eternal vs how long

eternal

adj
  • Lasting forever; unending. 

  • existing outside time; as opposed to sempiternal, existing within time but everlastingly 

  • Constant; perpetual; ceaseless; ever-present. 

noun
  • One who lives forever; an immortal. 

how long

adj
  • Used literally: what duration. 

  • Used literally: what length. 

adv
  • Used literally: for what duration. 

How often have the words eternal and how long occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )