Until
μέχριStrong’s G3360mechri
Appears in 18 verses of the New Testament
In short
Mechri is the Greek word usually translated “until”, “unto” and “even to”. It appears in 18 verses of the New Testament.
“That thou keep this commandment without spot, unrebukeable, until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ:”
Meaning
Usually translated “until”, “unto” and “even to”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- until 12
- unto 5
- even to 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Hebrews 4
- Matthew 2
- Acts 2
- Romans 2
- Philippians 2
- Mark 1
11 books in all.
Related words
Explore in Scripture
- Matthew 11:23And thou, Capernaum, which art exalted unto heaven, shalt be brought down to hell: for if the mighty works, which have been done in thee, had been done in Sodom, it would have remained until this day.
- Matthew 28:15So they took the money, and did as they were taught: and this saying is commonly reported among the Jews until this day.
- Mark 13:30Verily I say unto you, that this generation shall not pass, till all these things be done.
- Luke 16:16The law and the prophets were until John: since that time the kingdom of God is preached, and every man presseth into it.
- Acts 10:30And Cornelius said, Four days ago I was fasting until this hour; and at the ninth hour I prayed in my house, and, behold, a man stood before me in bright clothing,
- Acts 20:7And upon the first day of the week, when the disciples came together to break bread, Paul preached unto them, ready to depart on the morrow; and continued his speech until midnight.
Greek dictionary
μέχρι mechri · until
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). …
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “unto” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
UN'TO, preposition
a compound of un, [on, ] and to; of no use in the language, as it expresses no more than to. I do not find it in our mother tongue, nor is it ever used in popular discourse. It is found in writers of former times, but is entirely obsolete.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.