Word study · Greek
aiōnios
eternal, of the age to come
Say it: eye-OH-nee-os (approximate)
αἰώνιος
What it means
Eternal. "Eternal destruction" (1:9) and "eternal comfort" (2:16).
Open question Debated
How to understand "eternal punishment" (25:46), as endless or as belonging to the age to come, has been debated across church history.
Range of meaning
- Of the age to comeBelonging to God's future age.
- Without endLasting forever.
In 2 Thessalonians
- Chapter 1
"Eternal destruction" (1:9) and "eternal comfort" (2:16).
Every verse (2)
Verses where G0166 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources