Greek · G891 · unreviewed

ἄχρι

(Of time) until or (of place) up to

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ἄχρι G891

Pronunciation áchri

What does ἄχρι (áchri) mean in the Bible?

ἄχρι (áchri) is a Greek word meaning "(of time) until or (of place) up to". ἄχρι (and Epic ἄχρις, bef.

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Meaning

(of time) until or (of place) up to

Extended definition

(and Epic ἄχρις, bef. vowel (see MM, see word), Rom.11:25 T, Gal.3:19 T, WH, mg., Heb.3:13);

1adv., utterly (Hom.).

2Prep. with genitive, until, unto, as far as;

aof time Act.3:21 22:22, Rom.1:13 5:13, 1Co.4:11, 2Co.3:14, Gal.4:2, Php.1:6; ἄ. καιροῦ, Luk.4:13, Act.13:11; ἄ. ἧς ἡμέρας, Mat.24:38, Luk.1:20 17:27, Act.1:2 (τῆς ἡ. ἧς), Act.1:22; ἄ. ταύτης τ. ἡμέρας (τ. ἡ. ταύτης), Act.2:29 23:1 26:22; ἄ. ἡμερων πέντε, Act.20:6; ἄ. αὐγῆς, Act.20:11; ἄ. τοῦ νῦν, Rom.8:22, Php.1:5; ἄ. τέλους, Heb.6:11, Rev.2:26;

bof space: Act.11:5 13:6 20:4 (R, txt., WH, mg.) Act.28:15, 2Co.10:13-14, Heb.4:12, Rev.14:20 18:5; __(with) of measure or degree: ἄ. θανάτου, Act.22:4, Rev.2:10 12:11.

3As conj., until;

aἄχρι alone: with subj. aor., Gal.3:19 (ἄ. οὗ T, WH, mg.); id. without ἄν (Bl., § 65, 10), Rev.7:3 15:8 20:3, 5; with indic. fut., Rev.17:17;

bἄ. οὗ (i.e. ἄ.. τούτου ᾧ): with indic. aor., Act.7:18; impf., Act.27:33; with subj. aor. (Bl., ut supr.), Luk.21:24, Rom.11:25, 1Co.11:26 15:25, Gal.3:19, T, WH, mg.; id. with ἄν, Rev.2:25; with indic. pres., while, Heb.3:13 (cf. μέχρι).

Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith

Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

Matt 24:38 · Mark 16:8 · Luke 1:20 · Luke 4:13 · Luke 17:27 · Luke 21:24 · Acts 1:2 · Acts 2:29 · Acts 3:21 · Acts 7:18 · Acts 11:5 · Acts 13:6 · Acts 13:11 · Acts 20:6 · Acts 20:11 · Acts 22:4 42×

Rev 7:3 · Rev 15:8 · Rev 17:17 · Rev 20:3 · Rev 20:5 5×

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Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

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