Words are fascinating. Some are interesting because of their origins, or etymology.
The hippopotamus gets its name from Greek words meaning river horse. Other words
have very peculiar meanings, like cleave, which means both to cling together and to
divide. Some terms represent not just a simple thing or action but a complex set of
concepts. For example, the word democracy implies a number of underlying ideas in
association with each other. It suggests a governmental...

To get around the problem of the English Bibles translating Greek words into "eternal," "forever," and forevermore" when describing fire (Matt. 18:8) or torment (Rev. 20:10), the universalists go to the Greek. The Greek word that is translated into eternal is "aionion." It comes from the Greek root "aion" meaning "age." This fact combined with the various uses of Greek words derived from the root "aion," are what the universalists...