αιώνιος — meaning in English

English meaning

• eternal adj Lasting forever, without beginning or end.
• perennial adj Lasting for a very long time or recurring continually.

Senses

αιώνιος is used for these senses in English:

• eternal Lasting forever; unending.
• perennial Continuing without cessation or intermission for several years, or for an undetermined or infinite period; neverending or never failing; perpetual, unceasing.

eternal — full definition

1. adj Lasting forever, without beginning or end.
2. adj Seeming to go on forever; constant or never-ending, often used to complain about something.

perennial — full definition

1. adj Lasting for a very long time or recurring continually.
2. adj Of a plant: living for more than two years, regrowing each season.
3. noun A plant that lives for several years, as opposed to an annual.

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