G3360 μέχρι (méchri)

Greek

PREP

Quick Definition

μέχρι Adv as far as, until

Strong's Definition

as far as, i.e. up to a certain point (as a preposition, of extent (denoting the terminus, whereas G891 (ἄχρι) refers especially to the space of time or place intervening) or conjunction)

Derivation: from G3372 (μῆκος);

KJV Usage: till, (un-)to, until

UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament

μέχρι (G3360)

prep. (with gen.), conj.

67.119 · Time · Duration of Time with Reference to Some Point of Time: Until, Delay, Still, From

until, to, at last, at length the continuous extent of time up to a point The phrase εἰ μὴ ὅταν is often translated as ‘until’ (for example, μηδενὶ ἅ εἶδον διηγήσωνταιεἰ μὴ ὅταν ὁ υἱὸς τοῦ ἀνθρώπου ἐκ νεκρῶν ἀναστῇ ‘not to tell anybody what they have seen until the Son of Man has risen from death’ MRK 9:9), but this phrase may be analyzed as meaning ‘if it is not when,’ an expression which is semantically equivalent to ‘until.’

MAT 11:23 · MAT 28:15 · MRK 13:30 · LUK 16:16 · ACT 10:30 · ACT 20:7 · ROM 5:14 · GAL 4:19 · EPH 4:13 · 1TI 6:14 · HEB 3:14 · HEB 9:10

84.19 · Spacial Extensions · Extension To a Goal

to, up to, as far as extension up to or as far as a goal

ROM 15:19

78.51 · Degree · Up To, As Much As, To the Degree That [Marked Extent of Degree]

to the point of, to the extent of, to the degree that, up to a degree extending to a particular point as marked by the context

PHP 2:8 · PHP 2:30 · 2TI 2:9 · HEB 12:4

¹ ἕως, ἄχρι, and μέχρι frequently occur with a postposed marker of indefinite temporal reference: οὗ, occurring with all three markers, and ὅτου with ἕως. ² It is probable that ἕως[c], ἄχρι[c], and μέχρι[b] differ slightly in meaning, but this cannot be readily determined from existing contexts.

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Thayer's Greek Lexicon

μέχρι and μέχρις (the latter never stands in the N. T. before a consonant, but μέχρι stands also before a vowel in Luk_16:16 T Tr WH; see ἄχρι, at the beginning; and on the distinction between ἄχρι and μέχρι see ἄχρι, at the end), a particle indicating the terminus ad quem: as far as, unto, until; 1. it has the force of a preposition with the genitive ((so even in Homer) Winer's Grammar, § 54, 6), and is used a. of time: Mat_13:30 R G T WH marginal reading; Luk_16:16 T Tr WH; Act_20:7; 1Ti_6:14; Heb_9:10; μέχρι θανάτου, Php_2:30; μέχρι τῆς σήμερον namely, ἡμέρας, Mat_11:23; Mat_28:15; μέχρι τέλους, Heb_3:6 (here WH Tr marginal reading brackets the clause), 14; ἀπό ... μέχρι, Act_10:30; Rom_5:14; μέχρις οὗ (see ἄχρι, 1 d.; (Buttmann, 230f (198f); Winer's Grammar, 296 (278f))) followed by an aorist subjunctive having the force of a future perfect in Latin: Mar_13:30; Gal_4:19 T Tr WH. b. of place: ἀπό ... μέχρι, Rom_15:19. c. of measure and degree: μέχρι θανάτου, so that he did not shrink even from death, Php_2:8 (2Ma_13:14; Plato, de rep., p. 361 c. at the end; μέχρι φόνου, Clement. hom. 1, 11); κακοπάθειν μέχρι δεσμῶν, 2Ti_2:9; μέχρις αἵματος ἀντικατέστητε, Heb_12:4. 2. with the force of a conjunction: till, followed by the subjunctive, Eph_4:13.

Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary

μέχρι mechri 17x

improper prep. and a conj (until), can also spelled μέχρις, unto, even to, Rom. 15:19; of time, until, till, Mt. 11:23; Mk. 13:30

Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon

μέχρι

(bef. consonants, exc. Lk 16:16, μέχρι Ἰωάνου) and μέχρις (bef. vowels, Mk 13:30, Ga 4:19, He 12:4; v. Bl., § 5, 4),

as prep., c. gen., as far as, even to, until; of place: Ro 15:19;

of time: Mt 11:23 13:30 28:15, Lk 16:16, Ac 10:30 20:7, Ro 5:14, I Ti 6:14, He 3:6, 14 9:10;

of measure or degree: Phl 2:8, 30, II Ti 2:9, He 12:4 (μ. αἵματος, cf. II Mac 13:14).

As conjunct. (as long as), until: Eph 4:13; μ. οὗ (Thuc., iii, 28, but more freq. μ. ἄν; v. Bl., § 65, 10), Mk 13:30, Ga 4:19 (μ. is prop, an adv., cf. Lat. usque, seq. prep. or adv.; LS, s.v., and cf. ἄχρι).†

Moulton & Milligan — Vocabulary of the Greek NT

μέχρι / μέχρις [page 407] Μέχρι is used prepositionally (l) of time c. gen. P Tebt 50 .26 (B.C. 112 1) μέχρι τοῦ νῦν , UP to the Present time, BGU IV. 1148 .24 (B.C. 13) μέχρι τῆ (ς ) ἐνε (στώσης ἡμέρας ), P Tebt II. 376 .14 (A.D. 162) μέχρι τῆς ἐσομένης κοινῆς γεωργῶν διαμισθώσεως , until the coming joint leasing out among cultivators (Edd.), ib. 396 .11 (A.D. 188) τοὺς τόκους μέχρι [τῆ ]ς̣ ἐνεστώσης ἡμέρας , the interest up to date (Edd.), P Oxy XIV. 1647 .20 (late ii/A.D.) ἀπὸ ἀνατολῆς ἡλίου μέχρι δύσεως , from sunrise to sunset ; and c. τοῦ and inf. P Rev Mιl p. 295 .4 (B.C. 131 0) (= Witkowski .2 , p. 96) μέχρι τοῦ τὰ πράγματ᾽ ἀποκαταστῆναι , P Tebt I. 29 .17 ( c. B.C.) μέχρι [το ]υ̣ͅ ἀπὸ τῆς προ [κει ]μένης ἀσχο̣λ̣[ί ]α [ς ἀπολυθῆ ]ναι , until I am free from the labours above mentioned (Edd.), P Oxy XIV. 1641 .8 (A.D. 68) μέχρι τοῦ τὸν χρόνον πληρωθῆναι : (2) of place , as in Rom_15:19 ib. 1674 .6 (iii/A.D.) ἐὰν συντελεσθῇ τὸ ἔργον μέχρι τοῦ χώματος , if the work is finished up to the embankment (Edd.) : and (3) of degree P Tor I. 1 viii. 28 (B.C. 116) μέχρι τελευτῆς βίου (cf. Php_2:8 μέχρι θανάτου , to the length of death : Christ did not obey death (as in AV), but obeyed His Father in dying), P Oxy IX. 1203 .29 (late i/A.D.) μέχρι κρίσεως , BGU III. 747 ii. 11 (A.D. 139) μέχρι αὐθαδίας . For μέχρι with the force of a conjunction till c. conj., as in Eph_4:13 , cf. P Cairo Preis 48 .7 (ii/A.D.) μέχρι τὸ π̣λοιαρίδιον εὑρῶμεν . On the omission of ἄν in the foregoing exx. see Moulton Proleg. p. 168 f. Μέχρις , which is read ter by WH in the NT ( Mar_13:30 , Gal_4:19 , Heb_12:4 ) appears first in the papyri in the Roman period (Mayser Gr. p. 244) : cf. Vett. Val. p. 357 .19 μέχρις ἐκ μηνιαίων ἢ ἐνιαυσιαίων ὑπόστασιν ἀναδέξηται ὁ χρόνος , and from the inscrr., as early as the beginning of iii/B.C., IG XII. 5, 647 μέχρις ἂν ἥλιος δύῃ . On the LXX usage see Thackeray Gr. i. p. 136. See also s.v. ἄχρι , which is an ablaut variant of μέχρι . The root is an Indo-European *me , which produces μετά and μέσος (Boisacq, p. 631).

Liddell-Scott-Jones — Greek-English Lexicon

μέχρι (mechri) — until. μέχρῐ, and μέχρῐς, adverb as far as, so used chiefly in Prose and before a preposition, μέχρι πρός.. [Refs 5th c.BC+]; μ. ὅποι.. [Refs]; μ. ὅπου.. [Refs 5th c.BC+]; μ. νῦν (variant{τοῦ νῦν}) [Refs 1st c.BC+]; μέχρι πότε χηρεύομε; [Refs 3rd c.AD+]

II. preposition with genitive, even to, as far as,

II.1. of Place, μέχρι θαλάσσης [Refs 8th c.BC+]: rarely following its case, ὀμφαλοῦ μ. [Refs 5th c.BC+]

II.2. of Time, τέο μέχρι; i.e. τίνος μέχρι χρόνο; how long? [Refs 8th c.BC+]; μέχρις τε; [Refs 7th c.BC+]; μέχρι οὗ, μέχρι ὅσου, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; μ. τοσούτου, ἕως ἂν.. [Refs 5th c.BC+] up to my time, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; μ. τῆς ἐκείνου ζόης till the end of his life, [Refs 5th c.BC+]

II.3. of Measure or Degree, μ. τοῦ δικαίου so far as consists with right, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; μ. ὑγιείας, μ. ἡδονῆς,[NT]

II.4. with Numbers to express a round sum, up to, about, nearly, μ. δώδεκα [Refs 5th c.BC+]: sometimes without altering the case of the substantive, τοὺς μ. τριάκοντα ἔτη γεγονότας [Refs 4th c.BC+]; μ. τινὸς πλήθους up to a certain number, [Refs 4th c.BC+]: hence, just short of, μ. κόρου μετρεῖσθαι [Refs 1st c.AD+]

II.5. in [Refs 5th c.BC+] is sometimes used like the simple μέχρι, μέχρι οὗ ὀκτὼ πύργων [Refs]

III. as a conjunction, until, with indicative, μέχρι.. ὁρμὴ ἐνέπεσε [Refs 5th c.BC+]; μέχρι ἄν with subjunctive [Refs]; μέχρις κε μένῃ [NT+5th c.BC+]: with infinitive, μ. σβεσθῆναι τὸ πῦρ [Refs 1st c.AD+]

III.2. as long as, whilst, with indicative, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; μ. ἄν with subjunctive, μέχρις ἂν ζῶσιν πονεῖν [Refs 4th c.BC+]; Doric dialect μέχρι κα ζώη [Refs 2nd c.BC+]—The μετώπο-ι is elided in [Refs] —Cf. ἄχρι throughout and entry near the end

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Greek Lexicon

μέχρι (bef. consonants, exc. Luk.16:16, μέχρι Ἰωάνου) and μέχρις (bef. vowels, Mk, Ga, ll. with, Heb.12:4; see Bl., § 5, 4) __1. as prep., with genitive, as far as, even to, until; __(a) of place: Rom.15:19; __(b) of time : Mat.11:23 13:30 28:15, Luk.16:16, Act.10:30 20:7, Rom.5:14, 1Ti.6:14, Heb.3:6, 14 9:10; __(with) of measure or degree : Php.2:8, 30, 2Ti.2:9, Heb.12:4 (μ. αἵματος, cf. 2Ma.13:14). __2. As conjunct. (as long as), until: Eph.4:13; μ. οὗ (Thuc., iii, 28, but more frequently μ. ἄν see BI., § 65, 10), Mrk.13:30, Gal.4:19 (μ. is prop, an adv., cf. Lat. usgue, before prep. or adv.; LS, see word, and cf. ἄχρι).† (AS)

Bible Occurrences (17)

11:23 28:15

13:30

16:16

10:30 20:7

5:14 15:19

4:19

4:13

2:8 2:30

6:14

2:9

3:14 9:10 12:4

Matthew 11:23

And you, Capernaum, will you be lifted up to heaven? [No], you will be brought down to Hades! For if the miracles [that] were performed in you had been performed in Sodom, it would have remained to this day.

Matthew 28:15

So the [guards] took the money [and] did as they were instructed. And this account has been circulated among [the] Jews to this very day.

Mark 13:30

Truly I tell you, this generation will not pass away until... all these things have happened.

Luke 16:16

The Law and the Prophets [were proclaimed] until John. Since that time, the {gospel} of the kingdom of God is being preached, and everyone is forcing his way into it.

Acts 10:30

Cornelius answered: Four days ago I was in my house praying at this, the ninth hour. Suddenly a man in radiant clothing stood before me

Acts 20:7

On the first [day] of the week we came together to break bread. [Since] Paul was ready to leave the next day, he talked to them and kept on speaking until midnight.

Romans 5:14

Nevertheless -, death reigned from Adam until Moses, even over those who did not sin... in the way that Adam transgressed. He is a pattern of the [One] to come.

Romans 15:19

by [the] power of signs and wonders, [and] by [the] power of [the] Spirit of God. So from Jerusalem all the way around to Illyricum, I have fully proclaimed the gospel of Christ.