ἕως

héōs · Greek · Strong's G2193 · 145 occurrences

The KJV renders 16 different Hebrew and Greek words as “unto”

What it means

a conjunction, preposition and adverb of continuance, until (of time and place)

of uncertain affinity;

How the KJV renders it

even until, unto, far, how long, until, hither, up to, while

Where that flattens a distinction

The same English word is also used for these other originals, so the distinction between them disappears in translation.

“unto”

also renders engýs (G1451), epistéllō (G1989), ephístēmi (G2186), analambánō (G353), prosphérō (G4374), méchri (G3360), áchri (G891), hōs (G5613), prosérchomai (G4334), epichorēgéō (G2023), proséchō (G4337), hypotássō (G5293), tís (G5101), proskaléomai (G4341), ʻad (H5705)

“hither”

also renders hōde (G5602), árti (G737), deûro (G1204), entháde (G1759), metakaléō (G3333), hălôm (H1988), hênnâh (H2008), nâthan (H5414), pôh (H6311)

“while”

also renders hóte (G3753), áchri (G891), hōs (G5613), brachýs (G1024), chrónos (G5550), hēméra (G2250), polýs (G4183), ʻôwd (H5751)

“far”

also renders pórrhō (G4206), makrós (G3117), mᵉʼôd (H3966), rachîyq (H7352)

“until”

also renders méchri (G3360), áchri (G891), dîy (H1768), ʻad (H5705)

Answers that weigh this word

Where it appears

145 occurrences in the Greek text, first 60 verses shown.

1 Corinthians 1:8 · ADV

who will also confirm you until the end, blameless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.

1 Corinthians 4:5 · ADV

Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord comes, who will both bring to light the hidden things of darkness and reveal the counsels of the hearts. Then each man will get his praise from God.

1 Corinthians 4:13 · ADV

Being defamed, we entreat. We are made as the filth of the world, the dirt wiped off by all, even until now.

1 Corinthians 8:7 · ADV

However, that knowledge isn’t in all men. But some, with consciousness of an idol until now, eat as of a thing sacrificed to an idol, and their conscience, being weak, is defiled.

1 Corinthians 15:6 · ADV

Then he appeared to over five hundred brothers at once, most of whom remain until now, but some have also fallen asleep.

1 Corinthians 16:8 · ADV

But I will stay at Ephesus until Pentecost,

1 John 2:9 ADV1 Timothy 4:13 ADV2 Corinthians 1:13 ADV2 Corinthians 3:15 ADV2 Corinthians 12:2 ADV2 Peter 1:19 ADV2 Thessalonians 2:7 ADVActs 1:8 ADVActs 2:35 ADVActs 7:45 ADVActs 8:10 ADVActs 8:40 ADVActs 9:38 ADVActs 11:19 ADVActs 11:22 ADVActs 13:20 ADVActs 13:47 ADVActs 17:14 ADVActs 17:15 ADVActs 21:5 ADVActs 21:26 ADVActs 23:12 ADVActs 23:14 ADVActs 23:21 ADVActs 23:23 ADVActs 25:21 ADVActs 26:11 ADVActs 28:23 ADVHebrews 1:13 ADVHebrews 8:11 ADVHebrews 10:13 ADVJames 5:7 ADVJohn 2:7 ADVJohn 2:10 ADVJohn 5:17 ADVJohn 8:9 ADVJohn 9:4 ADVJohn 9:18 ADVJohn 10:24 ADVJohn 13:38 ADVJohn 16:24 ADVJohn 21:22 ADVJohn 21:23 ADVLuke 1:80 ADVLuke 2:15 ADVLuke 2:37 ADVLuke 4:29 ADVLuke 4:42 ADVLuke 9:27 ADVLuke 9:41 ADVLuke 10:15 ADVLuke 11:51 ADVLuke 12:50 ADVLuke 12:59 ADV

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