What does αἰών · ἐπέρχομαι mean in the Bible?
αἰών · ἐπέρχομαι is a Greek phrase meaning "properly, an age; by extension, perpetuity (also past); by implication, the world; specially (Jewish) a Messianic period (present or future)".
Greek · G165, G1904
αἰῶσιν τοῖς ἐπερχομένοις
An age: age · to arrive/invade
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αἰών G165 an age: age
Pronunciation aiṓn
An age or era; theologically, either the present evil age or the future eternal age to come.
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ἐπέρχομαι G1904 to arrive/invade
Pronunciation epérchomai
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What does αἰῶσιν τοῖς ἐπερχομένοις (aiōsin tois eperchomenois) mean in the Bible?
αἰών · ἐπέρχομαι is a Greek phrase meaning "properly, an age; by extension, perpetuity (also past); by implication, the world; specially (Jewish) a Messianic period (present or future)".
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Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G165, G1904?
G165, G1904 is connected to 122 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. properly, an age; by extension, perpetuity (also past); by implication, the world; specially (Jewish) a Messianic period (present or future)
Source Gloss
properly, an age; by extension, perpetuity (also past); by implication, the world; specially (Jewish) a Messianic period (present or future)
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 6 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns 6 Aligned forms 122 Case pattern Accusative (60) Number pattern Singular (64)
Genitive · Plural · Masculine 1 Cor 2:7 · 1 Cor 10:11 · Gal 1:5 · Eph 3:9 · Eph 3:11 · Eph 3:21 · Phil 4:20 · Col 1:26 · 1 Tim 1:17 · 2 Tim 4:18 · Heb 9:26 · 1 Pet 4:11 · 1 Pet 5:11 · Rev 1:6 · Rev 1:18 · Rev 4:9 28×
Genitive · Singular · Masculine Matt 13:22 · Matt 13:39 · Matt 13:40 · Matt 13:49 · Matt 24:3 · Matt 28:20 · Mark 4:19 · Luke 1:70 · Luke 16:8 · Luke 20:34 · Luke 20:35 · John 9:32 · Acts 3:21 · Acts 15:18 · 1 Cor 1:20 · 1 Cor 2:6 25×
Dative · Singular · Masculine Matt 12:32 · Mark 10:30 · Luke 18:30 · Rom 12:2 · 1 Cor 3:18 · Eph 1:21 · 1 Tim 6:17 · Titus 2:12 8×
Dative · Plural · Masculine Eph 2:7 1×
Accusative · Singular · Masculine Matt 21:19 · Mark 3:29 · Mark 11:14 · Luke 1:55 · John 4:14 · John 6:51 · John 6:58 · John 8:35 · John 8:51 · John 8:52 · John 10:28 · John 11:26 · John 12:34 · John 13:8 · John 14:16 · 1 Cor 8:13 31×
Accusative · Plural · Masculine Luke 1:33 · Rom 1:25 · Rom 9:5 · Rom 11:36 · 2 Cor 11:31 · Gal 1:5 · Phil 4:20 · 1 Tim 1:17 · 2 Tim 4:18 · Heb 1:2 · Heb 11:3 · Heb 13:8 · Heb 13:21 · 1 Pet 4:11 · 1 Pet 5:11 · Jude 1:25 29×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 10 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist 5 present 3 future 2
Voice
active 5 middle 5
Mood
participle 5 indicative 3 subjunctive 2
NT Occurrences
Luke 1:35 ἐπελεύσεται future middle indicative prospective Luke 11:22 ἐπελθὼν aorist active participle participle Luke 21:26 ἐπερχομένων present middle participle participle Luke 21:35 ἐπεισελεύσεται future middle indicative prospective Acts 1:8 ἐπελθόντος aorist active participle participle Acts 8:24 ἐπέλθῃ aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Acts 13:40 ἐπέλθῃ aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Acts 14:19 Ἐπῆλθαν aorist active indicative completed Ephesians 2:7 ἐπερχομένοις present middle participle participle James 5:1 ἐπερχομέναις present middle participle participle
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Word Origins
αἰῶσιν τοῖς ἐπερχομένοις is built from this root:
ἀεί G104
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain