preposition

mechris

Greekμέχρι(ς) (mechris)

Strong’sG3360

as far as, until

stem mechri-18 times in the New Testamentin 11 of 27 books

Translated as

What it means

Every form

This word never changes. It is spelled the same wherever it appears, so there is nothing to learn beyond the word itself.

Where it appears

18 occurrences, every one of them listed

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Matthew 11:23“until”kai sis, Kafarnaoum, mē heōs ouranou hupsisi? heōs hadou katabainesi; hoti ei en Sodomei ginila tais dunamiais tais gineratais en si, menata an mechris tau sēmeron.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 13:30“until”afiēkavar sunauxanirō amfotereim mechris tou therismou; kai en kairo tou therismou legami toi theristoi; Sullegavar prōtem teim zizanieim kai davar auteim eis desmain pros tem katakaiara auteim, ton de siton sunagavar eis tan apothēkan mu.Let both grow together until the harvest. At that time I will tell the harvesters: First collect the weeds and tie them in bundles to be burned; then gather the wheat into my barn.’”

Matthew 28:15“to”tois de lambaratois teim argurieim poiala hōs didaskila. Kai diafēmizita tos logos houtos para Ioudaioi mechris tau sēmeron hēmerau.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“until”amēn legamō vi hoti ouk mē parerchateia tas geneas houtas mechris hou houteim panteim gineteia.Truly I tell you, this generation will not pass away until all these things have happened.

Luke 16:16“until”Tos nomos kai tois profētois mechris Iōannou; apo tote tas basileias tou theou euangelizitō kai pantos eis autan biazetō.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“at”Kai tos Kornēlios fēate; Apo tetartau hēmerau mechris houtau tau hōrau eme tan enatan proseucherōtos en to oiko mu, kai idou anēros histanata enōpion mu en estha lampraCornelius 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“until”En de ta hena teiu sabbateiu sunagirētoiu nu klara arton tos Paulos dialegete autoi, mellarōtos exeiarō ta epaurion, parateinate tē ton logon mechris mesonuktieu.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“to”alla basilata tos thanatos apo Adam mechris Mōusou kai epi toin mē hamartaratoin epi te homoiōme tau parabasiau Adam, hos atō tupos tou mellarōtou.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“to”en dunamia sēmeiu kai terateiu, en dunamia pneumeu; hōste min apo Ierousalēm kai kuklō mechris teu Illurikeu plērarē tem euangeliem tou Christou,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.

Galatians 4:19“until”tekneim mu, hoin palin ōdinamō mechris hou morfiteia Christos en vi;My children, for whom I am again in the pains of childbirth until Christ is formed in you,

Philippians 2:8“to the point of”tapeinata heauton gineratos hupēkoos mechris thanatou, thanatou de staurou;And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself and became obedient to death — even death on a cross.

Philippians 2:30“to”hoti dia tem ergem Christou mechris thanatou engizata, paraboleueratos ta psucha hina anaplērateia tem vu husterēmem tau pros min leitourgiau.because he nearly died for the work of Christ, risking his life to make up for your deficit of service to me.

1 Timothy 6:14“until”tērara sin tan entolan aspilan anepilēmptan mechris tau epifaneiau tou kuriou nu Iēsu Christou,Keep this commandment without stain or reproach until the appearance of our Lord Jesus Christ,

2 Timothy 2:9“to”en he kakopathamō mechris desmoiu hōs kakourgos. alla tos logos tou theou ouk ditē;for which I suffer to the extent of being chained like a criminal. But the word of God cannot be chained!

Hebrews 3:14“to”metochois gar tou Christou ginanē, eanper tan archan tau hupostasiau mechris teleu bebaian katechaneia.We have come to share in Christ if we hold firmly to the end the assurance we had at first.

Hebrews 9:10“until”monem epi brōmei kai pomei kai diaforoi baptismoi, dikaiōmeim sarxau mechris kairou diorthōsiau epikeierōteim.They consist only in food and drink and special washings — external regulations imposed until the time of reform.

Hebrews 12:4“to the point of”oupō mechris haimeu antikathistanava pros tan hamartan antagōnizerōtois,In your struggle against sin, you have not yet resisted to the point of shedding your blood.

Ephesians 4:13“until”mechris katantaneia tois pantois eis tan henotan tau pistiau kai tau epignōsiau tou huiou tou theou, eis anēron teleion, eis metrem hēlikiau teu plērōmeu tou Christou,until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God, as we mature to the full measure of the stature of Christ.