Is aion an eternity?

The vast majority of Bible translations employ the word “eternity” and “forever.” In the “New Testament” this is the rendering of the Greek word ‘aion’. Aion also has been  translated as “age” in a number of places. According to Strong’s, ‘age’ is its proper meaning. The Greek words ‘aion’ and its adjective ‘aionios’ have been transliterated into the English language as ‘eon’ and ‘eonian; (Webster’s, Dictionary). The word eon and eonian simply refer to a long period of time, with a beginning and an ending. Translating it as ‘eternity‘ or ‘everlasting‘ creates a lot of unnecessary confusion, with drastic consequences (‘everlasting weal or everlasting woe’)… . Read the Scriptures below about ‘aion’ and ‘aionios’ (eonion) and discover how preposterous the word eternity and everlasting are as a translation of these Greek words.

Conclusion: since eons explicitly have a beginning and an end, “eternity” is NOT correct translation word.

Some reference works consulted: The Winkler Prins’ Encyclopaedia (1950, Part 7, p 797) says:

Aion, aeoon does not mean endless duration, but a period of time.

The Biblical Encyclopedia (pag.239) about “eternity”:

Except when it is used of God, it is usually intended to be temporary, a very long time.

And further:

The Hebrew ‘olam’ which in the OT is translated as “everlasting” and “forever”, is related to a verb that means “hide”. It suggests that something in the past or in the future is (still) hidden. … It, therefore, has the meaning of a very long time.

In “Korte Verklaring” (at Ecclesiates 1: 4), Professor Aalders:

Moreover, it should be remembered that the word “forever” in Hebrew, as a rule does not have the sense that we attach to it. It only expreses a long time, which can only, in a particular case, approach our understanding of eternity.

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