“…aionios does not mean ‘eternal’; it acquires this meaning only when it refers to God, and only because the notion of eternity was included in the conception of God. In particular when it is associated with life or punishment, in the Bible and in Christian authors who keep themselves close to Biblical usage, it denotes their belonging to the world to come.”
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Terms for Eternity
Source: David Konstan, distinguished Professor of Comparitive Literature, and Ilaria Ramelli, assistant professor of Ancient Philosophy, in their book ‘Terms for Eternity’…