Word study · Greek

aiōnios

eternal, of the age to come

Say it: eye-OH-nee-os (approximate)

αἰώνιος

What it means

Eternal, of the age to come. "Eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord" (6:23).

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 Romans

  • Chapter 6

    "The result of eternal life" (6:22-23).