Phrase guide

for ever and ever

adv · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adv

Meaning 1

Eternally; timelessly; with no beginning and no end.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Qualifier: liturgical

Topics: biblical, lifestyle, religion

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

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adv

Meaning 2

Forever.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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History

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).

Across languages

Translations

22 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Dutch: van eeuwigheid tot eeuwigheid — eternally
  • Dutch: in alle eeuwigheid — eternally
  • Dutch: door alle eeuwen der eeuwen — eternally
  • Dutch: in de eeuwen der eeuwen — eternally
  • Esperanto: por eterno kaj eterne — eternally
  • Finnish: aina ja ikuisesti — eternally
  • French: pour les siècles des siècles — eternally
  • German: von Ewigkeit zu Ewigkeit — eternally
  • German: in alle Ewigkeit — eternally
  • Ancient Greek: εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων (eis toùs aiônas tôn aiṓnōn) — eternally
  • Latin: in saecula saeculōrum — eternally
  • Polish: na wieki wieków — eternally
  • Russian: во ве́ки веко́в (vo véki vekóv) — eternally
  • Spanish: por los siglos de los siglos — eternally
  • Welsh: yn oes oesoedd — eternally
  • Finnish: ikuisesti — forever
  • French: pour toujours et à jamais — forever
  • Polish: na zawsze — forever
  • Spanish: por los siglos de los siglos — forever
  • Spanish: en los siglos de los siglos (en los siglos de los siglos) — forever
  • Spanish: en los siglos de los siglos — forever
  • Spanish: para siempre jamás — forever