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Etymology
Arising in the King James Bible, an approximate translation from Ancient Greek εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων (eis toùs aiônas tôn aiṓnōn, “to the aeons of the aeons”) and Hebrew לעולם ועד (“forever and until”), as well as Latin in saecula saeculorum and per omnia saecula saeculorum (themselves from the Greek).
Meanings
- (not-comparable, qualifier:liturgical) Eternally; timelessly; with no beginning and no end.
- (as an intensifier, not-comparable) Forever.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| forever and ever | alternative | lexicographic |
Translations (25)
fi aina ja ikuisesti (eternally) · fr pour toujours et à jamais (forever) · nl in alle eeuwigheid (eternally) · aii ܠܥܵܠܲܡ ܥܵܠܡܝܼܢ (eternally) · nl van eeuwigheid tot eeuwigheid (eternally) · pl na wieki wieków (eternally) · cy yn oes oesoedd (eternally) · eo por eterno kaj eterne (eternally) · el νυν και αεί (forever) · de in alle Ewigkeit (eternally) · la in saecula saeculōrum (eternally) · fr pour les siècles des siècles (eternally) · fi ikuisesti (forever) · aii ܠܥܠܡ ܠܥܡܝܢ (eternally) · de von Ewigkeit zu Ewigkeit (eternally) · es en los siglos de los siglos (en los siglos de los siglos) (forever) · nl in de eeuwen der eeuwen (eternally) · es por los siglos de los siglos (eternally) · pl na zawsze (forever) · nl door alle eeuwen der eeuwen (eternally) · grc εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων (eternally) · es por los siglos de los siglos (forever) · es en los siglos de los siglos (forever) · es para siempre jamás (forever) · ru во ве́ки веко́в (eternally)