for ever and ever

adverb

Eternally; timelessly; with no beginning and no end.

OriginAncient Greek εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων ← Hebrew לעולם ועד ← Latin in saecula saeculorum →
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Meanings

adverbfor ever and ever (not comparable)

alternative forever and ever

  1. not comparableliturgicalbiblicalEternally; timelessly; with no beginning and no end.
  2. not comparableForever.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
consistentlyeverlastinglyforeverforever and a dayunto the ages of agesworld without end

Origin

  1. Latinin saecula saeculorum
  2. Hebrewלעולם ועד“forever and until”
  3. Ancient Greekεἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων“to the aeons of the aeons”
  4. Englishfor ever and ever

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).

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Translations

Ancient Greek εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων
  • εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων (eis toùs aiônas tôn aiṓnōn)eternally
Dutch van eeuwigheid tot eeuwigheid, in alle eeuwigheid
  • van eeuwigheid tot eeuwigheideternally
  • in alle eeuwigheideternally
  • door alle eeuwen der eeuweneternally
  • in de eeuwen der eeuweneternally
Esperanto por eterno kaj eterne
  • por eterno kaj eterneeternally
Finnish aina ja ikuisesti, ikuisesti
  • aina ja ikuisestieternally
  • ikuisestiforever
French pour les siècles des siècles, pour toujours et à jamais
  • pour les siècles des siècleseternally
  • pour toujours et à jamaisforever
German von Ewigkeit zu Ewigkeit, in alle Ewigkeit
  • von Ewigkeit zu Ewigkeiteternally
  • in alle Ewigkeiteternally
Greek νυν και αεί
  • νυν και αεί (nyn kai aeí)forever
Latin in saecula saeculōrum
  • in saecula saeculōrumeternally
Polish na wieki wieków, na zawsze
  • na wieki wiekóweternally
  • na zawszeforever
Russian во ве́ки веко́в
  • во ве́ки веко́в (vo véki vekóv)eternally
Spanish por los siglos de los siglos, por los siglos de los siglos
  • por los siglos de los sigloseternally
  • por los siglos de los siglosforever
  • en los siglos de los siglos (en los siglos de los siglos)forever
  • en los siglos de los siglosforever
  • para siempre jamásforever
Welsh yn oes oesoedd
  • yn oes oesoeddeternally
Cite this entry
APA

for ever and ever. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/for%20ever%20and%20ever

MLA

“for ever and ever.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/for%20ever%20and%20ever. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “for ever and ever,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/for%20ever%20and%20ever.

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