What does ἕως · ὅς · ὅλος · ζυμόω mean in the Bible?
ἕως · ὅς · ὅλος · ζυμόω is a Greek phrase meaning "until the whole was leavened".
Greek · G2193, G3739, G3650, G2220
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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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 →ὅςG3739the relatively (sometimes demonstrative) pronoun, who, which, what, that
Pronunciationhós
Relative pronoun that agrees with antecedent in gender but may vary in case through attraction or construction according to sense.
Open lexicon entry →ὅλοςG3650all
Pronunciationhólos
Denotes completeness or totality of a whole unit, distinct from πᾶς which emphasizes all individual parts collectively.
Open lexicon entry →ζυμόωG2220to cause to ferment
Pronunciationzymóō
Open lexicon entry →What does ἕως οὗ ἐζυμώθη ὅλον (heōs hou ezymōthē holon) mean in the Bible?
ἕως · ὅς · ὅλος · ζυμόω is a Greek phrase meaning "until the whole was leavened".
Full entry for ἕως οὗ ἐζυμώθη ὅλον (G2193, G3739, G3650, G2220) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G2193, G3739, G3650, G2220?
G2193, G3739, G3650, G2220 is connected to 145 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. until the whole was leavened
Source Gloss
until the whole was leavened
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 4 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present2aorist2
Voice
active2passive2
Mood
indicative4
NT 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 οὗ ἐζυμώθη ὅλον is of uncertain origin - no further derivation.