Greek adverb · G104
ἀεί
aeiah-eye'
of continuous time; Of successive occurrences
7 uses in the Greek text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key
Concordance spelling: aeí
Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's G104is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.
- 6 of 27New Testament books
- 1spelling
- 2meanings
The definition in full
Strong's key (1890) · G104
"ever," by qualification regularly; by implication, earnestly
The King James renders it: always, ever.
James Strong, The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890), public domain. Strong indexed the King James text, and this site quotes his entry as that index.
Summary
aei is rendered "of continuous time; Of successive occurrences". It stands 7 times in the Greek text, across six books.
- Two of the uses stand in 2 Corinthians, more than in any other book.
- The lexicon lists two meanings for it, beginning with "of continuous time".
- Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.Acts 7:51You stiff-necked people with uncircumcised hearts and ears! You always resist the Holy Spirit, just as your fathers did.
The first use
You stiff-necked people with uncircumcised hearts and ears! You always resist the Holy Spirit, just as your fathers did.
Acts 7:51ἀεὶ
The first use, in the order of the New Testament's books.
Where the word stands
What the word means
The lexicons give this word two senses, and a verse uses one of them at a time: of continuous time, and Of successive occurrences.
Each meaning, and the words it is translated by
| Meaning | Tagged as | Where |
|---|---|---|
| of continuous timeunceasingly, perpetually | Tagged as
| WhereActs 7:51You stiff-necked people with uncircumcised hearts and ears! You always resist the Holy Spirit… |
| Of successive occurrenceson every occasion (MM, VGT, see word): 1Pe.3:15, 2Pe.1:12. † (AS) | Tagged aslisted under the table | Where1 Peter 3:15But in your hearts sanctify Christ as Lord… |
The words built on the same word-part
Each word below begins with the same letters this one begins with. A shared word-part shows a family. It does not settle what any one of them means, so each word carries its own uses on its own page. Scholars call that shared part the stem.
All 7, in canonical order
Every use, in order
Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.
1 spelling and their grammar
STEP Bible tags every word of the Hebrew and Greek text with its spelling and its grammar. Both lists below count the rows printed underneath, written out in English, with the code beside each one as it was tagged.
How it is spelled
- ἀεὶ7
The grammar of each form
- adverb7ADV
Acts
one use
You stiff-necked people with uncircumcised hearts and ears! You always resist the Holy Spirit, just as your fathers did.
- ἀεὶaeiadverbtagged: always
2 Corinthians
two uses
For we who are alive are always consigned to death for Jesus’ sake, so that the life of Jesus may also be revealed in our mortal body.
- ἀεὶaeiadverbtagged: always
sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; poor, yet making many rich; having nothing, and yet possessing everything.
- ἀεὶaeiadverbtagged: always
Titus
one use
As one of their own prophets has said, “Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, lazy gluttons.”
- ἀεὶaeiadverbtagged: always
Hebrews
one use
Therefore I was angry with that generation, and I said, ‘Their hearts are always going astray, and they have not known My ways.’
- ἀεὶaeiadverbtagged: Always
1 Peter
one use
But in your hearts sanctify Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give a defense to everyone who asks you the reason for the hope that is in you. But respond with gentleness and respect,
- ἀεὶaeiadverbtagged: always
2 Peter
one use
Therefore I will always remind you of these things, even though you know them and are established in the truth you now have.
- ἀεὶaeiadverbtagged: always
Where it leads
How the numbers are counted
Every count on this page comes from STEP Bible's tagged Hebrew and Greek text, the same text the ledger prints. A use is counted once each time the tagging marks a word with this key.
Spellings are counted as the Greek text spells them, with the sentence's own punctuation taken off the word first, so a form that ends a clause is not counted as a second spelling.