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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (a.) Without end; having no end or conclusion; perpetual; interminable; -- applied to length, and to duration; as, an endless line; endless time; endless bliss; endless praise; endless clamor.

2. (a.) Infinite; excessive; unlimited.

3. (a.) Without profitable end; fruitless; unsatisfying.

4. (a.) Void of design; objectless; as, an endless pursuit.

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

ENDLESS

end'-les (akatalutos (Hebrews 7:16), aperantos (1 Timothy 1:4)):

This English word occurs twice in the New Testament, and is there represented by the two Greek words above noted.

(1) In Hebrews 7:16 Jesus is said to be a priest "after the power of an endless life." The word means literally, as in the Revised Version, margin, "indissoluble." It is not simply that Christ's priesthood was eternal. The priesthood was based upon His possession, by nature, of a life which in time and eternity death could not touch. This distinguished Him essentially from priests under the law.

(2) In 1 Timothy 1:4, Paul warns Timothy against giving heed in his ministry to "fables (muthoi) and endless (limitless) genealogies." The allusion seems to be to the series of emanations (aeons) in Gnostic speculation, to which no limit could be set.

Distinct from the above are the words denoting "everlasting," "eternal," which see.

James Orr

Greek

562. aperantos -- unfinished, ie endless
... unfinished, ie endless. Part of Speech: Adjective Transliteration: aperantos Phonetic
Spelling: (ap-er'-an-tos) Short Definition: unaccomplished, unending ...
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179. akatalutos -- indissoluble
... endless. From a (as a negative particle) and a derivative of kataluo; indissoluble,
ie (figuratively) permanent -- endless. see GREEK a. see GREEK kataluo. ...
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Strong's Hebrew

7093. qets -- end
... Word Origin from qatsats Definition end NASB Word Usage after (3), after* (1), course*
(1), end (52), endless* (1), farthest (2), farthest border (1), goal (1 ...
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369. ayin -- nothing, nought
... root Definition nothing, nought NASB Word Usage almost (1), bereft* (1), beyond
(5), beyond* (1), cease (2), countless* (2), else* (1), endless* (1), fails (1 ...
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Library

The Beginning of an Endless Friendship.
... Personal Contact With Jesus: The Beginning of Service. (John i:35-51.)
The Beginning of an Endless Friendship. About a quarter of ...
/.../gordon/quiet talks on service/the beginning of an endless.htm

The Endless Quest
... PART III. SOME ASPECTS OF THE WAY OF PRAYER XXIII. THE ENDLESS QUEST.
"Lord, teach us to pray.""Luke 11.i. "He that cometh to God ...
/...//christianbookshelf.org/whyte/lord teach us to pray/xxiii the endless quest.htm

Endless Praise.
... HEAVEN. LVII. ENDLESS PRAISE. Dechreu canu, dechreu canmol 8,7,8,7,4,7. But begun
will be the singing. Unto Jesus round His throne,. By the saved when tardy ages ...
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It is a Vast and Endless Task to Examine Each Kind Separately...
... Book III. 42 It is a vast and endless task to examine each kind separately�
It is a vast and endless task to examine each kind ...
/.../arnobius/the seven books of arnobius against the heathen/42 it is a vast.htm

Measureless Power and Endless Glory
... EPHESIANS MEASURELESS POWER AND ENDLESS GLORY. 'Now unto Him that is able
to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think ...
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Of the Endless Glory of the Church.
... Book XX. Chapter 17."Of the Endless Glory of the Church. "And I saw,"
he says, "a great city, new Jerusalem, coming down from ...
/.../augustine/city of god/chapter 17 of the endless glory.htm

"God is Endless, Sovereign Truth, --Wisdom, --Love, Not-Made; and ...
... ANENT CERTAIN POINTS IN THE FOREGOING FOURTEEN REVELATIONS CHAPTER XLIV "God is
endless, sovereign Truth,"Wisdom,"Love, not-made; and man's Soul is a ...
/.../julian/revelations of divine love/chapter xliv god is endless.htm

Such Endless Depths Live in the Divinity
... THE FIRST CENTURY 15 Such endless depths live in the Divinity. Such endless
depths live in the Divinity, and in the wisdom of God ...
/.../traherne/centuries of meditations/15 such endless depths live.htm

Easter Day 168. Hail! Festal Day, to Endless Ages Known
... Hail! festal day, to endless ages known. 10.10 [659]Salve! ... Hail! festal day, to endless
ages known,. When Christ, o'er death victorious, gained his throne. ...
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Hail! Festal Day! to Endless Ages Known
... Hail! festal day! to endless ages known. 10.10. with refrain [716]Salve! ... Hail! festal
day! to endless ages known,. When God ascended to his starry throne. ...
/.../ascension day 184 hail festal.htm

Thesaurus

Endless (10 Occurrences)
... 1. (a.) Without end; having no end or conclusion; perpetual; interminable; -- applied
to length, and to duration; as, an endless line; endless time; endless...
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Eternal (166 Occurrences)
... The life the faithful have here on earth (John 3:36; 5:24; 6:47, 53-58) is inseparably
connected with the eternal life beyond, the endless life of the future ...
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Eternity (23 Occurrences)
... 1. (n.) Infinite duration, without beginning in the past or end in the future;
also, duration without end in the future; endless time. ...
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Endlessly (1 Occurrence)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary (adv.) In an endless manner. Multi-Version
Concordance Endlessly (1 Occurrence). Hebrews 10:1 For the law ...
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Punishment (417 Occurrences)
... These results may be gained, but crime in itself demands punishment. (see
MURDER; THEFT.). Endless, of the impenitent and unbelieving. ...
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Herod (45 Occurrences)
... He, as well as his sister Salome, proved an endless source of trouble to
Herod by the endless family brawls which they occasioned. ...
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Testaments
... The whole history of Egypt in this period was therefore one of endless and swiftly
succeeding changes. ...Endless wars sapped the strength of the national life. ...
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Endirons

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Between (2624 Occurrences)
... The whole history of Egypt in this period was therefore one of endless and swiftly
succeeding changes. ...Endless wars sapped the strength of the national life. ...
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Asmoneans
... Profiting however by the endless cabals of the Syrian court, he soon sided with
Tryphon, the new claimant, and with the aid of his brother Simon extended the ...
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Bible Concordance

Endless (10 Occurrences)

1 Timothy 1:4 neither to pay attention to myths and endless genealogies, which cause disputes, rather than God's stewardship, which is in faith-
(WEB KJV WEY ASV WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Hebrews 7:16 who has been made, not after the law of a fleshly commandment, but after the power of an endless life:
(WEB KJV ASV WBS YLT)

Job 22:5 Is not thy wickedness great? And are not thine iniquities without end?
(See NIV)

Psalms 9:6 The enemy is overtaken by endless ruin. The very memory of the cities which you have overthrown has perished.
(WEB NIV)

Psalms 49:11 Their inward thought is that their houses will endure forever, and their dwelling places to all generations. They name their lands after themselves.
(See NIV)

Psalms 93:5 Your statutes stand firm. Holiness adorns your house, Yahweh, forevermore.
(See NIV)

Psalms 106:31 That was credited to him for righteousness, for all generations to come.
(See NIV)

Ecclesiastes 12:12 And furthermore, my son, be admonished: of making many books there is no end; and much study is a weariness of the flesh.
(See NAS)

Nahum 2:9 Seize ye silver, seize ye gold, And there is no end to the prepared things, 'To' the abundance of all desirable vessels.
(See NIV)

Nahum 3:19 There is no healing your wound, for your injury is fatal. All who hear the report of you clap their hands over you; for who hasn't felt your endless cruelty?
(WEB NIV)

Subtopics

Endless

Related Terms

Eternal (166 Occurrences)

Eternity (23 Occurrences)

Endlessly (1 Occurrence)

Punishment (417 Occurrences)

Herod (45 Occurrences)

Testaments

Endirons

Between (2624 Occurrences)

Asmoneans