αἰών

αἰών, ῶνος, ὁ, Ion. and Ep. also ἡ, as in Pi. P. 4.186, E. Ph. 1484: apocop. acc. αἰῶ, A. like Ποσειδῶ, restored by Ahrens (from AB 363) in A. Ch. 350: (properly αἰϝών, cf. aevum, v. αἰεί):—period of existence (τὸ τέλος τὸ περιέχον τὸν τῆς ἑκάστου ζωῆς χρόνον . . αἰὼν ἑκάστου κέκληται Arist. Cael. 279a25): I. lifetime, life, ψυχή τε καὶ αἰών Il. 16.453; ἐκ δʼ αἰ. πέφαται Il. 19.27; μηδέ τοι αἰ. φθινέτω Od. 5.160; λείπει τινά Il. 5.685; ἀπʼ αἰῶνος νέος ὤλεο (Zenod. νέον) 24.725; τελευτᾶν τὸν αἰῶνα Hdt. 1.32, etc.; αἰῶνος στερεῖν τινά A. Pr. 862; αἰῶνα διοιχνεῖν Id. Eu. 315; συνδιατρίβειν Cratin. 1; αἰ. Αἰακιδᾶν, periphr. for the Aeacidae, S. Aj. 645 s. v. l.; ἀπέπνευσεν αἰῶνα E. Fr. 801; ἐμὸν κατʼ αἰῶνα A. Th. 219. 2. age, generation, αἰ. ἐς τρίτον ib.744; ὁ μέλλων αἰών posterity, D. 18.199, cf. Pl. Ax. 370c. 3. oneʼs life, destiny, lot, S. Tr. 34, E. Andr. 1215, Fr. 30, etc. II. long space of time, age, αἰὼν γίγνεται ʼtis an age, Men. 536.5; esp. with Preps., ἀπʼ αἰῶνος of old, Hes. Th. 609, Ev.Luc. 1.70; οἱ ἀπὸ τοῦ αἰ. Ῥωμαῖοι D.C. 63.20; διʼ αἰῶνος perpetually, A. Ch. 26, Eu. 563; all oneʼs life long, S. El. 1024; διʼ αἰῶνος μακροῦ, ἀπαύστου, A. Supp. 582,574; τὸν διʼ αἰ. χρόνον for ever, Id. Ag. 554; εἰς ἅπαντα τὸν αἰ. Lycurg. 106, Isoc. 10.62; εἰς τὸν αἰ. LXX Ge. 3.23, al., D.S. 21.17, Ev.Jo. 8.35, Ps.-Luc. Philopatr. 17; εἰς αἰῶνα αἰῶνος LXX Ps. 131(132).14; ἐξ αἰῶνος καὶ ἕως αἰῶνος ib.Je. 7.7; ἐπʼ αἰ. ib.Ex. 15.18; ἕως αἰῶνος ib.1 Ki. 1.22, al.:— without a Prep., τὸν ἅπαντα αἰ. Arist. Cael. 279a22; τὸν αἰῶνα Lycurg. 62, Epicur. Ep. 1p.8U.; eternity, opp. χρόνος, Pl. Ti. 37d, cf. Metrod. Fr. 37, Ph. 1.496,619, Plot. 3.7.5, etc.; τοὺς ὑπὲρ τοῦ αἰῶνος φόβους Epicur. Sent. 20. 2. space of time clearly defined and marked out, epoch, age, ὁ αἰὼν οὗτος this present world, opp. ὁ μέλλων, Ev.Matt. 13.22, cf. Ep.Rom. 12.2; ὁ νῦν αἰ. 1 Ep.Tim.6.17, 2 Ep.Tim.4.10:—hence in pl., the ages, i.e. eternity, Phld. D. 3 Fr. 84; εἰς πάντας τοὺς αἰ. LXX To. 13.4; εἰς τοὺς αἰ.ib.Si. 45.24, al., Ep.Rom. 1.25, etc.; εἰς τοὺς αἰ. τῶν αἰώνων LXX 4 Ma. 18.24, Ep.Phil. 4.20, etc.; ἀπὸ τῶν αἰ., πρὸ τῶν αἰ., Ep.Eph. 3.9, 1Cor. 2.7; τὰ τέλη τῶν αἰ. ib.10.11. 3. Αἰών, ὁ, personified, Αἰὼν Χρόνου παῖς E. Heracl. 900 (lyr.), cf. Corp.Herm. 11, etc.; as title of various divine beings, Dam. Pr. 151, al.; esp.=Persian Zervan, Suid. s.v. Ἡρασκος. 4. Pythag., = 10, Theol.Ar. 59. B. spinal marrow (perh. regarded as seat of life), h.Merc 42, 119, Pi. Fr. 111, Hp. Epid. 7.122; perh. also Il. 19.27.