Lexicon
ἄχρι
achri
G0891
G:PREP Greek

until

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Occurrences
11
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Greek
Language

achri marks the point up to which an action, condition, or period extends.

As a grammatical marker, achri sets the limiting point for an action or condition: proclamation continues to the Lord's coming, silence lasts to a stated day, and access remains barred until the plagues are finished.

Senses in use

  1. Marks the endpoint of an action or condition · dominant

    The supplied morphology identifies achri as a preposition in 1 Corinthians 11:26 and Luke 1:20, where the APB renders proclamation continuing "until he comes" and silence lasting "until the day these things come to be." In Revelation 15:8, where the supplied morphology identifies it as a conjunction, the APB renders the restriction on entering the temple as continuing "until the seven plagues of the seven angels were finished."

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB commonly reflects the limiting relation with "until," though it is a whole-verse translation to achri. In the cited clauses, the rendering identifies a stated point at which the described action, condition, or restriction reaches its limit.

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Across Scripture