What does ἕως · πότε mean in the Bible?
ἕως · πότε is a Greek phrase meaning "a conjunction, preposition and adverb of continuance, until (of time and place)".
Greek · G2193, G4219
ἕως πότε
A conjunction, preposition and adverb of continuance, until (of time and place) · interrogative adverb, at what time
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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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πότε G4219 interrogative adverb, at what time
Pronunciation póte
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What does ἕως πότε (heōs pote) mean in the Bible?
ἕως · πότε is a Greek phrase meaning "a conjunction, preposition and adverb of continuance, until (of time and place)".
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Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G2193, G4219?
G2193, G4219 is connected to 145 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. a conjunction, preposition and adverb of continuance, until (of time and place)
Source Gloss
a conjunction, preposition and adverb of continuance, until (of time and place)
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
ἕως πότε is of uncertain origin - no further derivation.
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