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ἕως εὕρῃ αὐτό

A conjunction, preposition and adverb of continuance, until (of time and place) · to find (literally or figuratively)

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ἕως G2193 a conjunction, preposition and adverb of continuance, until (of time and place)
Pronunciation héōs
Marks the endpoint of an action or state, whether temporal, spatial, or quantitative; terminus ad quem.
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εὑρίσκω G2147 to find (literally or figuratively)
Pronunciation heurískō
Finding occurs with or without search; metaphorically means discovering truth or attaining knowledge.
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What does ἕως εὕρῃ αὐτό (heōs heurē auto) mean in the Bible?

ἕως · εὑρίσκω is a Greek word meaning "until he finds it".

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Meaning

until he finds it
Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

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 22:26 107×
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 9:1 38×
145 total occurrences across all forms in the biblical text Morphology: MorphGNT SBLGNT — CC BY-SA 3.0
Discourse Aspect

How this verb appears across 172 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).

Aspect
completed 71 ongoing 19 prospective 23 resultant 4 background 4 subjunctive 19 infinitive 6 participle 25 optative 1
Tense
aorist 118 future 23 present 22 perfect 5 imperfect 4
Voice
active 144 passive 27 middle 1
Mood
indicative 121 participle 25 subjunctive 19 infinitive 6 optative 1
NT Occurrences
Matthew 1:18 εὑρέθη aorist passive indicative completed Matthew 2:8 εὕρητε aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Matthew 7:14 εὑρίσκοντες present active participle participle Matthew 7:7 εὑρήσετε future active indicative prospective Matthew 7:8 εὑρίσκει present active indicative ongoing Matthew 8:10 εὗρον aorist active indicative completed Matthew 10:39 εὑρὼν aorist active participle participle Matthew 10:39 εὑρήσει future active indicative prospective Matthew 11:29 εὑρήσετε future active indicative prospective Matthew 12:43 εὑρίσκει present active indicative ongoing Matthew 12:44 εὑρίσκει present active indicative ongoing Matthew 13:44 εὑρὼν aorist active participle participle Matthew 13:46 εὑρὼν aorist active participle participle Matthew 16:25 εὑρήσει future active indicative prospective Matthew 17:27 εὑρήσεις future active indicative prospective Matthew 18:13 εὑρεῖν aorist active infinitive infinitive Matthew 18:28 εὗρεν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 20:6 εὗρεν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 21:19 εὗρεν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 21:2 εὑρήσετε future active indicative prospective Matthew 22:10 εὗρον aorist active indicative completed Matthew 22:9 εὕρητε aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Matthew 24:46 εὑρήσει future active indicative prospective Matthew 26:40 εὑρίσκει present active indicative ongoing Matthew 26:43 εὗρεν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 26:60 εὗρον aorist active indicative completed Matthew 27:32 εὗρον aorist active indicative completed Mark 1:37 εὗρον aorist active indicative completed Mark 7:30 εὗρεν aorist active indicative completed Mark 11:13 εὑρήσει future active indicative prospective Mark 11:13 εὗρεν aorist active indicative completed Mark 11:2 εὑρήσετε future active indicative prospective Mark 11:4 εὗρον aorist active indicative completed Mark 13:36 εὕρῃ aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Mark 14:16 εὗρον aorist active indicative completed Mark 14:37 εὑρίσκει present active indicative ongoing Mark 14:40 εὗρεν aorist active indicative completed Mark 14:55 ηὕρισκον imperfect active indicative background Luke 1:30 εὗρες aorist active indicative completed Luke 2:12 εὑρήσετε future active indicative prospective +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 Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

John 18 — The Arrested King: Betrayal, Sovereign Surrender, Denial, Trial, and the Kingdom Not of This World John 19 — The Crucified King: Behold the Man, Behold Your King, It Is Finished, and the Pierced Son John 21 — The Risen Lord Restores, Commissions, Shepherds, and Testifies through His Witness Luke 15 — The Joy of God over the Lost Being Found Matthew 10 — The Mission of the Twelve, Costly Witness, and Allegiance to Christ Matthew 16 — The Confession of the Christ, the Church Christ Builds, and the Cross-Shaped Way of Discipleship Matthew 18 — Kingdom Humility, Care for the Little Ones, Discipline, and Forgiveness in Christ’s Community Philippians 3 — Counting All Things Loss and Pressing On Toward Christ

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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