UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament

Sense 1: always, constantly, continually

Semantic entry: 67.86

Semantic domains: Time

Subdomains: Duration of Time without Reference to Points or Units of Time: Time, Spend Time, Always, Eternal, Old, Immediately, Young

Definition: duration of time, either continuous or episodic, but without limits

Notes: In some languages there may be problems involved in rendering ἀεί or διὰ παντός[b], since there may be a basic distinction between (a) continuous activity and (b) activity which may be defined as episodic in that it regularly recurs in related episodes. For example, in RV CO2 6:10 · LV CO2 6:10 · Read together CO2 6:10 the fact of being glad may be related specifically to the occasions of being saddened, while in RV MAT 18:10 · LV MAT 18:10 · Read together MAT 18:10 the focus of meaning is probably upon the continuous nature of the relation.