μέχρι

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

μέχρῐς (mékhris) – before vowels

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *méǵʰ(s)ri (locative), from *me (“with”) – cf. μετά (metá) – and *ǵʰes- (“hand”), whence χείρ (kheír). Cognate with its zero-grade ἄχρι (ákhri), Old Armenian մերձ (merj) and Albanian ndjerë.

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /mé.kʰri/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈme.kʰri/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈme.xri/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈme.xri/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈme.xri/

Adverb

μέχρῐ • (mékhri)

until

Conjunction

μέχρῐ • (mékhri)

until

Preposition

μέχρι • (mékhri) (governs the genitive)

Marker of spatial extension: as far as
Marker of temporal extension: until
Marker of general extent: to the point of, so far as

Usage notes

The general rule of μέχρῐς (mékhris) being used before vowels only holds true in poetry, and is generally (but not always) ignored in prose works, with μέχρι being used regardless of what follows.

Related terms

ἄχρι (ákhri)

Descendants

Greek: μέχρι (méchri)

References

“μέχρι”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
“μέχρι”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
“μέχρι”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
μέχρι in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
Bauer, Walter et al. (2001) A Greek–English Lexicon of the New Testament and Other Early Christian Literature, Third edition, Chicago: University of Chicago Press
G3360 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible
Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
- far idem, page 306.
- till idem, page 874.
- up idem, page 937.
Sihler, Andrew L. (1995) New Comparative Grammar of Greek and Latin, Oxford, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN
Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN

Greek

Alternative forms

μέχρις (méchris)

Etymology

Inherited from Ancient Greek μέχρι (mékhri).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈmexɾi/
Hyphenation: μέ‧χρι

Preposition

μέχρι • (méchri)

until, till, til, 'til
θα μείνω μέχρι… ― tha meíno méchri… ― I will stay until…
μέχρι το 1975 ― méchri to 1975 ― until 1975
until, as far as
μέχρι τέλους ― méchri télous ― as far as the end
Περπατάω μέχρι την ταβέρνα.
Perpatáo méchri tin tavérna.
I walked as far as the taverna.

Synonyms

έως (éos) (preposition)
ως (os) (preposition)
ωσότου (osótou) (conjunction)
ώσπου (óspou) (conjunction)

单词	μέχρι
释义	μέχρι Ancient Greek Alternative forms μέχρῐς (mékhris) – before vowels Etymology From Proto-Indo-European méǵʰ(s)ri (locative), from me (“with”) – cf. μετά (metá) – and ǵʰes- (“hand”), whence χείρ* (kheír). Cognate with its zero-grade ἄχρι (ákhri), Old Armenian մերձ (merj) and Albanian ndjerë. Pronunciation IPA^(key): /mé.kʰri/ → /ˈme.xri/ → /ˈme.xri/ (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /mé.kʰri/ (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈme.kʰri/ (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈme.xri/ (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈme.xri/ (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈme.xri/ Adverb μέχρῐ • (mékhri) until Conjunction μέχρῐ • (mékhri) until Preposition μέχρι • (mékhri) (governs the genitive) Marker of spatial extension: as far as Marker of temporal extension: until Marker of general extent: to the point of, so far as Usage notes The general rule of μέχρῐς (mékhris) being used before vowels only holds true in poetry, and is generally (but not always) ignored in prose works, with μέχρι being used regardless of what follows. Related terms ἄχρι (ákhri) Descendants Greek: μέχρι (méchri) References “μέχρι”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press “μέχρι”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers “μέχρι”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers μέχρι in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette Bauer, Walter et al. (2001) A Greek–English Lexicon of the New Testament and Other Early Christian Literature, Third edition, Chicago: University of Chicago Press G3360 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited. far idem, page 306. till idem, page 874. up idem, page 937. Sihler, Andrew L. (1995) New Comparative Grammar of Greek and Latin, Oxford, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN Greek Alternative forms μέχρις (méchris) Etymology Inherited from Ancient Greek μέχρι (mékhri). Pronunciation IPA^(key): /ˈmexɾi/ Hyphenation: μέ‧χρι Preposition μέχρι • (méchri) until, till, til, 'til θα μείνω μέχρι… ― tha meíno méchri… ― I will stay until… μέχρι το 1975 ― méchri to 1975 ― until 1975 until, as far as μέχρι τέλους ― méchri télous ― as far as the end Περπατάω μέχρι* την ταβέρνα.* Perpatáo méchri* tin tavérna.* I walked as far as the taverna. Synonyms έως (éos) (preposition) ως (os) (preposition) ωσότου (osótou) (conjunction) ώσπου (óspou) (conjunction)
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