Greek · G2193, G3739, G3650, G2220 · unreviewed

ἕως οὗ ἐζυμώθη ὅλον

A conjunction, preposition and adverb of continuance, until (of time and place) · the relatively (sometimes demonstrative) pronoun, who, which, what, that · all · to cause to ferment

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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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ὅς G3739 the relatively (sometimes demonstrative) pronoun, who, which, what, that
Pronunciation hós
Relative pronoun that agrees with antecedent in gender but may vary in case through attraction or construction according to sense.
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ὅλος G3650 all
Pronunciation hólos
Denotes completeness or totality of a whole unit, distinct from πᾶς which emphasizes all individual parts collectively.
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ζυμόω G2220 to cause to ferment
Pronunciation zymóō
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What does ἕως οὗ ἐζυμώθη ὅλον (heōs hou ezymōthē holon) mean in the Bible?

ἕως · ὅς · ὅλος · ζυμόω is a Greek word meaning "until the whole was leavened".

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Meaning

until the whole was leavened
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×
Discourse Aspect

How this verb appears across 4 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).

Aspect
completed 2 ongoing 2
Tense
present 2 aorist 2
Voice
active 2 passive 2
Mood
indicative 4

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.

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

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