ἄχρι achri
Greek word for “until” · Strong’s G891 · used 48 times in 48 verses
Meaning
ἄχρι; (and Epic ἄχρις, bef.
How it is translated
Glosses given for achri in context, with how often each is used:
- until 29
- far as 8
- unto 6
- high as 2
- during 1
- within 1
- while 1
Where it is used
| Book | Uses | Per 1,000 words | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acts | 15 | 0.8 | |
| Revelation | 11 | 1.1 | |
| Luke | 4 | 0.2 | |
| Romans | 4 | 0.6 | |
| 1 Corinthians | 3 | 0.4 | |
| 2 Corinthians | 3 | 0.7 | |
| Hebrews | 3 | 0.6 | |
| Galatians | 2 | 0.9 | |
| Philippians | 2 | 1.2 | |
| Matthew | 1 | 0.1 |
Chapters where it is used most
Revelation 2 (3), Acts 13 (2), Acts 20 (2), Acts 22 (2), 2 Corinthians 10 (2), Philippians 1 (2), Revelation 20 (2), Matthew 24 (1), Luke 1 (1), Luke 4 (1)
Forms
- ἄχρι 44
- ἄχρις 3
- Ἄχρι 1
Words used with it
Words that share verses with achri more often than their overall frequency would suggest:
- ἡμέρα hēmera “day” 14
- τελέω teleō “to finish” 4
- χίλιοι chilioi “thousand” 3
- ἔθνος ethnos “Gentiles” 5
- τε te “and/both” 5
- καιρός kairos “time/right time” 4
- θάνατος thanatos “death” 4
- ἐφικνέομαι ephikneomai “to reach” 2
- λόγος logos “word” 5
- ἀδελφός adelphos “brother” 5
- σήμερον sēmeron “today” 3
- κατακλυσμός kataklusmos “flood” 2
Key verses
The verses using achri that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):
- Luke 21:24 — And they shall fall by the edge of the sword, and shall be led away captive into all nations: and Jerusalem shall be trodden down of the Gentiles, until the…
- Acts 1:2 — Until the day in which he was taken up, after that he through the Holy Ghost had given commandments unto the apostles whom he had chosen:
- Acts 26:22 — Having therefore obtained help of God, I continue unto this day, witnessing both to small and great, saying none other things than those which the prophets and…
- Romans 11:25 — For I would not, brethren, that ye should be ignorant of this mystery, lest ye should be wise in your own conceits; that blindness in part is happened to…
- 2 Corinthians 3:14 — But their minds were blinded: for until this day remaineth the same vail untaken away in the reading of the old testament; which vail is done away in Christ.
- Galatians 3:19 — Wherefore then serveth the law? It was added because of transgressions, till the seed should come to whom the promise was made; and it was ordained by angels…
- Philippians 1:6 — Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ:
- Hebrews 4:12 — For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints…
- Hebrews 6:11 — And we desire that every one of you do shew the same diligence to the full assurance of hope unto the end:
- Revelation 2:10 — Fear none of those things which thou shalt suffer: behold, the devil shall cast some of you into prison, that ye may be tried; and ye shall have tribulation…
- Revelation 2:26 — And he that overcometh, and keepeth my works unto the end, to him will I give power over the nations:
- Revelation 12:11 — And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death.
See all 48 verses in the Word Atlas
Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.