What does ἕως · Ἰωάννης mean in the Bible?
ἕως · Ἰωάννης is a Greek phrase meaning "until John".
Greek · G2193, G2491
μέχρι Ἰωάννου
A conjunction, preposition and adverb of continuance, until (of time and place) · Joannes (i.e. Jochanan), the name of four Israelites
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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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Ἰωάννης G2491 Joannes (i.e. Jochanan), the name of four Israelites
Pronunciation Iōánnēs
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What does μέχρι Ἰωάννου (mechri Iōannou) mean in the Bible?
ἕως · Ἰωάννης is a Greek phrase meaning "until John".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for G2193, G2491?
G2193, G2491 is connected to 145 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. until John
Source Gloss
until John
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 patterns 2 Aligned forms 145
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×
Word Origins
μέχρι Ἰωάννου is of uncertain origin - no further derivation.
Cross-Language Connections
Hebrew roots and equivalents that share conceptual or etymological ground with this Greek word.
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
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain