What does ἕως · εὑρίσκω mean in the Bible?
ἕως · εὑρίσκω is a Greek phrase meaning "until he finds it".
Greek · G2193, G2147
ἕως εὕρῃ αὐτό
A conjunction, preposition and adverb of continuance, until (of time and place) · to find (literally or figuratively)
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ἕωςG2193a conjunction, preposition and adverb of continuance, until (of time and place)
Pronunciationhéōs
Marks the endpoint of an action or state, whether temporal, spatial, or quantitative; terminus ad quem.
Open lexicon entry →εὑρίσκωG2147to find (literally or figuratively)
Pronunciationheurískō
Finding occurs with or without search; metaphorically means discovering truth or attaining knowledge.
Open lexicon entry →What does ἕως εὕρῃ αὐτό (heōs heurē auto) mean in the Bible?
ἕως · εὑρίσκω is a Greek phrase meaning "until he finds it".
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Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G2193, G2147?
G2193, G2147 is connected to 145 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. until he finds it
Source Gloss
until he finds it
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 2 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns2Aligned forms145
Matt 1:17 · Matt 1:25 · Matt 2:15 · Matt 5:25 · Matt 11:12 · Matt 11:13 · Matt 11:23 · Matt 13:33 · Matt 14:22 · Matt 17:9 · Matt 17:17 · Matt 18:21 · Matt 18:22 · Matt 18:34 · Matt 20:8 · Matt 22:26107×
Matt 2:9 · Matt 2:13 · Matt 5:18 · Matt 5:26 · Matt 10:11 · Matt 10:23 · Matt 12:20 · Matt 16:28 · Matt 18:30 · Matt 22:44 · Matt 23:39 · Matt 24:34 · Matt 24:39 · Mark 6:10 · Mark 6:45 · Mark 9:138×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 172 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist118future23present22perfect5imperfect4
Voice
active144passive27middle1
Mood
indicative121participle25subjunctive19infinitive6optative1
NT Occurrences
Matthew 1:18εὑρέθηaorist passive indicativecompletedMatthew 2:8εὕρητεaorist active subjunctivesubjunctiveMatthew 7:14εὑρίσκοντεςpresent active participleparticipleMatthew 7:7εὑρήσετεfuture active indicativeprospectiveMatthew 7:8εὑρίσκειpresent active indicativeongoingMatthew 8:10εὗρονaorist active indicativecompletedMatthew 10:39εὑρὼνaorist active participleparticipleMatthew 10:39εὑρήσειfuture active indicativeprospectiveMatthew 11:29εὑρήσετεfuture active indicativeprospectiveMatthew 12:43εὑρίσκειpresent active indicativeongoingMatthew 12:44εὑρίσκειpresent active indicativeongoingMatthew 13:44εὑρὼνaorist active participleparticipleMatthew 13:46εὑρὼνaorist active participleparticipleMatthew 16:25εὑρήσειfuture active indicativeprospectiveMatthew 17:27εὑρήσειςfuture active indicativeprospectiveMatthew 18:13εὑρεῖνaorist active infinitiveinfinitiveMatthew 18:28εὗρενaorist active indicativecompletedMatthew 20:6εὗρενaorist active indicativecompletedMatthew 21:19εὗρενaorist active indicativecompletedMatthew 21:2εὑρήσετεfuture active indicativeprospectiveMatthew 22:10εὗρονaorist active indicativecompletedMatthew 22:9εὕρητεaorist active subjunctivesubjunctiveMatthew 24:46εὑρήσειfuture active indicativeprospectiveMatthew 26:40εὑρίσκειpresent active indicativeongoingMatthew 26:43εὗρενaorist active indicativecompletedMatthew 26:60εὗρονaorist active indicativecompletedMatthew 27:32εὗρονaorist active indicativecompletedMark 1:37εὗρονaorist active indicativecompletedMark 7:30εὗρενaorist active indicativecompletedMark 11:13εὑρήσειfuture active indicativeprospectiveMark 11:13εὗρενaorist active indicativecompletedMark 11:2εὑρήσετεfuture active indicativeprospectiveMark 11:4εὗρονaorist active indicativecompletedMark 13:36εὕρῃaorist active subjunctivesubjunctiveMark 14:16εὗρονaorist active indicativecompletedMark 14:37εὑρίσκειpresent active indicativeongoingMark 14:40εὗρενaorist active indicativecompletedMark 14:55ηὕρισκονimperfect active indicativebackgroundLuke 1:30εὗρεςaorist active indicativecompletedLuke 2:12εὑρήσετεfuture active indicativeprospective+132 more occurrences
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Word Origins
ἕως εὕρῃ αὐτό is of uncertain origin - no further derivation.