The meaning of “αὔριον”
Understanding aúrion reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
(to-)morrow, next day. - properly, fresh, i.e. (adverb with ellipsis of ἡμέρα) to-morrow
αὔριον
(to-)morrow, next day. - properly, fresh, i.e. (adverb with ellipsis of ἡμέρα) to-morrow
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Matthew 6:34 | “Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof. ” Word: αὔριον (aúrion) | |
| Luke 13:32 | “And he said unto them, Go ye, and tell that fox, Behold, I cast out devils, and I do cures to day and to morrow, and the third day I shall be perfected.” Word: αὔριον (aúrion) | |
| Acts 23:15 | “Now therefore ye with the council signify to the chief captain that he bring him down unto you to morrow, as though ye would enquire something more perfectly concerning him: and we, or ever he come near, are ready to kill him.” Word: αὔριον (aúrion) | |
| 1 Corinthians 15:32 | “If after the manner of men I have fought with beasts at Ephesus, what advantageth it me, if the dead rise not? let us eat and drink; for to morrow we die.” Word: αὔριον (aúrion) | |
| James 4:14 | “Whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapour, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away.” Word: αὔριον (aúrion) |