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Ever, for Ever, Evermore

Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words

"at all times, always" (akin to pas, "all"), is translated "ever" in Luke 15:31; John 18:20; 1 Thessalonians 4:17; 5:15; 2 Timothy 3:7; Hebrews 7:25; "evermore" in John 6:34; in 1 Thessalonians 5:16 , RV, "alway," for AV, "evermore." It there means "on all occasions," as, e.g., 1 Thessalonians 1:2; 3:6; 5:15; 2 Thessalonians 1:3,11; 2:13 . See ALWAYS.

"ever," is used (a) of continuous time, signifying "unceasingly, perpetually," Acts 7:51; 2 Corinthians 4:11; 6:10; Titus 1:12; Hebrews 3:10; (b) of successive occurrences, signifying "on every occasion," 1 Peter 3:15; 2 Peter 1:12 . Some texts have the word in Mark 15:8 . See ALWAYS.

Note: The adjective dienekes, "unbroken, continuous," is used in a phrase with eis, "unto," and the article, signifying "perpetually, for ever," Hebrews 7:3; 10:1,12,14 .

* The following phrases are formed in connection with aion, "an age:" they are idiomatic expressions betokening undefined periods and are not to be translated literally: (a) eis aiona, lit., "unto an age," Jude 1:13 , "for ever;" (b) eis ton aiona, lit., "unto the age," "for ever" (or, with a negative, "never"), Matthew 21:19; Mark 3:29; 11:14; Luke 1:55; John 4:14; 6:51,58; 8:35 (twice), 51,52; 10:28; 11:26; 12:34; 13:8; 14:16; 1 Corinthians 8:13; 2 Corinthians 9:9; Hebrews 5:6; 6:20; 7:17,21,24,28; 1 Peter 1:25; 1 John 2:17; 2 John 1:2; (c) eis tous aionas, lit., "unto the ages," "for ever," Matthew 6:13 (AV only); Luke 1:33; Romans 1:25; 9:5; 11:36; 16:27 (some mss. have the next phrase here); 2 Corinthians 11:31; Hebrews 13:8; (d) eis tous aionas ton aionon, lit. "unto the ages of the ages," "for ever and ever," or "for evermore," Galatians 1:5; Philippians 4:20; 1 Timothy 1:17; 2 Timothy 4:18; Hebrews 13:21; 1 Peter 4:11; 5:11 [(c) in some mss.]; Revelation 1:6 [(c) in some mss.]; 1:18, "for evermore;" 4:9,10; 5:13; 7:12; 10:6; 11:15; 15:7; 19:3; 20:10; 22:5; (e) eis aionas aionon, lit., "unto ages of ages," "for ever and ever," Revelation 14:11; (f) eis ton aiona tou aionos, lit., "unto the age of the age," "for ever and ever," Hebrews 1:8; (g) tou aionos ton aionon, lit., "of the age of the ages," "for ever and ever," Ephesians 3:21; (h) eis pantas tous aionas, lit., "unto all the ages," Jude 1:25 ("for evermore," RV; "ever," AV); (i) eis hemeran aionos, lit., "unto a day of an age," "for ever," 2 Peter 3:18 .