:39 A-ASFJohn 6:27 A-ASFJohn 6:40 A-ASFJohn 6:47 A-ASFJohn 6:54 A-ASFJohn 6:68 A-GSFJohn 10:28 A-ASFJohn 12:25 A-ASFJohn 12:50 A-NSFJohn 17:2 A-ASFJohn 17:3 A-NSFJude 1:7 A-GSNJude 1:21 A-ASFLuke 10:25 A-ASFLuke 16:9 A-APFLuke 18:18 A-ASFLuke 18:30 A-ASFMatthew 18:8 A-ASNMatthew 19:16 A-ASFMatthew 19:29 A-ASFMatthew 25:41 A-ASNMatthew 25:46 A-ASFMark 3:29 A-GSFMark 10:17 A-ASFMark 10:30 A-ASFPhilemon 1:15 A-ASMRevelation 14:6 A-ASN
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