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Brett:
Hello,

I am studying some of history translations and Hebrew/Greek manuscriputs. I know that origianal manusctripts scripture never wrote "eternal, eternity, everylasting" etc. Jerome translated from Greek LXX/N.T. manuscripts scripture in about 382 A.D. Jerome did error words translated in Latin language from Greek manuscripts. He wrote "Eternal/Eternus" in Latin. My question is, did 'eternal/eternus' mean endless time to Latin's culture? Or mean age ? I know English word 'eternal' mean  endless time. Sometime words in English and Latin are different meaning to them just as German, Japan, etc. If you know the history of Latin word eternal/eternus mean endless time or age, let me know. I will be appreciate it. Thanks

Sonia:
Hi Brett,

Here's the definiton from http://www.etymonline.com :

eternal
    c.1366 (in variant form eterne), from O.Fr. eternal, from L.L. æternalis, from L. æternus contraction of æviternus "of great age," from ævum "age." Eternity first attested c.1374. In the Mercian hymns, L. æternum is glossed by O.E. ecnisse.

HTH,
Sonia

Brett:
Sonia,

Thank you for the info of address website. Is "of great age" mean endless time to Latin?

Sonia:

--- Quote from: Brett ---Sonia,

Thank you for the info of address website. Is "of great age" mean endless time to Latin?
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I cant say for certain, but I think it just means "very old."
Sonia

oneofthefew:
Hi Brett,

I'm new to this forum and I came across your post. I hope I can give inputs concerning your question.

Out of my own curiosity, I tried to search for its literal meaning in latin and it seem to mean Eternal. Check the link below:

http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/cgi-bin/ptext?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.04.0059%3Aentry%3D%231414

I hope this helps.

oneofthefew

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