adjective
aidios
Greekἀΐδιος (aidios)
Strong’sG126
eternal
stem aidi-2 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books2 of 26 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
** ἀΐδιος, -ον
(< ἀεί), [in LXX: Wi 7:26, IV Mac 10:15*;]
SYN.: αἰώνιος, also freq. in Inscr. (Deiss., BS, 363 J. The etymological distinction between the meanings of the two words seems not to be retained in late Greek (v. Thayer, s.v., αἰώνιος; cf. Cremer, 79, 611).
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G126 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidah-id'-ee-os
everduring (forward and backward, or forward only)
Fromfrom G104;
King Jameseternal, everlasting.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | masculine singular | feminine singular | neuter singular | masculine plural | feminine plural | neuter plural |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | aidios | aidias1×ἀΐδιος | aidiem | aidiois | aidiais | aidieim |
| object accusative | aidion | aidian | aidioin | aidiain | ||
| direct address vocative | aidior | aidiar | aidioir | aidiair | ||
| of, belonging to genitive | aidiou | aidiau | aidieu | aidioiu | aidiaiu | aidieiu |
| to, for dative | aidio | aidia | aidie | aidioi1×ἀϊδίοις | aidiai | aidiei |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
aidi is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
2 occurrences, every one of them listed
aidias“eternal”subjectnominative singular1×
Romans 1:20“eternal”teim gar aorateim autou apo ktisiau kosmou tei poiēmei noirōteim kathoritō, tas tē aidias autou dunamias kai theiotas, eis tem arō autoin anapologētoin,For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities, His eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly seen, being understood from His workmanship, so that men are without excuse.
aidioi“eternal”to, fordative plural1×
Jude 1:6“eternal”angeloin tē toin mē tēraratoin tan heautoiu archan alla apoleiparatoin tem idiem oikētēriem eis krisian megau hēmerau desmoi aidioi hupo zofon tēratē;And the angels who did not stay within their own domain but abandoned their proper dwelling— these He has kept in eternal chains under darkness, bound for judgment on that great day.