ἕως (G2193) — Greek Lexicon — Scattered Israelites

ἕως

héōs

G2193 preposition

SILEX Entry

Root uncertain to reach, to endure, to mark a limit

Definition

Primary sense: up to, until—the marking of a temporal or spatial limit. As a preposition, ἕως introduces the point in time or space at which an action, condition, or state terminates or reaches its boundary. As a conjunction, it introduces a clause designating the time up to which the action of the main verb continues. Contextually, ἕως can specify duration ('until [such time as…]'), endpoint ('up to'), or extent ('as far as'), and may indicate both literal and metaphorical boundaries.

Semantic Range

until (of time), up to (of time), as far as (of place), while, as long as, to the point of, even to, until the time when, until the place where, how long (in questions)

Root / Etymology

Etymology uncertain; possibly related to the same Indo-European root as Latin usque ('all the way to'); no securely established derivation within Greek. Functions as both preposition and subordinating conjunction.

Historical & Contextual Notes

In classical Greek, ἕως primarily functions as a temporal marker ('until, up to the time when') and less frequently as a spatial indicator ('as far as, up to'). In Hellenistic and Koine Greek—including the Septuagint and New Testament—it retains both temporal and spatial senses, with the temporal sense especially prominent in narrative and legal contexts. As a conjunction, ἕως frequently introduces temporal subordinate clauses (e.g., 'until [something happens]'). In the LXX and New Testament, ἕως is often used to translate Hebrew עַד ('ad) and Aramaic עַד (ʿad), carrying over their temporal and spatial meanings. English translations sometimes render ἕως with varied expressions such as 'until', 'as far as', or 'up to', and occasionally obscure the difference between temporal and spatial nuance. The adverbial use ('how long?') is less common but attested, particularly in formulaic or interrogative expressions. The conjunction ἕως ἄν (+ subjunctive) provides a standard way to connect actions or conditions with non-completed or hypothetical endpoints. The use of ἕως in idiomatic phrases, such as ἕως τοῦ νῦν ('until now'), reflects common Greek temporal structures. There is no direct equivalent single English term that covers the full range of ἕως, and understanding depends on context.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

of uncertain affinity; 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).

Root Family

ἕως (heōs) — until, up to, as far as, to the point of, marking a limit

Word Forms

1 distinct form

SIDANCE	Surface	Transliteration	Morphology	Common	SIBI-P1	Occurrences
`G2193-01`	ἕως	eos	`PREP GEN`	until	up to	145

Occurrences in Scripture

145 total occurrences

SIDANCE	Reference	Word	Transliteration	Morphology	Common	SIBI-P1
`G2193-01`	Matthew 1:17	ἕως	eos	`PREP GEN`	to	up to
`G2193-01`	Matthew 1:17	ἕως	eos-2	`PREP GEN`	until	up to
`G2193-01`	Matthew 1:17	ἕως	eos-3	`PREP GEN`	until	up to
`G2193-01`	Matthew 1:25	ἕως	eos	`PREP GEN`	until	up to
`G2193-01`	Matthew 2:9	ἕως	eos	`CONJ.S`	until	up to
`G2193-01`	Matthew 2:13	ἕως	eos	`CONJ.S`	until	up to
`G2193-01`	Matthew 2:15	ἕως	eos	`PREP GEN`	until	up to
`G2193-01`	Matthew 5:18	ἕως	eos	`CONJ.S`		up to
`G2193-01`	Matthew 5:18	ἕως	eos-2	`CONJ.S`		up to
`G2193-01`	Matthew 5:25	ἕως	eos	`PREP GEN`		up to
`G2193-01`	Matthew 5:26	ἕως	eos	`CONJ.S`		up to
`G2193-01`	Matthew 10:11	ἕως	eos	`CONJ.S`		up to
`G2193-01`	Matthew 10:23	ἕως	eos	`CONJ.S`		up to
`G2193-01`	Matthew 11:12	ἕως	eos	`PREP`		up to
`G2193-01`	Matthew 11:13	ἕως	eos	`PREP GEN`		up to
`G2193-01`	Matthew 11:23	ἕως	eos	`PREP GEN`		up to
`G2193-01`	Matthew 11:23	ἕως	eos-2	`PREP GEN`		up to
`G2193-01`	Matthew 12:20	ἕως	eos	`CONJ.S`		up to
`G2193-01`	Matthew 13:33	ἕως	eos	`PREP GEN`		up to
`G2193-01`	Matthew 14:22	ἕως	eos	`PREP GEN`		up to
`G2193-01`	Matthew 16:28	ἕως	eos	`CONJ.S`		up to
`G2193-01`	Matthew 17:9	ἕως	eos	`PREP GEN`		up to
`G2193-01`	Matthew 17:17	ἕως	eos	`PREP`		up to
`G2193-01`	Matthew 17:17	ἕως	eos-2	`PREP`		up to
`G2193-01`	Matthew 18:21	ἕως	eos	`PREP`		up to
`G2193-01`	Matthew 18:22	ἕως	eos	`PREP`		up to
`G2193-01`	Matthew 18:22	ἕως	eos-2	`PREP`		up to
`G2193-01`	Matthew 18:30	ἕως	eos	`CONJ.S`		up to
`G2193-01`	Matthew 18:34	ἕως	eos	`PREP GEN`		up to
`G2193-01`	Matthew 20:8	ἕως	eos	`PREP GEN`		up to
`G2193-01`	Matthew 22:26	ἕως	eos	`PREP GEN`		up to
`G2193-01`	Matthew 22:44	ἕως	eos	`CONJ.S`		up to
`G2193-01`	Matthew 23:35	ἕως	eos	`PREP GEN`		up to
`G2193-01`	Matthew 23:39	ἕως	eos	`CONJ.S`		up to
`G2193-01`	Matthew 24:21	ἕως	eos	`PREP GEN`		up to
`G2193-01`	Matthew 24:27	ἕως	eos	`PREP GEN`		up to
`G2193-01`	Matthew 24:31	ἕως	eos	`PREP GEN`		up to
`G2193-01`	Matthew 24:34	ἕως	eos	`CONJ.S`		up to
`G2193-01`	Matthew 24:39	ἕως	eos	`CONJ.S`		up to
`G2193-01`	Matthew 26:29	ἕως	eos	`PREP GEN`		up to
`G2193-01`	Matthew 26:36	ἕως	eos	`PREP GEN`		up to
`G2193-01`	Matthew 26:38	ἕως	eos	`PREP GEN`		up to
`G2193-01`	Matthew 26:58	ἕως	eos	`PREP GEN`		up to
`G2193-01`	Matthew 27:8	ἕως	eos	`PREP GEN`		up to
`G2193-01`	Matthew 27:45	ἕως	eos	`PREP GEN`		up to
`G2193-01`	Matthew 27:51	ἕως	eos	`PREP`		up to
`G2193-01`	Matthew 27:64	ἕως	eos	`PREP GEN`		up to
`G2193-01`	Matthew 28:20	ἕως	eos	`PREP GEN`		up to
`G2193-01`	Mark 6:10	ἕως	eos	`CONJ.S`	until	up to
`G2193-01`	Mark 6:23	ἕως	eos	`PREP GEN`	up to	up to
`G2193-01`	Mark 6:45	ἕως	eos	`CONJ.S`	while	up to
`G2193-01`	Mark 9:1	ἕως	eos	`CONJ.S`	until	up to
`G2193-01`	Mark 9:19	ἕως	eos	`PREP`	how long	up to
`G2193-01`	Mark 9:19	ἕως	eos-2	`PREP`	how long	up to
`G2193-01`	Mark 12:36	ἕως	eos	`CONJ.S`	until	up to
`G2193-01`	Mark 13:19	ἕως	eos	`PREP GEN`	until	up to
`G2193-01`	Mark 13:27	ἕως	eos	`PREP GEN`	to	up to
`G2193-01`	Mark 14:25	ἕως	eos	`PREP GEN`	until	up to
`G2193-01`	Mark 14:32	ἕως	eos	`CONJ.S`	until	up to
`G2193-01`	Mark 14:34	ἕως	eos	`PREP GEN`	even to	up to
`G2193-01`	Mark 14:54	ἕως	eos	`PREP`	until	up to
`G2193-01`	Mark 15:33	ἕως	eos	`PREP GEN`	until	up to
`G2193-01`	Mark 15:38	ἕως	eos	`PREP`	to	up to
`G2193-01`	Luke 1:80	ἕως	eos	`PREP GEN`	until	up to
`G2193-01`	Luke 2:15	ἕως	eos	`PREP GEN`	to	up to
`G2193-01`	Luke 2:37	ἕως	eos	`PREP GEN`	of	up to
`G2193-01`	Luke 4:29	ἕως	eos	`PREP GEN`	to	up to
`G2193-01`	Luke 4:42	ἕως	eos	`PREP GEN`	to	up to
`G2193-01`	Luke 9:27	ἕως	eos	`CONJ.S`	until	up to
`G2193-01`	Luke 9:41	ἕως	eos	`PREP`	how long	up to
`G2193-01`	Luke 10:15	ἕως	eos	`PREP GEN`	to	up to
`G2193-01`	Luke 10:15	ἕως	eos-2	`PREP GEN`	to	up to
`G2193-01`	Luke 11:51	ἕως	eos	`PREP GEN`	to	up to
`G2193-01`	Luke 12:50	ἕως	eos	`PREP GEN`	until	up to
`G2193-01`	Luke 12:59	ἕως	eos	`CONJ.S`	until	up to
`G2193-01`	Luke 13:8	ἕως	eos	`PREP GEN`	until	up to
`G2193-01`	Luke 13:21	ἕως	eos	`PREP GEN`	until	up to
`G2193-01`	Luke 13:35	ἕως	eos	`CONJ.S`	until	up to
`G2193-01`	Luke 15:4	ἕως	eos	`CONJ.S`	until	up to
`G2193-01`	Luke 15:8	ἕως	eos	`PREP GEN`	until	up to
`G2193-01`	Luke 17:8	ἕως	eos	`CONJ.S`	until	up to
`G2193-01`	Luke 20:43	ἕως	eos	`CONJ.S`	until	up to
`G2193-01`	Luke 21:32	ἕως	eos	`CONJ.S`	until	up to
`G2193-01`	Luke 22:16	ἕως	eos	`PREP GEN`	until	up to
`G2193-01`	Luke 22:18	ἕως	eos	`PREP GEN`	until	up to
`G2193-01`	Luke 22:34	ἕως	eos	`CONJ.S`	before	up to
`G2193-01`	Luke 22:51	ἕως	eos	`PREP GEN`	until	up to
`G2193-01`	Luke 23:5	ἕως	eos	`PREP`	to	up to
`G2193-01`	Luke 23:44	ἕως	eos	`PREP GEN`	until	up to
`G2193-01`	Luke 24:49	ἕως	eos	`PREP GEN`	until	up to
`G2193-01`	Luke 24:50	ἕως	eos	`PREP`	as far as	up to
`G2193-01`	John 2:7	ἕως	eos	`PREP`	to	up to
`G2193-01`	John 2:10	ἕως	eos	`PREP`	until	up to
`G2193-01`	John 5:17	ἕως	eos	`PREP`	until	up to
`G2193-01`	John 9:4	ἕως	eos	`CONJ.S`	while	up to
`G2193-01`	John 9:18	ἕως	eos	`PREP GEN`	until	up to
`G2193-01`	John 10:24	ἕως	eos	`PREP`	how long	up to
`G2193-01`	John 13:38	ἕως	eos	`PREP GEN`	until	up to
`G2193-01`	John 16:24	ἕως	eos	`PREP`	Until	up to
`G2193-01`	John 21:22	ἕως	eos	`CONJ.S`	until	up to
`G2193-01`	John 21:23	ἕως	eos	`CONJ.S`	until	up to
`G2193-01`	Acts 1:8	ἕως	eos	`PREP GEN`	to	up to
`G2193-01`	Acts 1:22	ἕως	eos	`PREP GEN`	until	up to
`G2193-01`	Acts 2:35	ἕως	eos	`CONJ.S`	until	up to
`G2193-01`	Acts 7:45	ἕως	eos	`PREP GEN`	until	up to
`G2193-01`	Acts 8:10	ἕως	eos	`PREP GEN`	to	up to
`G2193-01`	Acts 8:40	ἕως	eos	`PREP GEN`	until	up to
`G2193-01`	Acts 9:38	ἕως	eos	`PREP GEN`	to	up to
`G2193-01`	Acts 11:19	ἕως	eos	`PREP GEN`	as far as	up to
`G2193-01`	Acts 11:22	ἕως	eos	`PREP GEN`	as far as	up to
`G2193-01`	Acts 13:20	ἕως	eos	`PREP GEN`	until	up to
`G2193-01`	Acts 13:47	ἕως	eos	`PREP GEN`	unto	up to
`G2193-01`	Acts 17:14	ἕως	eos	`PREP`	as far as	up to
`G2193-01`	Acts 17:15	ἕως	eos	`PREP GEN`	as far as	up to
`G2193-01`	Acts 21:5	ἕως	eos	`PREP`	until	up to
`G2193-01`	Acts 21:26	ἕως	eos	`PREP GEN`	until	up to
`G2193-01`	Acts 23:12	ἕως	eos	`PREP GEN`	until	up to
`G2193-01`	Acts 23:14	ἕως	eos	`PREP GEN`	until	up to
`G2193-01`	Acts 23:21	ἕως	eos	`PREP GEN`	until	up to
`G2193-01`	Acts 23:23	ἕως	eos	`PREP GEN`	as far as	up to
`G2193-01`	Acts 25:21	ἕως	eos	`PREP GEN`	until	up to
`G2193-01`	Acts 26:11	ἕως	eos	`PREP`	even-to	up to
`G2193-01`	Acts 28:23	ἕως	eos	`PREP GEN`	until	up to
`G2193-01`	Romans 3:12	ἕως	eos	`PREP GEN`		up to
`G2193-01`	Romans 11:8	ἕως	eos	`PREP GEN`	unto	up to
`G2193-01`	1 Corinthians 1:8	ἕως	eos	`PREP GEN`	until	up to
`G2193-01`	1 Corinthians 4:5	ἕως	eos	`CONJ.S`	until	up to
`G2193-01`	1 Corinthians 4:13	ἕως	eos	`PREP`	until	up to
`G2193-01`	1 Corinthians 8:7	ἕως	eos	`PREP`	until	up to
`G2193-01`	1 Corinthians 15:6	ἕως	eos	`PREP`	until	up to
`G2193-01`	1 Corinthians 16:8	ἕως	eos	`PREP GEN`	until	up to
`G2193-01`	2 Corinthians 1:13	ἕως	eos	`PREP GEN`		up to
`G2193-01`	2 Corinthians 3:15	ἕως	eos	`PREP`		up to
`G2193-01`	2 Corinthians 12:2	ἕως	eos	`PREP GEN`		up to
`G2193-01`	2 Thessalonians 2:7	ἕως	eos	`CONJ.S`	until	up to
`G2193-01`	1 Timothy 4:13	ἕως	eos	`CONJ.S`	until	up to
`G2193-01`	Hebrews 1:13	ἕως	eos	`CONJ.S`		up to
`G2193-01`	Hebrews 8:11	ἕως	eos	`PREP GEN`		up to
`G2193-01`	Hebrews 10:13	ἕως	eos	`CONJ.S`		up to
`G2193-01`	James 5:7	ἕως	eos	`PREP GEN`	until	up to
`G2193-01`	James 5:7	ἕως	eos-2	`CONJ.S`	until	up to
`G2193-01`	2 Peter 1:19	ἕως	eos	`PREP GEN`	until	up to
`G2193-01`	1 John 2:9	ἕως	eos	`PREP`	until	up to
`G2193-01`	Revelation 6:10	ἕως	eos	`PREP`		up to
`G2193-01`	Revelation 6:11	ἕως	eos	`CONJ.S`		up to

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