αἰῶνι

aioni

age

from the same as ἀεί; properly, an age; by extension, perpetuity (also past); by implication, the world; specially (Jewish) a Messianic period (present or future):--age, course, eternal, (for) ever(-more), (n-)ever, (beginning of the , while the) world (began, without end). Compare χρόνος.

G165

Ephesians 1:21 · Word #18

Lexicon G165

Lemmaαἰών
Transliterationaiṓn
Strong'sG165
In-contextage
Literalage

Morphology N DAT M SG All morphology codes

Part of Speech N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea
Case DAT — Dative — Indirect object, means, or location
Gender M — Masculine — Grammatical masculine
Number SG — Singular — One

Lexical Info

Lemmaαἰών
Strong'sG165

SIBI-P1 G165-03

in the age

Rootαἰών (aiōn)
Core Meaningsage, epoch, era, age-span, world-order, perpetuity
Semantic Rangea defined age or epoch, a long but limited era, the present world-order, the age to come, perpetuity, eternity understood as an unending age
Conceptual SignificanceIn biblical thought, αἰών often distinguishes between "this age" and "the coming age," marking redemptive periods in God’s purposes. It frames history in terms of divinely ordered epochs rather than abstract timelessness, shaping Jewish and early Christian eschatological expectation.
Morphological NotesGr,N,,,,,DMS — noun, dative case, masculine, singular. The dative here typically conveys sphere ("in"), time ("during"), or relation ("to/for") with a singular masculine noun.
Rendering RationaleThe noun αἰῶν denotes an age or epoch characterized by a particular order or course of time. The form αἰῶνι is dative masculine singular, which commonly expresses location in time or sphere, hence "in the age," preserving both the singular form and the dative sense.

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Word Usage (122 occurrences of G165)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Matthew 12:32 αἰῶνι aioni
Matthew 13:22 αἰῶνος aionos
Matthew 13:39 αἰῶνός aionos