Matthew 24:21:12Matt.24.21.W12TAB
ἕως
heôs
“until”
- Transliteration
- HE-ôs
- Extended
- HE-ôs
- IPA
- /ˈhe.ɔːs/
Meaning by language
- English
- until
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
HE-ôs
- sentence
ES-tai GAR TO-te THLI-psis me-GA-lê OI-a oo YE-go-nen ap ar-KHÊS KOS-moo HE-ôs TOO NYN ood oo MÊ YE-nê-tai
Exegesis
The phrase ap’ archēs kosmou {ἀπʼ ἀρχῆς κόσμου | apʼ archḗs kósmou} ‘from the beginning of the world’ sets a temporal boundary, reinforced by heōs toû nûn {ἕως τοῦ νῦν | héōs toû nûn} ‘until now’.
Root and etymology
erēmosepsilon–rho–ē–mu–omicron–sigma
“desert, desolation”
In context — Matthew 24:21
For then there will be a great tribulation , the kind that has not occurred since the world’s first origin until now, nor will ever happen again.
About this coordinate
Matthew 24:21:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Matthew 24:21, so the Greek word ἕως (heôs) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Matt.24.21.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.24.21.W12.S1) and character.