for ever and ever in English

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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, {{m|la|per omnia saecula saeculorum}} per omnia saecula saeculorum Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} for ever and ever (not comparable)

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      "sense": "eternally",
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      "sense": "eternally",
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      "sense": "eternally",
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      "sense": "eternally",
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      "sense": "eternally",
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      "code": "cy",
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      "sense": "eternally",
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      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "forever",
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"for ever and ever" meaning in English

Adverb

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