Strong's Concordance mechri or mechris: as far as, until Original Word: μέχριPart of Speech: Adverb Transliteration: mechri or mechris Phonetic Spelling: (mekh'-ree) Short Definition: as far as, until Definition: as far as, until, even to. Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 3360: μέχριμέχρι and μέχρις (the latter never stands in the N. T. before a consonant, but μέχρι stands also before a vowel in Luke 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: Matthew 13:30 R G T WH marginal reading; Luke 16:16 T Tr WH; Acts 20:7; 1 Timothy 6:14; Hebrews 9:10; μέχρι θανάτου, Philippians 2:30; μέχρι τῆς σήμερον namely, ἡμέρας, Matthew 11:23; Matthew 28:15; μέχρι τέλους, Hebrews 3:6 (here WH Tr marginal reading brackets the clause), 14; ἀπό ... μέχρι, Acts 10:30; Romans 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: Mark 13:30; Galatians 4:19 T Tr WH. b. of place: ἀπό ... μέχρι, Romans 15:19. c. of measure and degree: μέχρι θανάτου, so that he did not shrink even from death, Philippians 2:8 (2 Macc. 13:14; Plato, de rep., p. 361 c. at the end; μέχρι φόνου, Clement. hom. 1, 11); κακοπάθειν μέχρι δεσμῶν, 2 Timothy 2:9; μέχρις αἵματος ἀντικατέστητε, Hebrews 12:4. 2. with the force of a conjunction: till, followed by the subjunctive, Ephesians 4:13. Or mechris (mekh-ris'); from mekos; as far as, i.e. Up to a certain point (as a preposition, of extent (denoting the terminus, whereas achri refers especially to the space of time or place intervening) or conjunction) -- till, (un-)to, until. see GREEK mekos see GREEK achri Englishman's Concordance Strong's Greek 336018 Occurrences μέχρι — 15 Occ. μέχρις — 3 Occ. Matthew 11:23 Adv GRK: ἔμεινεν ἂν μέχρι τῆς σήμερον KJV: it would have remained until this day. INT: it had remained anyhow until which this day Matthew 28:15 Adv Mark 13:30 Adv Luke 16:16 Adv Acts 10:30 Adv Acts 20:7 Adv Romans 5:14 Adv Romans 15:19 Adv Galatians 4:19 Adv Ephesians 4:13 Adv Philippians 2:8 Adv Philippians 2:30 Adv 1 Timothy 6:14 Adv 2 Timothy 2:9 Adv Hebrews 3:6 Adv Hebrews 3:14 Adv Hebrews 9:10 Adv Hebrews 12:4 Adv |
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