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ἕως

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greekNew TestamentPreposition147 occurrences15 books138 verses

Definition

ἕως,

relative particle (Lat. donee, usque),

expressing the terminus ad quem (cf. Burton, §321ff.).

I. As conjunction;

1. till, until;

(a) of a fact in past time, with indic.: Matthew 2:9, al. (Wis.10.14, al.);

(b) ἕως ἄν, with subjc. aor.: Matthew 2:13; 5:18, Mark 6:10, al.; without ἄν (M. Pr., 168f.; Lft., Notes, 115), Mark 14:32 (Burton, §325), Luke 12:59, 2 Thessalonians 2:7, al.;

(with) with indic., present (Burton, §328; BL, §65, 10): Mark 6:45, John 21:22, 23, 1 Timothy 4:13.

2. C. indic., as long as, while (Burton, §327): John 9:4 (Plat., Phaedo, 89c).

II. As an adverb (chiefly in late writers).

1. Of time, until, unto;

(a) as prep. with genitive (BL, §40, 6; M, Pr., 99): τ. ἡμέρας, Matthew 26:29, Luke 1:80, Romans 11:8, al.; ὥρας, Matthew 27:45, al.; τέλους, 1 Corinthians 1:8, 2 Corinthians 1:13; τ. νῦν, Matthew 24:21, Mark 13:19 (1Ma.2.33); ἐτῶν ὀγ. (Field, Notes, 49f.), Luke 2:37; τ. ἐλθεῖν, Acts 8:40; before names and events, Matthew 1:17; 2:15, Luke 11:51, James 5:7, al.;

(b) before οὗ, ὅτου, with the force of a conjc. (Burton, §330; M, Pr., 91);

(α) ἕ. οὗ (Hdt., ii, 143; Plut., al.): with indic., Matthew 1:25 (WH br., οὗ) 13:33, al.; with subjc. aor., Matthew 14:22, al.;

(β) ἔ. ὅτου: with subjc., Luke 13:8; with indic., Matthew 5:25 (until), John 9:18;

(with) with adv. (ἔ. ὀψέ, Thuc, iii, 108): ἄρτι, Matthew 11:12, John 2:10, 1 Corinthians 4:13, al.; πότε (M, Pr., 107), Matthew 17:17, Mark 9:19, John 10:24, al.

2. Of place, as far as, even to, unto (Arist., al.);

(a) as prep. with genitive (see supr.): Mt 1123, Lk 1015, al.;

(b) with adv. (BL, §40, 6): ἄνω, John 2:7; ἔσω, Mark 14:54; κάτω, Matthew 27:51, Mark 15:38; ὧδε, Luke 23:5;

(with) with prep.: ἔξω, Acts 21:5; πρός, Luke 24:50 (Field, Notes, 83).

3. Of quantity, measure, etc.: Matthew 18:21, Mark 6:23, Luke 22:51, al.

Hebrew words it translates

The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as ἕως:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

147 total
  1. Mark 6:23ἕως · up to
    And he swore to her, “Whatever you ask of me, I will give you, up to half my kingdom!”
  2. Mark 6:45ἕως · while
    Immediately Jesus made His disciples get into the boat and go on ahead of Him to Bethsaida, while He dismissed the crowd.
  3. Mark 9:1ἕως · before
    Then Jesus said to them, “Truly I tell you, there are some standing here who will not taste death before they see the kingdom of God arrive with power.”
  4. Mark 9:19ἕως · How long; ἕως · How long
    “O unbelieving generation!” Jesus replied. “How long must I remain with you? How long must I put up with you? Bring the boy to Me.”
  5. Mark 12:36Ἕως · until
    Speaking by the Holy Spirit, David himself declared: ‘The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit at My right hand until I put Your enemies under Your feet.”’
  6. Mark 13:19ἕως · until
    For those will be days of tribulation unseen from the beginning of God’s creation until now, and never to be seen again.
  7. Mark 13:27ἕως · to
    And He will send out the angels to gather His elect from the four winds, from the ends of the earth to the ends of heaven.
  8. Mark 14:25ἕως · until
    Truly I tell you, I will no longer drink of the fruit of the vine until that day when I drink it anew in the kingdom of God.”
  9. Mark 14:32ἕως · while
    Then they came to a place called Gethsemane, and Jesus told His disciples, “Sit here while I pray.”
  10. Mark 14:34ἕως · to the point of
    Then He said to them, “My soul is consumed with sorrow to the point of death. Stay here and keep watch.”
  11. Mark 14:54ἕως · right
    Peter followed Him at a distance, right into the courtyard of the high priest. And he sat with the officers and warmed himself by the fire.
  12. Mark 15:33ἕως · until
    From the sixth hour until the ninth hour darkness came over all the land.
  13. Mark 15:38ἕως · to
    And the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom.
  14. Luke 1:80ἕως · until
    And the child grew and became strong in spirit; and he lived in the wilderness until the time of his public appearance to Israel.
  15. Luke 2:15ἕως · to
    When the angels had left them and gone into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, “Let us go to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has made known to us.”
  16. Luke 2:37ἕως · [to the age of]
    …and then was a widow to the age of eighty-four. She never left the temple, but worshiped night and day, fasting and praying.
  17. Luke 4:29ἕως · to
    They got up, drove Him out of the town, and led Him to the brow of the hill on which the town was built, in order to throw Him over the cliff.
  18. Luke 4:42ἕως · to
    At daybreak, Jesus went out to a solitary place, and the crowds were looking for Him. They came to Him and tried to keep Him from leaving.
  19. Luke 9:27ἕως · before
    But I tell you truly, some who are standing here will not taste death before they see the kingdom of God.”
  20. Luke 9:41ἕως · How long
    “O unbelieving and perverse generation!” Jesus replied. “How long must I remain with you and put up with you? Bring your son here.”
  21. Luke 10:15ἕως · to; ἕως · to
    And you, Capernaum, will you be lifted up to heaven? No, you will be brought down to Hades!
  22. Luke 11:51ἕως · to
    …from the blood of Abel to the blood of Zechariah, who was killed between the altar and the sanctuary. Yes, I tell you, all of it will be charged to this generation.
  23. Luke 12:50ἕως · until
    But I have a baptism to undergo, and how distressed I am until it is accomplished!
  24. Luke 12:59ἕως · until
    I tell you, you will not get out until you have paid the very last penny.”
  25. Luke 13:8ἕως · until
    ‘Sir,’ the man replied, ‘leave it alone again this year, until I dig around it and fertilize it.
  26. Luke 13:21ἕως · until
    It is like leaven that a woman took and mixed into three measures of flour, until all of it was leavened.”
  27. Luke 13:35ἕως · until
    Look, your house is left to you desolate. And I tell you that you will not see Me again until you say, ‘Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord.’”
  28. Luke 15:4ἕως · until
    “What man among you, if he has a hundred sheep and loses one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in the pasture and go after the one that is lost, until he finds it?
  29. Luke 15:8ἕως · until
    Or what woman who has ten silver coins and loses one of them does not light a lamp, sweep her house, and search carefully until she finds it?
  30. Luke 17:8ἕως · while
    Instead, won’t he tell him, ‘Prepare my meal and dress yourself to serve me while I eat and drink, and afterward you may eat and drink’?
  31. Luke 20:43Ἕως · until
    …until I make Your enemies a footstool for Your feet.”’
  32. Luke 21:32ἕως · until
    Truly I tell you, this generation will not pass away until all these things have happened.
  33. Luke 22:16ἕως · again until
    For I tell you that I will not eat it again until it is fulfilled in the kingdom of God.”
  34. Luke 22:18ἕως · until
    For I tell you that I will not drink of the fruit of the vine from now on until the kingdom of God comes.”
  35. Luke 22:34ἕως · until
    But Jesus replied, “I tell you, Peter, the rooster will not crow today until you have denied three times that you know Me.”
  36. Luke 22:51ἕως
    But Jesus answered, “No more of this!” And He touched the man’s ear and healed him.
  37. Luke 23:5ἕως · [and has come] all the way
    But they kept insisting, “He stirs up the people all over Judea with His teaching. He began in Galilee and has come all the way here.”
  38. Luke 23:44ἕως · until
    It was now about the sixth hour, and darkness came over all the land until the ninth hour.
  39. Luke 24:49ἕως · until
    And behold, I am sending the promise of My Father upon you. But remain in the city until you have been clothed with power from on high.”
  40. Luke 24:50ἕως · as far as
    When Jesus had led them out as far as Bethany, He lifted up His hands and blessed them.
  41. John 2:7ἕως · to
    Jesus told the servants, “Fill the jars with water.” So they filled them to the brim.
  42. John 2:10ἕως · until
    …and said, “Everyone serves the fine wine first, and then the cheap wine after the guests are drunk. But you have saved the fine wine until now!”
  43. John 5:17ἕως · To
    But Jesus answered them, “To this very day My Father is at His work, and I too am working.”
  44. John 8:9ἕως · until
    When they heard this, they began to go away one by one, beginning with the older ones, until only Jesus was left, with the woman standing there.
  45. John 9:4ἕως · While
    While it is daytime, we must do the works of Him who sent Me. Night is coming, when no one can work.
  46. John 9:18ἕως · until
    The Jews still did not believe that the man had been blind and had received his sight until they summoned his parents
  47. John 10:24Ἕως · How long
    So the Jews gathered around Him and demanded, “How long will You keep us in suspense? If You are the Christ, tell us plainly.”
  48. John 13:38ἕως
    “Will you lay down your life for Me?” Jesus replied. “Truly, truly, I tell you, before the rooster crows, you will deny Me three times.