Bible Encyclopedias
Alway; Always
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
ôl´wā , ôl´wāz (archaic and poetic): Properly applied to acts or states perpetually occurring, but not necessarily continuous. In Hebrew, most frequently, תּמיד , tāmı̄dh ̌ . In Greek διὰ παντός , diá pantós , ordinarily expresses continuity. In Matthew 28:20 "alway" the King James Version, the Revised Version (British and American) "always," translation Greek pásas tás hēméras , "all the days," corresponding to the Hebrew idiom similarly rendered in Deuteronomy 5:29; Deuteronomy 6:24; Deuteronomy 11:1; Deuteronomy 28:33; 1 Kings 11:36 , etc. Greek aeı́ in Acts 7:51; 2 Corinthians 6:10; 1 Peter 3:15 , means "at every and any time.»Copyright Statement
These files are public domain and were generously provided by the folks at WordSearch Software.
Bibliography Information
Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. Entry for 'Alway; Always'. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/isb/a/alway-always.html. 1915.