Quick Definition
ἄχρι Adv as far as, up to, until
Strong's Definition
or achris akh'-rece; akin to 206 (through the idea of a terminus); (of time) until or (of place) up to
KJV Usage: as far as, for, in(-to), till, (even, un-)to, until, while. Compare 3360
UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament
prep. (with gen.), conj. | ἄκρον
67.119 · Time · Duration of Time with Reference to Some Point of Time: Until, Delay, Still, From
until, to, at last, at length the continuous extent of time up to a point The phrase εἰ μὴ ὅταν is often translated as ‘until’ (for example, μηδενὶ ἅ εἶδον διηγήσωνταιεἰ μὴ ὅταν ὁ υἱὸς τοῦ ἀνθρώπου ἐκ νεκρῶν ἀναστῇ ‘not to tell anybody what they have seen until the Son of Man has risen from death’ MRK 9:9), but this phrase may be analyzed as meaning ‘if it is not when,’ an expression which is semantically equivalent to ‘until.’
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67.49 · Time · A Point of Time with Reference to Other Points of Time: Before, Long Ago, Now, At the Same Time, When, About, After
later, until after a point of time which is subsequent to a duration and simultaneous with another point of time
84.19 · Spacial Extensions · Extension To a Goal
to, up to, as far as extension up to or as far as a goal
MRK 16:8 · ACT 11:5 · ACT 13:6 · ACT 22:4 · ACT 28:15 · 2CO 10:13 · 2CO 10:14 · HEB 4:12 · REV 14:20 · REV 18:5
67.17 · Time · A Point of Time with Reference to Other Points of Time: Before, Long Ago, Now, At the Same Time, When, About, After
before, previous a point of time prior to another point of time
67.139 · Time · Duration of Time with Reference to Some Unit of Time: During, In, While, Throughout
as long as, while an extent of time of the same length as another extent or unit of time
1 ἕως, ἄχρι, and μέχρι frequently occur with a postposed marker of indefinite temporal reference: οὗ, occurring with all three markers, and ὅτου with ἕως. 2 It is probable that ἕως[c], ἄχρι[c], and μέχρι[b] differ slightly in meaning, but this cannot be readily determined from existing contexts.
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Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary
ἄχρι achri 49x
improper prep with the gen., also functioning as a conj, also spelled ἄχρις (Gal. 3:19; Heb. 3:13; Rev. 2:25), with respect to place, as far as; to time, until, during; as a conj., until
Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon
ἄχρι
(and Epic ἄχρις, bef. vowel (v. MM, s.v.), Ro 11:25 T, Ga 3:19 T, WH, mg., He 3:13);
adv., utterly (Hom.).
Prep. c. gen., until, unto, as far as; of time: Ac 3:21 22:22, Ro 1:13 5:13, I Co 4:11, II Co 3:14, Ga 4:2, Phl 1:6; ἄ. καιροῦ, Lk 4:13, Ac 13:11; ἄ. ἧς ἡμέρας, Mt 24:38, Lk 1:20 17:27, Ac 1:2 (τῆς ἡ. ἧς), Ac 1:22; ἄ. ταύτης τ. ἡμέρας (τ. ἡ. ταύτης), Ac 2:29 23:1 26:22; ἄ. ἡμερῶν πέντε, Ac 20:6; ἄ. αὐγῆς, Ac 20:11; ἄ. τοῦ νῦν, Ro 8:22, Phl 1:5; ἄ. τέλους, He 6:11, Re 2:26;
of space: Ac 11:5 13:6 20:4 (R, txt., WH, mg.) 28:15, II Co 10:13, 14, He 4:12, Re 14:20 18:5;
of measure or degree: ἄ. θανάτου, Ac 22:4, Re 2:10 12:11.
As conj., until; ἄχρι alone: c. subj. aor., Ga 3:19 (ἄ. οὗ T, WH, mg.); id. without ἄν (Bl., § 65, 10), Re 7:3 15:8 20:3, 5; c. indic. fut., Re 17:17;
ἄ. οὗ (i.e. ἄ. τούτου ᾧ): c. indic. aor., Ac 7:18; impf., 27:33; c. subj. aor. (Bl., ut supr.), Lk 21:24, Ro 11:25, I Co 11:26 15:25, Ga 3:19, T, WH, mg.; id. with ἄν, Re 2:25; c. indic. pres., while, He 3:13 (cf. μέχρι).†
Liddell-Scott-Jones — Greek-English Lexicon
ἄχρι (achri) — until. ἄχρι and ἄχρις (see. entry near the end):
I. adverb to the uttermost, τένοντε καὶ ὀστέα λᾶας ἀναιδὴς ἄχρις ἀπηλοίησεν[Refs 8th c.BC+]
I.2. after [Refs 8th c.BC+]; ἄχρι πρὸς τὸν σκοπόν, πρὸς τὴν πόλιν, [Refs 3rd c.BC+]; ἄχρι ἐπὶ πολὺ τῶν πλευρῶν[Refs 4th c.BC+]: less frequently after the Noun, ἐς τέλος ἄχρις[Refs 1st c.BC+]adverb, ἄχρι πόρρω still farther, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]
II. preposition with genitive, even to, as far as,
II.1. of Time, until, ἄχρι μάλα κνέφαος until deep in the night, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; ἄχρι δὲ τούτου until then, [NT+6th c.BC+]continually, [Refs 1st c.AD+]
II.2. of Space, as far as, even to, ἄχρι τῆς ἐσόδου τοῦ ἱροῦ[Refs 5th c.BC+]: after its case, ἰνίου ἄχρις[Refs 3rd c.BC+]
II.3. of Measure or Degree, ἄχρι τούτου up to this point, [NT+5th c.BC+]
III. as conjunction, ἄχρι, ἄχρις with or without οὗ,
III.1. of Time, until, so long as, ἄχρι οὗ ὅδε ὁ λόγος ἐγράφετο[Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἄχρι οὗ ἄν or ἄχρι ἄν with Subj., ἄχρι ἂν σχολάσῃ till he should be at leisure, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἄχρι ἂν ἔχῃ τὸ ἴδιον ἐντελές [ἡ ἱστορία] [Refs 2nd c.BC+]; ἄχρι οὗ τελευτήσῃ (variant{-σει}) [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἄχρι ἄν, c.infinitive, Epist.[Refs 1st c.BC+]: with infinitive only, ἄχρις ἱκέσθαι ὀστέον[Refs 4th c.AD+]
III.2. of Space, so far as, διώξας, ἄχρι οὗ ἀσφαλὲς ᾤετο εἶναι[Refs 5th c.BC+]: with subjunctive, αὐξάνεται εἰς μῆκος, ἄχρι οὗ δὴ ἐφίκηται τοῦ ἡλίου[Refs 4th c.BC+]; compare μέχρι throughout. —Epic dialect poets use ἄχρι or ἄχρις, as the metre requires: in Ionic dialect μέχρι is preferred (see. above): but ἄχρι, -ις are more common in [Refs 8th c.BC+] before both consonants and vowels,[Refs 2nd c.AD+]; and so in Attic dialect Inscrr. (where it is somewhat less frequently than μέχρι): ἄχρι ἄν with hiatus in [Refs 4th c.BC+] —Never in Trag. (ἄχρι, ={ṃṃ-χρι}, compare μέχρι.)
