"for ever and ever" meaning in English

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Adverb

Etymology: Arising in the King James Bible, an approximate translation from Ancient Greek εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων (eis toùs aiônas tôn aiṓnōn, “to the aeons of the aeons”) and Hebrew לעולם ועד (“forever and until”), as well as Latin in saecula saeculorum and per omnia saecula saeculorum (themselves from the Greek). Etymology templates: {{der|en|grc|εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων||to the aeons of the aeons}} Ancient Greek εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων (eis toùs aiônas tôn aiṓnōn, “to the aeons of the aeons”), {{der|en|he|לעולם ועד||forever and until}} Hebrew לעולם ועד (“forever and until”), {{der|en|la|in saecula saeculorum}} Latin in saecula saeculorum Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} for ever and ever (not comparable)
  1. (biblical, Christian liturgy) Eternally; timelessly; with no beginning and no end. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Bible Translations (eternally): εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων (eis toùs aiônas tôn aiṓnōn) (Ancient Greek), van eeuwigheid tot eeuwigheid (Dutch), in alle eeuwigheid (Dutch), door alle eeuwen der eeuwen (english: chiefly Catholic mass) (Dutch), in de eeuwen der eeuwen (Dutch), por eterno kaj eterne (Esperanto), aina ja ikuisesti (Finnish), pour les siècles des siècles (French), von Ewigkeit zu Ewigkeit (German), in alle Ewigkeit (German), in saecula saeculōrum (Latin), na wieki wieków (Polish), во ве́ки веко́в (vo véki vekóv) (Russian), por los siglos de los siglos (Spanish), yn oes oesoedd (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-for_ever_and_ever-en-adv-9WeEqmbV Categories (other): Entries with translation boxes Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 47 53 Topics: biblical, lifestyle, religion Disambiguation of 'eternally': 58 42
  2. (as an intensifier) Forever. Tags: not-comparable Synonyms: forever and ever Translations (forever): ikuisesti (Finnish), pour toujours et à jamais (French)
    Sense id: en-for_ever_and_ever-en-adv-wl2Mjmz3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Welsh translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 36 64 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 47 53 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 34 66 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 27 73 Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 32 68 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 30 70 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 34 66 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 35 65 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 30 70 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 30 70 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 35 65 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 30 70 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 25 75 Disambiguation of Terms with Welsh translations: 31 69 Disambiguation of 'forever': 14 86

Alternative forms

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