Greek semantic word

αἰών

Transliteration: aion

10 lexical sense(s); 129 exact STEP occurrence token(s).

Lexical senses and semantic domains

Sense 1: age, era

a unit of time as a particular stage or period of history

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SDBC-GRK-SENSE-000164-01
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Sense 2: universe

the universe, perhaps with some associated meaning of ‘eon’ or ‘age’ in the sense of the transitory nature of the universe (but this is doubtful in the contexts of Hebrews 1:2 and Hebrews 11:3)

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SDBC-GRK-SENSE-000164-02
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Sense 3: world system, worlds standards, world

the system of practices and standards associated with secular society (that is, without reference to any demands or requirements of God)

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SDBC-GRK-SENSE-000164-03
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Sense 4: long ago, very long ago

(an idiom, literally: from an age) a point of time preceding another point of time, with a very long interval between (more emphatic than πάλαι[a], ἔκπαλαι[a], semantic domain 67.24)

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SDBC-GRK-SENSE-000164-04
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Sense 5: since all time, from all ages past, from the beginning of time

an exceedingly long period of time from an assumed beginning up to the present

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SDBC-GRK-SENSE-000164-05
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Sense 6: always, forever, forever and ever, eternally, (with neg.) never

unlimited duration of time, with particular focus upon the future

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SDBC-GRK-SENSE-000164-06
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Sense 7: power, authority, lordship, ruler, wicked force

title for supernatural forces and powers: a supernatural power having some particular role in controlling the destiny and activities of human beings

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SDBC-GRK-SENSE-000164-07
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Sense 8: the god of this world, the Devil

(a title for the Devil, literally: the god of this world) one who has power or authority over this world (or this age) and is so recognized by people of the world

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SDBC-GRK-SENSE-000164-08
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Sense 9: non-religious people, people of this world, people of this age

(an idiom, literally: sons of this age) persons who hold to the value system of the world

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SDBC-GRK-SENSE-000164-09
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Sense 10: always, eternally, past and present and future

(an idiom, literally: yesterday, today, and forever) an unlimited extension of time, from the past into the future

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SDBC-GRK-SENSE-000164-10
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Related words and biblical concepts

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Lemma ID
SDBC-GRK-LEMMA-000164
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1.0
Direction
ltr
Domain policy
Sense-specific only; no lemma-level union
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