for ever and ever

See also: forever and ever

English

Alternative forms

• forever and ever

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).

Adverb

for ever and ever (not comparable)

1. (biblical, Christian liturgy) Eternally; timelessly; with no beginning and no end.
2. (as an intensifier) Forever.

Translations

eternally

• Dutch: van eeuwigheid tot eeuwigheid, in alle eeuwigheid; (chiefly Catholic mass) door alle eeuwen der eeuwen, in de eeuwen der eeuwen
• Esperanto: por eterno kaj eterne
• Finnish: aina ja ikuisesti
• French: pour les siècles des siècles
• German: von Ewigkeit zu Ewigkeit, in alle Ewigkeit
• Greek:

  Ancient: εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων (eis toùs aiônas tôn aiṓnōn)

• Latin: in saecula saeculōrum
• Polish: na wieki wieków (pl)
• Russian: во ве́ки веко́в (ru) (vo véki vekóv)
• Spanish: por los siglos de los siglos
• Welsh: yn oes oesoedd

forever

• Finnish: ikuisesti (fi)
• French: pour toujours et à jamais

Further reading

• In saecula saeculorum on Wikipedia.Wikipedia