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Greek · G2193

ἕως

A conjunction, preposition and adverb of continuance, until (of time and place)

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ἕωςG2193
Pronunciationhéōs

What does ἕως (héōs) mean in the Bible?

ἕως (héōs): Marks the endpoint of an action or state, whether temporal, spatial, or quantitative; terminus ad quem.

Full entry for ἕως (G2193) · Open the biblical lexicon

Questions this entry answers

What does ἕως (héōs) mean in the Bible?

ἕως (héōs): Marks the endpoint of an action or state, whether temporal, spatial, or quantitative; terminus ad quem.

How does the BSB render G2193?

The BSB source-word alignment has 147 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include until (62), to (31), . . . (7), while (7), How long (6).

Where does ἕως (héōs) appear in Scripture?

The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 1:17. Its strongest book concentrations include Matthew (49), Luke (28), Acts (22), Mark (15).

Source Word Evidence

BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.

How English Renders It
until62×Matthew 1:25, Matthew 2:9, Matthew 2:13, Matthew 2:15
to31×Matthew 1:17, Matthew 11:23, Matthew 23:35, Matthew 24:31
. . .7×Luke 22:51, John 13:38, Acts 11:19, Acts 11:22
while7×Matthew 5:25, Matthew 14:22, Matthew 26:36, Mark 6:45
How long6×Matthew 17:17, Mark 9:19, Luke 9:41, John 10:24
before4×Matthew 10:23, Matthew 16:28, Mark 9:1, Luke 9:27
Up to3×Matthew 18:21, Mark 6:23, 1 Corinthians 4:13
-2×Matthew 18:22, Acts 17:14
as far as2×Matthew 24:27, Luke 24:50
vvv2×Acts 21:5, 2 Corinthians 1:13
[and has come] all the way1×Luke 23:5
[and]1×Acts 21:26
[It remained] until1×Acts 7:45
[to the age of]1×Luke 2:37
[wait] until1×1 Corinthians 4:5
[went]1×Acts 26:11
[will continue] until1×2 Thessalonians 2:7
again until1×Luke 22:16
and moving on1×Matthew 20:8
down to1×Matthew 22:26
even1×Romans 3:12
even to1×Matthew 28:20
for1×Hebrews 10:13
just1×Matthew 18:22
right1×Mark 14:54
right up1×Matthew 26:58
still1×1 John 2:9
till1×Matthew 12:20
to the point1×Matthew 26:38
to the point of1×Mark 14:34
until the time1×Acts 13:20
Show sample aligned rows
Matthew 1:17ἕωςtotoPrepositionMatthew 1:17ἕωςtotoPrepositionMatthew 1:17ἕωςtotoPrepositionMatthew 1:25ἕωςtountilPrepositionMatthew 2:9ἕωςtountilConjunctionMatthew 2:13ἕωςtountilConjunctionMatthew 2:15ἕωςtountilPrepositionMatthew 5:18ἕωςtountilConjunctionMatthew 5:18ἕωςtountilConjunctionMatthew 5:25ἕωςtowhilePreposition
Usage map

A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.

First aligned rowMatthew 1:17
Aligned rows147
Books represented15
Matthew49Mark15Luke28John11Acts22Romans21 Corinthians62 Corinthians32 Thessalonians11 Timothy1Hebrews3James22 Peter11 John1Revelation2
Source forms
ἕως141xheōsMatthew 1:17, Matthew 1:25, Matthew 2:9, Matthew 2:13
Ἕως5xHeōsMatthew 22:44, Mark 12:36, Luke 20:43, John 10:24
〈ἕως1xheōsJohn 8:9
Parsing patterns
Preposition108xMatthew 1:17, Matthew 1:25, Matthew 2:15, Matthew 5:25
Conjunction39xMatthew 2:9, Matthew 2:13, Matthew 5:18, Matthew 5:26
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

Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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