What does μέχρι (méchri) mean in the Bible?
μέχρι (méchri) is a Greek word meaning "until".
Greek · G3360
μέχρι
Until
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μέχρι G3360
Pronunciation méchri
What does μέχρι (méchri) mean in the Bible?
μέχρι (méchri) is a Greek word meaning "until".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G3360?
The BSB source-word alignment has 17 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include until (8), to (5), - (1), at (1), to the extent of (1).
Where does μέχρι (méchri) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 11:23. Its strongest book concentrations include Hebrews (3), Acts (2), Matthew (2), Philippians (2).
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 until 8× Mark 13:30, Luke 16:16, Acts 20:7, Romans 5:14
to 5× Matthew 11:23, Matthew 28:15, Romans 15:19, Philippians 2:8
- 1× Philippians 2:30
at 1× Acts 10:30
to the extent of 1× 2 Timothy 2:9
to the point of 1× Hebrews 12:4
Show sample aligned rows
Matthew 11:23 μέχρι to to Preposition Matthew 28:15 μέχρι to to Preposition Mark 13:30 μέχρις to until Preposition Luke 16:16 μέχρι to until Preposition Acts 10:30 μέχρι to at Preposition Acts 20:7 μέχρι to until Preposition Romans 5:14 μέχρι to until Preposition Romans 15:19 μέχρι to to Preposition Galatians 4:19 μέχρις to until Preposition Ephesians 4:13 μέχρι to until Adverb
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Matthew 11:23
Aligned rows 17
Books represented 11
Matthew 2 Mark 1 Luke 1 Acts 2 Romans 2 Galatians 1 Ephesians 1 Philippians 2 1 Timothy 1 2 Timothy 1 Hebrews 3
Source forms
μέχρι 14x mechri Matthew 11:23, Matthew 28:15, Luke 16:16, Acts 10:30
μέχρις 3x mechris Mark 13:30, Galatians 4:19, Hebrews 12:4
Parsing patterns
Preposition 16x Matthew 11:23, Matthew 28:15, Mark 13:30, Luke 16:16
Adverb 1x Ephesians 4:13
Evidence Summary
Greek word. until
Strong's G3360
Lexical occurrences 0 verses Greek text appearances 17 times 16 shown below Verse guides 0 guides
Source Gloss
until
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
16 of 17 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 11:23 Adverb
μέχρι mecri
as far as, until
Read verse Matthew 13:30 Adverb
μέχρι mecri
as far as, until
Read verse Matthew 28:15 Adverb
μέχρι mecri
as far as, until
Read verse Mark 13:30 Adverb
μέχρις mecriv
as far as, until
Read verse Acts 10:30 Adverb
μέχρι mecri
as far as, until
Read verse Acts 20:7 Adverb
μέχρι mecri
as far as, until
Read verse Romans 5:14 Adverb
μέχρι mecri
as far as, until
Read verse Romans 15:19 Adverb
μέχρι mecri
as far as, until
Read verse Ephesians 4:13 Adverb
μέχρι mecri
as far as, until
Read verse Philippians 2:8 Adverb
μέχρι mecri
as far as, until
Read verse Philippians 2:30 Adverb
μέχρι mecri
as far as, until
Read verse 1 Timothy 6:14 Adverb
μέχρι mecri
as far as, until
Read verse 2 Timothy 2:9 Adverb
μέχρι mecri
as far as, until
Read verse Hebrews 3:6 Adverb
μέχρι mecri
as far as, until
Read verse Hebrews 3:14 Adverb
μέχρι mecri
as far as, until
Read verse Hebrews 9:10 Adverb
μέχρι mecri
as far as, until
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Word Origins
μέχρι is built from this root:
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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