The meaning of “ἀεί”
Understanding aeí reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
always, ever. - "ever," by qualification regularly - by implication, earnestly
ἀεί
always, ever. - "ever," by qualification regularly - by implication, earnestly
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Mark 15:8 | “And the multitude crying aloud began to desire him to do as he had ever done unto them.” Word: ἀεί (aeí) | |
| Acts 7:51 | “Ye stiffnecked and uncircumcised in heart and ears, ye do always resist the Holy Ghost: as your fathers did, so do ye.” Word: ἀεί (aeí) | |
| 2 Corinthians 6:10 | “As sorrowful, yet alway rejoicing; as poor, yet making many rich; as having nothing, and yet possessing all things.” Word: ἀεί (aeí) | |
| Titus 1:12 | “One of themselves, even a prophet of their own, said, The Cretians are alway liars, evil beasts, slow bellies.” Word: ἀεί (aeí) | |
| Hebrews 3:10 | “Wherefore I was grieved with that generation, and said, They do alway err in their heart; and they have not known my ways.” Word: ἀεί (aeí) |