until

Greek Preposition

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: Mat.2:9, al. (Wis.10:14, al.); (b) ἕως ἄν, with subjc. aor: Mat.2:13 5:18, Mrk.6:10, al; without ἄν (M. Pr., 168f; Lft, Notes, 115), Mrk.14:32 (Burton, §325), Luk.12:59, 2Th.2:7, al; (with) with indic, present (Burton, §328; BL, §65, 10): Mrk.6:45, Jhn.21:22, 23 1Ti.4:13. 2) C. indic, as long as, while (Burton, §327): Jhn.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, Mat.26:29, Luk.1:80, Rom.11:8, al; ὥρας, Mat.27:45, al; τέλους, 1Co.1:8, 2Co.1:13; τ. νῦν, Mat.24:21, Mrk.13:19 (1Ma.2:33); ἐτῶν ὀγ. (Field, Notes, 49f.), Luk.2:37; τ. ἐλθεῖν, Act.8:40; before names and events, Mat.1:17 2:15, Luk.11:51, Jas.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, Mat.1:25 (WH br, οὗ) 13:33, al; with subjc. aor, Mat.14:22, al; (β) ἔ. ὅτου: with subjc, Luk.13:8; with indic, Mat.5:25 (until), Jhn.9:18; (with) with adv. (ἔ. ὀψέ, Thuc, iii, 108): ἄρτι, Mat.11:12, Jhn.2:10, 1Co.4:13, al; πότε (M, Pr., 107), Mat.17:17, Mrk.9:19, Jhn.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, Jhn.2:7; ἔσω, Mrk.14:54; κάτω, Mat.27:51, Mrk.15:38; ὧδε, Luk.23:5; (with) with prep.: ἔξω, Act.21:5; πρός, Luk.24:50 (Field, Notes, 83). 3) Of quantity, measure, etc: Mat.18:21, Mrk.6:23, Luk.22:51, al. (AS)

until

Greek Preposition

ἕως, B) Epic dialect εἵως, ἧος (see. entry near the end), Doric dialect ἇς, Aeolic dialect ἆς (which see), Boeotian dialect ἇς [Refs], and ἅως [Refs] Relat. Particle, expressing the point of Time up to which an action goes, with reference to the end of the action, until, till; or to its continuance, while: B.I) until, till, B.I.1) with Ind, of a fact in past time, θῦνε διὰ προμάχων, ἧος φίλον ὤλεσε θυμόν [Refs 8th c.BC+]imperfect with ἄν in apodosi, of an unaccomplished action, ἡδέως ἂν Καλλικλεῖ διελεγόμην, ἕ. ἀπέδωκα I would have gone on conversing till I had, [Refs 5th c.BC+] B.I.2) ἕ. ἄν or κε with Subj. (mostly of aorist), of an event at an uncertain future time, μαχήσομαι. ἧός κε τέλος πολέμοιο κιχείω till I find, [Refs 8th c.BC+] is sometimes omitted in Trag, ἕ. μάθῃς [Refs 5th c.BC+]: so frequently in later Gr, [NT+2nd c.BC+] B.I.3) ἕ. with Opt. (mostly of aorist), relating to an event future in relation to past time, ὦρσε. Βορέην, ἧος ὃ Φαιήκεσσι. μιγείη caused it to blow, till he should reach, [Refs 8th c.BC+] or κε is added to the Opt. (not to ἕως), if the event is represented as conditional, ἕ. κ᾽ ἀπὸ πάντα δοθείη till (if possible) all things should be given back, [Refs 8th c.BC+] B.I.3.b) in indirect speech, ἔδωκεν. ἕ. ἀνὴρ εἶναι δοκιμασθείην [Refs 4th c.BC+] B.I.3.c) by assimilation to an optative with ἄν, [λόγον] ἂν διδοίης ἕ. ἔλθοις [Refs 5th c.BC+] B.I.4) with subjunctive or optative, expressing purpose, in order that, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; σπούδασον ἕως οὗ ἀγοράσῃ κτλ. [Refs 2nd c.AD+] B.I.5) with Inf. in indirect speech, ἐντειλάμενος διεκπλέειν ἕ. ἀπικνέεσθαι [Refs 5th c.BC+]: otherwise only in later Gr, ἕ. ἐλθεῖν ἐς. [LXX+1st c.BC+] B.I.6) with adverbs of Time and Place, ἕ. ὅτε till the time when, with indicative, variant for{ἔστε} in [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἕ. οὗ, falsa lectio for{ἐς οὗ}, [Refs 5th c.BC+]: frequently in later Gr, Gem.[same place], [NT]; ἕ. πότ; how long[LXX+NT]; ἕ. ὀψέ till late, falsa lectio for{ἐς ὀψέ}, [NT+5th c.BC+]; ἕ. ὧδε as far as this place, [NT] B.I.6.b) with Preps, of Time, ἕ. πρὸς καλὸν ἑῷον ἀστέρα[Refs]; of Place, ἕ. εἰς τὸν χάρακα [NT+2nd c.BC+] B.II) as preposition, B.II.1) of Time, with genitive, until, ἕως τοῦ ἀποτεῖσαι until he has made payment, Legal cited in [LXX+4th c.BC+]; ἕ. τινός for a time, [NT+1st c.BC+] B.II.1.b) of Place, ἕ. τοῦ γενέσθαι. up to the point where. [Refs 4th c.BC+]; as far as, ἕ. Σάρδεων [Refs 3rd c.BC+]; ἕ. τοῦ Ἀρσινοΐτου νομοῦ [Refs 2nd c.BC+]; ἕ. Φοινίκης [LXX+NT] B.II.1.c) of Number or Degree, ἕ. τριῶν πλοίων Docum. cited in [LXX+4th c.BC+]; οὐκ ἔστιν ἕ. ἑνός[LXX+2nd c.BC+]; ἐᾶτε ἕ. τούτου [NT+3rd c.BC+]; ἕ. μέθης [Refs 1st c.AD+] B.II.2) rarely with accusative, ἕ. πρωΐ [LXX+1st c.AD+]; ἕ. τὸ βωμῷ down to the word “βωμῷ”, [Refs 5th c.BC+] B.III) while, so long as, with indicative, ἧος ἐνὶ Τροίῃ πολεμίζομεν [Refs 8th c.BC+]; ἕ. δ᾽ ἔτ᾽ ἔμφρων εἰμί [Refs 4th c.BC+]; ἕ. ἔτι ἐλπὶς [ἦν] [Refs 8th c.BC+]; by τόφρα, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; by δέ alone,[Refs 8th c.BC+] B.III.b) ἕ. ἄν c.subjunctive, when the whole action is future, οὔ μοι. ἐλπίς, ἕ. ἂν αἴθῃ πῦρ [Refs 5th c.BC+] B.III.c) ἕως with optative in a Conditional relative clause, φήσομεν μηδὲν ἂν μεῖζον μηδὲ ἔλαττον γενέσθαι ἕ. ἴσον εἴη αὐτὸ ἐαυτῷ [Refs 5th c.BC+] B) in [Refs 8th c.BC+], for a time, ἧος μὲν. ὄρνυον· αὐτὰρ ἐπεὶ. [Refs 8th c.BC+]; all that time, [Refs 8th c.BC+], as iambus, only once in [Refs 8th c.BC+]; as a monosyllable, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; when the first syllable is to be long codices [Refs 8th c.BC+], except ειος variant [Refs 8th c.BC+]; comparison of Doric dialect ἇς (from *ἇος) with Attic dialect-Ionic dialect ἕως points to early Ionic dialect *ἧος (cf. Sanskrit yāvat 'as great as, as long as, until') and this should probably be restored in [Refs 8th c.BC+]; compare τέως.)

Greek

Conjunction

a conjunction, preposition and adverb of continuance, until (of time and place); even (until, unto), (as) far (as), how long, (un-)til(-l), (hither-, un-, up) to, while(-s); of uncertain affinity