ἕως

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.: Matthew 2:9, al. (Wis.10.14, al.);

(b) ἕως ἄν, with subjc. aor.: Matthew 2:13; 5:18, Mark 6:10, al.; without ἄν (M. Pr., 168f.; Lft., Notes, 115), Mark 14:32 (Burton, §325), Luke 12:59, 2 Thessalonians 2:7, al.;

(with) with indic., present (Burton, §328; BL, §65, 10): Mark 6:45, John 21:22, 23, 1 Timothy 4:13.

2. C. indic., as long as, while (Burton, §327): John 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, Matthew 26:29, Luke 1:80, Romans 11:8, al.; ὥρας, Matthew 27:45, al.; τέλους, 1 Corinthians 1:8, 2 Corinthians 1:13; τ. νῦν, Matthew 24:21, Mark 13:19 (1Ma.2.33); ἐτῶν ὀγ. (Field, Notes, 49f.), Luke 2:37; τ. ἐλθεῖν, Acts 8:40; before names and events, Matthew 1:17; 2:15, Luke 11:51, James 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., Matthew 1:25 (WH br., οὗ) 13:33, al.; with subjc. aor., Matthew 14:22, al.;

(β) ἔ. ὅτου: with subjc., Luke 13:8; with indic., Matthew 5:25 (until), John 9:18;

(with) with adv. (ἔ. ὀψέ, Thuc, iii, 108): ἄρτι, Matthew 11:12, John 2:10, 1 Corinthians 4:13, al.; πότε (M, Pr., 107), Matthew 17:17, Mark 9:19, John 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, John 2:7; ἔσω, Mark 14:54; κάτω, Matthew 27:51, Mark 15:38; ὧδε, Luke 23:5;

(with) with prep.: ἔξω, Acts 21:5; πρός, Luke 24:50 (Field, Notes, 83).

3. Of quantity, measure, etc.: Matthew 18:21, Mark 6:23, Luke 22:51, al.