3360. mechri or mechris

Lexicon

mechri or mechris: Until, up to, as far as

Original Word: μέχρι or μέχρις
Part of Speech: Adverb
Transliteration: mechri or mechris
Pronunciation: MEKH-ree or MEKH-rees
Phonetic Spelling: (mekh'-ree)
Definition: Until, up to, as far as
Meaning: as far as, until, even to.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

till, until.

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

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
a prim. word
Definition
as far as, until
NASB Translation
even (1), far (1), point (2), until (10).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon

STRONGS NT 3360: μέχρι

μέχρι 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.

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: Derived from a primary word "μῆκος" (mēkos), meaning "length."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The concept of "until" or "up to" in Hebrew is often expressed with words like עַד (ad, Strong's Hebrew 5704) or עַד־כִּי (ad-ki, Strong's Hebrew 5704 combined with 3588), which similarly denote limits in time or space. These Hebrew terms are used in the Old Testament to convey similar meanings of duration and extent.

Usage: This preposition is used in the New Testament to indicate a limit in time or space. It often marks the endpoint of an action or condition.

Context: • "μέχρι" or "μέχρις" is a preposition that appears in various contexts within the New Testament, emphasizing the extent or limit of an action or period. It is frequently used to describe temporal limits, such as the duration of an event or the time until a particular occurrence.
• For example, in Matthew 24:38 (BSB), it is used to describe the time leading up to the flood: "For in the days before the flood, people were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, up to (μέχρι) the day Noah entered the ark."
• In spatial terms, it can denote the extent of a journey or the reach of an action. In Acts 1:2 (BSB), it is used to describe the time until Jesus was taken up: "until (μέχρι) the day He was taken up, after He had given instructions through the Holy Spirit to the apostles He had chosen."
• The word is also used in a metaphorical sense to describe the extent of spiritual or moral conditions, as seen in Ephesians 4:13 (BSB): "until (μέχρι) 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."
• "μέχρι" or "μέχρις" is a versatile preposition that helps to define the boundaries of actions, events, and conditions, providing clarity and precision in the narrative and theological discourse of the New Testament.

Forms and Transliterations

μεχρι μέχρι μεχρις μέχρις μεχωνά μεχωνώθ mechri méchri mechris méchris

Englishman's Concordance

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
GRK: παρὰ Ἰουδαίοις μέχρι τῆς σήμερον
KJV: among the Jews until this day.
INT: among [the] Jews until the present

Mark 13:30 Adv
GRK: γενεὰ αὕτη μέχρις οὗ ταῦτα
NAS: will not pass away until all
KJV: not pass, till all these things
INT: generation this until that these things

Luke 16:16 Adv
GRK: οἱ προφῆται μέχρι Ἰωάννου ἀπὸ
NAS: and the Prophets [were proclaimed] until John;
INT: the prophets [were] until John from

Acts 10:30 Adv
GRK: τετάρτης ἡμέρας μέχρι ταύτης τῆς
KJV: I was fasting until this hour;
INT: four days until this the

Acts 20:7 Adv
GRK: τὸν λόγον μέχρι μεσονυκτίου
NAS: his message until midnight.
KJV: continued his speech until midnight.
INT: the talk until midnight

Romans 5:14 Adv
GRK: ἀπὸ Ἀδὰμ μέχρι Μωυσέως καὶ
NAS: reigned from Adam until Moses, even
KJV: from Adam to Moses, even
INT: from Adam until Moses even

Romans 15:19 Adv
GRK: καὶ κύκλῳ μέχρι τοῦ Ἰλλυρικοῦ
NAS: and round about as far as Illyricum
KJV: and round about unto Illyricum, I
INT: and around unto Illyricum

Galatians 4:19 Adv
GRK: πάλιν ὠδίνω μέχρις οὗ μορφωθῇ
NAS: again in labor until Christ is formed
INT: again I travail until that shall have been formed

Ephesians 4:13 Adv
GRK: μέχρι καταντήσωμεν οἱ
NAS: until we all attain
KJV: Till we all come
INT: until we might arrive

Philippians 2:8 Adv
GRK: γενόμενος ὑπήκοος μέχρι θανάτου θανάτου
NAS: obedient to the point of death,
KJV: and became obedient unto death, even
INT: having become obedient unto death of death

Philippians 2:30 Adv
GRK: ἔργον Χριστοῦ μέχρι θανάτου ἤγγισεν
KJV: he was nigh unto death,
INT: work of Christ unto death he went near

1 Timothy 6:14 Adv
GRK: ἄσπιλον ἀνεπίλημπτον μέχρι τῆς ἐπιφανείας
NAS: or reproach until the appearing
KJV: unrebukeable, until the appearing
INT: spotless blameless until the appearing

2 Timothy 2:9 Adv
GRK: ᾧ κακοπαθῶ μέχρι δεσμῶν ὡς
NAS: I suffer hardship even to imprisonment
KJV: an evil doer, [even] unto bonds;
INT: which I suffer hardship unto chains as

Hebrews 3:6 Adv
GRK: τῆς ἐλπίδος μέχρι τέλους βεβαίαν
NAS: of our hope firm until the end.
KJV: of the hope firm unto the end.
INT: of the hope unto [the] end firm

Hebrews 3:14 Adv
GRK: τῆς ὑποστάσεως μέχρι τέλους βεβαίαν
NAS: of our assurance firm until the end,
KJV: stedfast unto the end;
INT: of the assurance unto [the] end firm

Hebrews 9:10 Adv
GRK: δικαιώματα σαρκὸς μέχρι καιροῦ διορθώσεως
NAS: imposed until a time
KJV: imposed [on them] until the time
INT: ordinances of flesh until [the] time of setting things right

Hebrews 12:4 Adv
GRK: Οὔπω μέχρις αἵματος ἀντικατέστητε
NAS: resisted to the point of shedding blood
KJV: not yet resisted unto blood, striving
INT: Not yet unto blood resisted you

Strong's Greek 3360
18 Occurrences

μέχρι — 15 Occ.
μέχρις — 3 Occ.