What does μέχρι (méchri) mean in the Bible?
μέχρι (méchri) is a Greek word meaning "until".
Greek · G3360
μέχρι
Until
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μέχριG3360
Pronunciationméchri
What does μέχρι (méchri) mean in the Bible?
μέχρι (méchri) is a Greek word meaning "until".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G3360?
The BSB source-word alignment has 17 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include until (8), to (5), - (1), at (1), to the extent of (1).
Where does μέχρι (méchri) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 11:23. Its strongest book concentrations include Hebrews (3), Acts (2), Matthew (2), Philippians (2).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Ituntil8×Mark 13:30, Luke 16:16, Acts 20:7, Romans 5:14
to5×Matthew 11:23, Matthew 28:15, Romans 15:19, Philippians 2:8
-1×Philippians 2:30
at1×Acts 10:30
to the extent of1×2 Timothy 2:9
to the point of1×Hebrews 12:4
Show sample aligned rows
Matthew 11:23μέχριtotoPrepositionMatthew 28:15μέχριtotoPrepositionMark 13:30μέχριςtountilPrepositionLuke 16:16μέχριtountilPrepositionActs 10:30μέχριtoatPrepositionActs 20:7μέχριtountilPrepositionRomans 5:14μέχριtountilPrepositionRomans 15:19μέχριtotoPrepositionGalatians 4:19μέχριςtountilPrepositionEphesians 4:13μέχριtountilAdverb
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowMatthew 11:23
Aligned rows17
Books represented11
Matthew2Mark1Luke1Acts2Romans2Galatians1Ephesians1Philippians21 Timothy12 Timothy1Hebrews3
Source forms
μέχρι14xmechriMatthew 11:23, Matthew 28:15, Luke 16:16, Acts 10:30
μέχρις3xmechrisMark 13:30, Galatians 4:19, Hebrews 12:4
Parsing patterns
Preposition16xMatthew 11:23, Matthew 28:15, Mark 13:30, Luke 16:16
Adverb1xEphesians 4:13
Evidence Summary
Greek word. until
Strong'sG3360
Lexical occurrences0 versesGreek text appearances17 times16 shown belowVerse guides0 guides
Source Gloss
until
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
16 of 17 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 11:23Adverb
μέχριmecri
as far as, until
Read verseMatthew 13:30Adverb
μέχριmecri
as far as, until
Read verseMatthew 28:15Adverb
μέχριmecri
as far as, until
Read verseMark 13:30Adverb
μέχριςmecriv
as far as, until
Read verseActs 10:30Adverb
μέχριmecri
as far as, until
Read verseActs 20:7Adverb
μέχριmecri
as far as, until
Read verseRomans 5:14Adverb
μέχριmecri
as far as, until
Read verseRomans 15:19Adverb
μέχριmecri
as far as, until
Read verseEphesians 4:13Adverb
μέχριmecri
as far as, until
Read versePhilippians 2:8Adverb
μέχριmecri
as far as, until
Read versePhilippians 2:30Adverb
μέχριmecri
as far as, until
Read verse1 Timothy 6:14Adverb
μέχριmecri
as far as, until
Read verse2 Timothy 2:9Adverb
μέχριmecri
as far as, until
Read verseHebrews 3:6Adverb
μέχριmecri
as far as, until
Read verseHebrews 3:14Adverb
μέχριmecri
as far as, until
Read verseHebrews 9:10Adverb
μέχριmecri
as far as, until
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Word Origins
μέχρι is built from this root:
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