Word study · Greek
aiōn
age, era
Say it: eye-OHN (approximate)
αἰών
What it means
A long period of time, an age. Jewish thinking divided time into "this age" and "the age to come." In Matthew "the end of the age" is the point where the present age gives way to the next (13:39; 24:3), and Jesus' promise in 28:20 reaches all the way to it.
Range of meaning
- An ageA long era.
- This ageThe present era.
- The age to comeGod's coming era.
In Matthew
- Chapter 28
"To the end of the age" (28:20).
Every verse (7)
Verses where G0165G is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources