μέχριméchri
as far as, i.e. up to a certain point (as a preposition, of extent (denoting the terminus, whereas G891 (ἄχρι) refers especially to the space of time or place intervening) or conjunction)
Greek (New Testament) · G3360
Meanings
1. as preposition, with genitive, as far as, even to, until
(a) of place: Romans 15:19
(b) of time: Matthew 11:23, Matthew 13:30, Matthew 28:15, Luke 16:16, Acts 10:30, Acts 20:7, Romans 5:14, 1 Timothy 6:14, Hebrews 3:6, Hebrews 3:14, Hebrews 9:10
(c) of measure or degree: Philippians 2:8, Philippians 2:30, 2 Timothy 2:9, Hebrews 12:4 (μ. αἵματος, cf. 2 Maccabees 13:14).
2. As conjunct. (as long as), until: Ephesians 4:13; μ. οὗ, Mark 13:30, Galatians 4:19.
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 17 times in the Bible.
- Matthew 11:23 “And you people of Capernaum, will you be honored in heaven? No, you will go down to the place of the dead. For if the miracles I did for you had been done in wicked Sodom, it would still be here today.
- Matthew 28:15 So the guards accepted the bribe and said what they were told to say. Their story spread widely among the Jews, and they still tell it today.
- Mark 13:30 I tell you the truth, this generation will not pass from the scene before all these things take place.
- Luke 16:16 “Until John the Baptist, the law of Moses and the messages of the prophets were your guides. But now the Good News of the Kingdom of God is preached, and everyone is eager to get in.
- Acts 10:30 Cornelius replied, “Four days ago I was praying in my house about this same time, three o’clock in the afternoon. Suddenly, a man in dazzling clothes was standing in front of me.
- Acts 20:7 On the first day of the week, we gathered with the local believers to share in the Lord’s Supper. Paul was preaching to them, and since he was leaving the next day, he kept talking until midnight.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.