SG Heritage Dictionary

Word of the Day: Catachrestical

Eternal [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1828

1. Without beginning or end of existence.

2. The eternal God is thy refuge. Deuteronomy 33:27 .

3. Without beginning of existence.

4. To know whether there is any real being, whose duration has been eternal

5. Without end of existence or duration; everlasting; endless; immortal.

6. That they may obtain the salvation which is in Christ Jesus with eternal glory. 2 Timothy 2:10 .

7. What shall I do, that I may have eternal life? Matthew 19:16 .

8. Suffering the vengeance of eternal fire. Jude 1:7 .

9. Perpetual; ceaseless; continued without intermission.

10. And fires eternal in thy temple shine.

11. Unchangeable; existing at all times without change; as eternal truth.

Eternal [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

An appellation of God.

Eternal [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1913

1. Without beginning or end of existence; always existing.

2. Without end of existence or duration; everlasting; endless; immortal.

3. Continued without intermission; perpetual; ceaseless; constant.

4. Existing at all times without change; immutable.

5. Exceedingly great or bad; -- used as a strong intensive.

Eternal [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

1. One of the appellations of God.

2. That which is endless and immortal.

Eternalist [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

One who holds the past existence of the world to be infinite.

Eternalist [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

One who holds the existence of matter to be from eternity.

Eternalize [Verb transitive] Webster's Dictionary 1828

To make eternal; to give endless duration to. [We now use eternize.]

Eternalize [Verb transitive] Webster's Dictionary 1913

To make eternal.

Eternally [Adverb] Webster's Dictionary 1828

1. Without beginning or end of duration, or without end only.

2. Unchangeably; invariably; at all times.

3. That which is morally good must be eternally and unchangeably so.

4. Perpetually; without intermission; at all times.

5. Where western gales eternally reside.

Eternally [Adverb] Webster's Dictionary 1913

In an eternal manner.

King James Bible KJV Bible

Berean Standard Bible BSB Bible

50 KJV and 80 BSB verses contain “Eternal” — showing the first 20. Show all 85 verses (searchable)

Genesis 17:8

And I will give unto thee, and to thy seed after thee, the land wherein thou art a stranger, all the land of Canaan, for an everlasting possession; and I will be their God.

And to you and your descendants I will give the land where you are residing—all the land of Canaan—as an eternal possession; and I will be their God.”

Genesis 21:33

And Abraham planted a grove in Beer-sheba, and called there on the name of the LORD, the everlasting God.

And Abraham planted a tamarisk tree in Beersheba, and there he called upon the name of the LORD, the Eternal God.

Deuteronomy 33:27

The eternal God is thy refuge, and underneath are the everlasting arms: and he shall thrust out the enemy from before thee; and shall say, Destroy them.

The eternal God is your dwelling place, and underneath are the everlasting arms. He drives out the enemy before you, giving the command, ‘Destroy him!’

1 Kings 10:9

Blessed be the LORD thy God, which delighted in thee, to set thee on the throne of Israel: because the LORD loved Israel for ever, therefore made he thee king, to do judgment and justice.

Blessed be the LORD your God, who has delighted in you to set you on the throne of Israel. Because of the LORD’s eternal love for Israel, He has made you king to carry out justice and righteousness.”

Psalms 9:6

O thou enemy, destructions are come to a perpetual end: and thou hast destroyed cities; their memorial is perished with them.

The enemy has come to eternal ruin, and You have uprooted their cities; the very memory of them has vanished.

Psalms 16:11

Thou wilt shew me the path of life: in thy presence is fulness of joy; at thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore.

You have made known to me the path of life; You will fill me with joy in Your presence, with eternal pleasures at Your right hand.

Psalms 49:11

Their inward thought is, that their houses shall continue for ever, and their dwelling places to all generations; they call their lands after their own names.

Their graves are their eternal homes— their dwellings for endless generations— even though their lands were their namesakes.

Ecclesiastes 12:5

Also when they shall be afraid of that which is high, and fears shall be in the way, and the almond tree shall flourish, and the grasshopper shall be a burden, and desire shall fail: because man goeth to his long home, and the mourners go about the streets:

when men fear the heights and dangers of the road, when the almond tree blossoms, the grasshopper loses its spring, and the caper berry shrivels— for then man goes to his eternal home and mourners walk the streets.

Isaiah 26:4

Trust ye in the LORD for ever: for in the LORD JEHOVAH is everlasting strength:

Trust in the LORD forever, because GOD the LORD is the Rock eternal.

Isaiah 60:15

Whereas thou hast been forsaken and hated, so that no man went through thee, I will make thee an eternal excellency, a joy of many generations.

Whereas you have been forsaken and despised, with no one passing through, I will make you an everlasting pride, a joy from age to age.

Jeremiah 10:10

But the LORD is the true God, he is the living God, and an everlasting king: at his wrath the earth shall tremble, and the nations shall not be able to abide his indignation.

But the LORD is the true God; He is the living God and eternal King. The earth quakes at His wrath, and the nations cannot endure His indignation.

Daniel 4:3

How great are his signs! and how mighty are his wonders! his kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and his dominion is from generation to generation.

How great are His signs, how mighty His wonders! His kingdom is an eternal kingdom; His dominion endures from generation to generation.

Matthew 18:8

Wherefore if thy hand or thy foot offend thee, cut them off, and cast them from thee: it is better for thee to enter into life halt or maimed, rather than having two hands or two feet to be cast into everlasting fire.

If your hand or your foot causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to enter life crippled or lame than to have two hands and two feet and be thrown into the eternal fire.

Matthew 19:16

And, behold, one came and said unto him, Good Master, what good thing shall I do, that I may have eternal life?

Just then a man came up to Jesus and inquired, “Teacher, what good thing must I do to obtain eternal life?”

Matthew 19:29

And every one that hath forsaken houses, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my name’s sake, shall receive an hundredfold, and shall inherit everlasting life.

And everyone who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or wife or children or fields for the sake of My name will receive a hundredfold and will inherit eternal life.

Matthew 25:41

Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels:

Then He will say to those on His left, ‘Depart from Me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels.

Matthew 25:46

And these shall go away into everlasting punishment: but the righteous into life eternal.

And they will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.”

Mark 3:29

But he that shall blaspheme against the Holy Ghost hath never forgiveness, but is in danger of eternal damnation:

But whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will never be forgiven; he is guilty of eternal sin.”

Mark 10:17

And when he was gone forth into the way, there came one running, and kneeled to him, and asked him, Good Master, what shall I do that I may inherit eternal life?

As Jesus started on His way, a man ran up and knelt before Him. “Good Teacher,” he asked, “what must I do to inherit eternal life?”

Mark 10:30

But he shall receive an hundredfold now in this time, houses, and brethren, and sisters, and mothers, and children, and lands, with persecutions; and in the world to come eternal life.

will fail to receive a hundredfold in the present age—houses and brothers and sisters and mothers and children and fields, along with persecutions—and in the age to come, eternal life.