Mat 25:46 is an interesting verse because it contrasts both punishment and life using this adjective. So in context if we are to say that the aionios-punishment is only Temporal than should not aionios-life also be looked at as temporal?
which is the second death. G622 ἀπόλλυμι apollumi ap-ol'-loo-mee From G575 and the base of G3639; to
destroy fully (reflexively to perish, or lose), literally or figuratively: - destroy, die, lose, mar, perish.
άπόλλυμι for its conj. s. 131-D. § 101, ρ. 47; Rob. 317; fut. άπoλέσω Hs 8, 7, 5, Att. άπολώ 1 Cοr 1:19 (Ιs 29:14); 1 aοr. άπώλεσα; 1 pf. άπ-oλώλεκα; fut. mid. άπολουμαι Lk 13: 3; 2 aοr. άπωλόμην; the 2 pf. άπόλωλα serves as a ρf. mid., ρtc. άπολωλώς (Ηοm. + ; inscr., pap., LΧΧ, Εn., Philο, Joseph., Test. 12 Pαtr.).
1. act.—a.
ruin, destroy.
α. οf pers. (Sir 10: 3) Mk 1: 24; Lk 4: 34. W. ref. to
eternal destruction μή έκείνον άπόλλνε do not bring about his ruin Rο 14: 15. Esp.
kill, put to death (Gen 20: 4; Εsth 9: 6 ν.1.; 1 Μαcc 2: 37; Jos.,C. Αρ. 1, 122) Hs 9, 26, 7. παιδίoν Μt 2: 13; Ηs 9, 23, 4.
Of eternal death (Ηerm. Wr. 4, 7) Αbs. οf a people perish J 11: 50. Of individuals (Lev 23: 30) Αc 5: 37; 2 Pt 3: 9; 1 Cl 12: 6; 39: 5 (
Job 4: 20
).—Esp. οf eternal death (cf. Ps 9: 6f [5f]; 36[37]: 20; 67: 3[68: 2]; 91: 10[92: 9]; Is 41: 11) J 3: 16; 17: 12. άπολέσθαι εiς τδν αίώνα
perish forever 10: 28 (Bar 3: 3 ήμεiς άπoλλύμενοι τόν αίώνα). άνόμως ά. Rο 2: 12; μωρώς ά. ΙΕρh 17:
BAG A Greek English Lexicon fourth edition (of Bauer's Wόrterbuch)
In
Mark 9:49 Jesus says "For everyone will be salted with fire" (interestingly, in Greek this sentence has the grammatical structure of an obvious statement of fact, similar to "for [everyone knows that] everyone will be salted with fire"). Peter repeats this idea in
2 Peter 3:7 "but now, by the same Word [that is Jesus], heaven and earth are saved and kept for fire on the day of judgment,
and the destruction of impious men
What penalty will suffer,
everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of his strength,
2 Thessalonicher 1:9 (Elberfelder 1905 (German))
Death, eternal
2Th 1:9 Who shall pay a penalty [G1349 δικην] of
everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord, and from the glory of his power;
The necessary consequence of sin
Romans 6:16 Romans 6:21 ; 8:13 ;
James 1:15
The wages of sin
Romans 6:23
The portion of the wicked
Matthew 25:41 Matthew 25:46 ;
Romans 1:32
God alone can inflict
Matthew 10:28 ;
James 4:12
IS DESCRIBED AS Banishment from God 2 Thessalonians 1:9 Outer darkness Matthew 25:30
A mist of darkness for ever
2 Peter 2:17 Indignation, wrath,
Romans 2:8 Romans 2:9
IS CALLED Destruction Romans 9:22 ;
2 Thessalonians 1:9;
Perishing 2 Peter 2:12; The wrath to come
1 Thessalonians 1:10;
The second death Revelation 2:11; A resurrection to judgment
John 5:29; A resurrection to shame & contempt
Daniel 12:2;
Everlasting penalty Matthew 25:46
Shall be inflicted by Christ Matthew 25:31 Matthew 25:41 ;
2 Thessalonians 1:7 2 Thessalonians 1:8 Christ, the only way of escape from
John 3:16 ; 8:51 ; Acts 4:12 Saints shall escape
Revelation 2:11 ; 20:6
Luke 16:23-26
Torrey, R.A., Reverand.
"Entry for 'Death, eternal'". "The New Topical Text Book"
that by the God of this world the supreme Being is meant, who in his judgment gave over the minds of the unbelieving Jews to spiritual darkness, so that
destruction came upon them to the uttermost
it simply implying the present state of things, governed by the Divine providence, in contradistinction from the eternal state: and it is very remarkable that, in
1 Timothy 1:17, God himself is calledτω δε βασιλει των αιωνων, the King of the WORLD; what we call King eternal; but here it evidently means him who governs both worlds, and rules in time and eternity.
Some, and particularly
the ancient fathers, have connected and have read the verse: But
God hath blinded the minds of the unbelievers of this world,
Theophylact, and Augustine, all plead for the above meaning; and St. Augustine says that it was the opinion of almost all the ancients
The Adam Clarke Commentary
http://www.studylight.org/com/acc/view.cgi?book=2co&chapter=004
Mal 4:1 For, behold, the day cometh, that shall burn as an oven; and all the proud, yea, and
all that do wickedly, shall be stubble: and the day that cometh
shall burn them up, saith the LORD of hosts, that
it shall leave them neither root nor branch.
2 But unto you that fear my name shall the Sun of righteousness arise with healing in his wings; and ye shall go forth, and grow up as calves of the stall.
3 And ye shall tread down the wicked; for
they shall be ashes under the soles of your feet in the day that I shall do this, saith the LORD of hosts.
2Th 1:7 And to you who are troubled rest with us, when
the Lord Jesus shall be revealed from heaven
with his mighty angels,
8 In flaming fire
taking vengeance on them that know not God, and that obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ:
9 Who shall pay a penalty of
everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord, and from the glory of his power;
Psalms 21:8 Thine hand shall find out all thine enemies: thy right hand shall find out those that hate thee.
9 Thou shalt make them as a fiery oven in the time of thine anger:
the LORD shall swallow them up in his wrath, and the fire shall devour them.
10
Their fruit shalt thou destroy from the earth, and their seed from among the children of men.
Mat 3:10 And now also the axe is laid unto the root of the trees: therefore every tree which bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down,
and cast into the fire.
12 Whose fan is in his hand, and he will throughly purge his floor, and gather his wheat into the repository; but
he will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.
Psalms 21:9 Thou shalt make them as a fiery oven in the time of thine anger:
the LORD shall swallow them up in his wrath, and the fire shall devour them.
10 Their fruit shalt thou destroy from the earth, and their seed from among the children of men.
Num 16:35
And there came out a fire from the LORD, and consumed the two hundred and fifty men that offered incense.
Rev 21:8 But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone:
which is the second death.