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Strong's G891 ἄχρι (achri)

Achri means “until” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's H891 — beushim (“wild grapes”) in the Hebrew Bible.

Strong's Number G891
Language Greek
Linked Usages 53
Books 13

Strong's G891 Quick Answer

Strong's G891 ἄχρι (achri) is a Greek Strong's word-study entry. achri (akh'-ree) (or achris akh'-rece) prep. 1. (of time) until or (of place) up to [akin to G206 (through the idea of a terminus)] It has 53 linked Bible usages across 13 books. Visible English usage signals include until, through, and time. Indexed coverage on this page includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

Meaning
achri (akh'-ree) (or achris akh'-rece) prep. 1. (of time) until or (of place) up to [akin to G206 (through the idea of a terminus)]
Usage
53 linked usages
Books
13 indexed books
Corpus
New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Usage Words
until, through, and time

Meaning and Definition

achri (akh'-ree) (or achris akh'-rece) prep. 1. (of time) until or (of place) up to [akin to G206 (through the idea of a terminus)] KJV: as far as, for, in(-to), till, (even, un-)to, until, while Compare: G3360 See also: G206

Original Word
ἄχρι
Transliteration
achri
Morphology
preposition

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's G891. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Greek Lexicon (Abbott-Smith based)

until

Usage: ἄχρι (and Epic ἄχρις, bef. vowel (see MM, see word), Rom.11:25 T, Gal.3:19 T, WH, mg., Heb.3:13); __1. adv., utterly (Hom.). __2. Prep. with genitive, until, unto, as far as; __(a) of time Act.3:21 22:22, Rom.1:13 5:13, 1Co.4:11, 2Co.3:14, Gal.4:2, Php.1:6; ἄ. καιροῦ, Luk.4:13, Act.13:11; ἄ. ἧς ἡμέρας, Mat.24:38, Luk.1:20 17:27, Act.1:2 (τῆς ἡ. ἧς), Act.1:22; ἄ. ταύτης τ. ἡμέρας (τ. ἡ. ταύτης), Act.2:29 23:1 26:22; ἄ. ἡμερων πέντε, Act.20:6; ἄ. αὐγῆς, Act.20:11; ἄ. τοῦ νῦν, Rom.8:22, Php.1:5; ἄ.

τέλους, Heb.6:11, Rev.2:26; __(b) of space: Act.11:5 13:6 20:4 (R, txt., WH, mg.) Act.28:15, 2Co.10:13-14, Heb.4:12, Rev.14:20 18:5; __(with) of measure or degree: ἄ. θανάτου, Act.22:4, Rev.2:10 12:11. __3. As conj., until; __(a) ἄχρι alone: with subj. aor., Gal.3:19 (ἄ. οὗ T, WH, mg.); id. without ἄν (Bl., § 65, 10), Rev.7:3 15:8 20:3, 5; with indic. fut., Rev.17:17; __(b) ἄ. οὗ (i.e. ἄ.. τούτου ᾧ): with indic. aor., Act.7:18; impf., Act.27:33; with subj. aor.

(Bl., ut supr.), Luk.21:24, Rom.11:25, 1Co.11:26 15:25, Gal.3:19, T, WH, mg.; id. with ἄν, Rev.2:25; with indic. pres., while, Heb.3:13 (cf. μέχρι).† (AS)

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How Strong's G891 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render achri, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

until Matthew 24:38 15× through Acts 13:6 time Galatians 4:2

How Strong's G891 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is New Testament with 49 linked usages.
  • This page lets readers compare New Testament usage with Septuagint / Greek Old Testament usage, which is a key THF advantage over narrower Strong's pages.
  • Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha rows are counted separately so readers can decide how those texts relate to the main word study.

In the Septuagint (LXX)

Strong's G891 (ἄχρι) appears 4 times in the Greek Septuagint — the Old Testament the New Testament authors quoted.

Sample Septuagint occurrences:

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Strong's G891 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's G891 in the New Testament

49 indexed usages in New Testament.

Matthew 24:38 KJV

For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that No´e entered into the ark,

Luke 1:20 KJV

And, behold, thou shalt be dumb, and not able to speak, until the day that these things shall be performed, because thou believest not my words, which shall be fulfilled in their season.

Luke 4:13 KJV

And when the devil had ended all the temptation, he departed from him for a season.

Strong's G891 in the Septuagint / Greek Old Testament

2 indexed usages in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.

Judges 11:33 Septuagint / Brenton

And he smote them from Aroer till one comes to Arnon, in number twenty cities, and as far as Abel-keramim, with a very great destruction: and the children of Ammon were straitened before the children of Israel.

Job 32:11 Septuagint / Brenton

Hearken to my words; for I will speak in your hearing, Until ye shall have tried the matter with words:

Strong's G891 in the deuterocanonical books / Apocrypha

2 indexed usages in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

2 Maccabees 14:10 Septuagint / Brenton

For as long as Judas liveth, it is not possible that the state should be quiet.

2 Maccabees 14:15 Septuagint / Brenton

Now when the Jews heard of Nicanor’s coming, and that the heathen were up against them, they cast earth upon their heads, and made supplication to him that had established his people forever, and who always helpeth his portion with manifestation of his presence.

Usage Excerpts

First 53 linked usage excerpts for Strong's G891.

Judges 11:33 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he smote them from Aroer till one comes to Arnon, in number twenty cities, and as far as Abel-keramim, with a very great destruction: and the children of Ammon were straitened before the children of Israel.
Job 32:11 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Hearken to my words; for I will speak in your hearing, Until ye shall have tried the matter with words:
Matthew 24:38 New Testament, KJV
For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that No´e entered into the ark,
Luke 1:20 New Testament, KJV
And, behold, thou shalt be dumb, and not able to speak, until the day that these things shall be performed, because thou believest not my words, which shall be fulfilled in their season.
Luke 4:13 New Testament, KJV
And when the devil had ended all the temptation, he departed from him for a season.
Luke 17:27 New Testament, KJV
They did eat, they drank, they married wives, they were given in marriage, until the day that No´e entered into the ark, and the flood came, and destroyed them all.
Luke 21:24 New Testament, KJV
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 times of the Gentiles be fulfilled.
Acts 1:2 New Testament, KJV
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 2:29 New Testament, KJV
Men and brethren, let me freely speak unto you of the patriarch David, that he is both dead and buried, and his sepulchre is with us unto this day.
Acts 3:21 New Testament, KJV
Whom the heaven must receive until the times of restitution of all things, which God hath spoken by the mouth of all his holy prophets since the world began.
Acts 7:18 New Testament, KJV
Till another king arose, which knew not Joseph.
Acts 11:5 New Testament, KJV
I was in the city of Joppa praying: and in a trance I saw a vision, A certain vessel descend, as it had been a great sheet, let down from heaven by four corners; and it came even to me:
Acts 13:6 New Testament, KJV
And when they had gone through the isle unto Paphos, they found a certain sorcerer, a false prophet, a Jew, whose name was Barjesus:
Acts 13:11 New Testament, KJV
And now, behold, the hand of the Lord is upon thee, and thou shalt be blind, not seeing the sun for a season. And immediately there fell on him a mist and a darkness; and he went about seeking some to lead him by the hand.
Acts 20:4 New Testament, KJV
And there accompanied him into Asia Sopater of Berea; and of the Thessalonians, Aristarchus and Secundus; and Gaius of Derbe, and Timotheus; and of Asia, Tychicus and Trophimus.
Acts 20:6 New Testament, KJV
And we sailed away from Philippi after the days of unleavened bread, and came unto them to Troas in five days; where we abode seven days.
Acts 20:11 New Testament, KJV
When he therefore was come up again, and had broken bread, and eaten, and talked a long while, even till break of day, so he departed.
Acts 22:4 New Testament, KJV
And I persecuted this way unto the death, binding and delivering into prisons both men and women.
Acts 22:22 New Testament, KJV
And they gave him audience unto this word, and then lifted up their voices, and said, Away with such a fellow from the earth: for it is not fit that he should live.
Acts 23:1 New Testament, KJV
And Paul, earnestly beholding the council, said, Men and brethren, I have lived in all good conscience before God until this day.
Acts 26:22 New Testament, KJV
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 Moses did say should come:
Acts 27:33 New Testament, KJV
And while the day was coming on, Paul besought them all to take meat, saying, This day is the fourteenth day that ye have tarried and continued fasting, having taken nothing.
Acts 28:15 New Testament, KJV
And from thence, when the brethren heard of us, they came to meet us as far as Appii forum, and The three taverns: whom when Paul saw, he thanked God, and took courage.
Romans 1:13 New Testament, KJV
Now I would not have you ignorant, brethren, that oftentimes I purposed to come unto you, (but was let hitherto,) that I might have some fruit among you also, even as among other Gentiles.
Romans 5:13 New Testament, KJV
(For until the law sin was in the world: but sin is not imputed when there is no law.
Romans 8:22 New Testament, KJV
For we know that the whole creation groaneth and travaileth in pain together until now.
Romans 11:25 New Testament, KJV
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 Israel, until the fulness of the Gentiles be come in.
1 Corinthians 4:11 New Testament, KJV
Even unto this present hour we both hunger, and thirst, and are naked, and are buffeted, and have no certain dwellingplace;
1 Corinthians 11:26 New Testament, KJV
For as often as ye eat this bread, and drink this cup, ye do shew the Lord's death till he come.
1 Corinthians 15:25 New Testament, KJV
For he must reign, till he hath put all enemies under his feet.
2 Corinthians 3:14 New Testament, KJV
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.
2 Corinthians 10:13 New Testament, KJV
But we will not boast of things without our measure, but according to the measure of the rule which God hath distributed to us, a measure to reach even unto you.
2 Corinthians 10:14 New Testament, KJV
For we stretch not ourselves beyond our measure, as though we reached not unto you: for we are come as far as to you also in preaching the gospel of Christ:
Galatians 3:19 New Testament, KJV
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 in the hand of a mediator.
Galatians 4:2 New Testament, KJV
But is under tutors and governors until the time appointed of the father.
Galatians 4:19 New Testament, KJV
My little children, of whom I travail in birth again until Christ be formed in you,
Philippians 1:5 New Testament, KJV
For your fellowship in the gospel from the first day until now;
Philippians 1:6 New Testament, KJV
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 3:13 New Testament, KJV
But exhort one another daily, while it is called To day; lest any of you be hardened through the deceitfulness of sin.
Hebrews 4:12 New Testament, KJV
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 and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.
Hebrews 6:11 New Testament, KJV
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 New Testament, KJV
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 ten days: be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee a crown of life.
Revelation 2:25 New Testament, KJV
But that which ye have already hold fast till I come.
Revelation 2:26 New Testament, KJV
And he that overcometh, and keepeth my works unto the end, to him will I give power over the nations:
Revelation 7:3 New Testament, KJV
Saying, Hurt not the earth, neither the sea, nor the trees, till we have sealed the servants of our God in their foreheads.
Revelation 12:11 New Testament, KJV
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.
Revelation 14:20 New Testament, KJV
And the winepress was trodden without the city, and blood came out of the winepress, even unto the horse bridles, by the space of a thousand and six hundred furlongs.
Revelation 15:8 New Testament, KJV
And the temple was filled with smoke from the glory of God, and from his power; and no man was able to enter into the temple, till the seven plagues of the seven angels were fulfilled.
Revelation 17:17 New Testament, KJV
For God hath put in their hearts to fulfil his will, and to agree, and give their kingdom unto the beast, until the words of God shall be fulfilled.
Revelation 18:5 New Testament, KJV
For her sins have reached unto heaven, and God hath remembered her iniquities.
Revelation 20:3 New Testament, KJV
And cast him into the bottomless pit, and shut him up, and set a seal upon him, that he should deceive the nations no more, till the thousand years should be fulfilled: and after that he must be loosed a little season.
2 Maccabees 14:10 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
For as long as Judas liveth, it is not possible that the state should be quiet.
2 Maccabees 14:15 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Now when the Jews heard of Nicanor’s coming, and that the heathen were up against them, they cast earth upon their heads, and made supplication to him that had established his people forever, and who always helpeth his portion with manifestation of his presence.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's G891, grouped by book.

Judges 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Job 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Matthew 1 usage, New Testament
Luke 4 usages, New Testament
Acts 16 usages, New Testament
Romans 4 usages, New Testament
1 Corinthians 3 usages, New Testament
2 Corinthians 3 usages, New Testament
Galatians 3 usages, New Testament
Philippians 2 usages, New Testament
Hebrews 3 usages, New Testament
Revelation 10 usages, New Testament
2 Maccabees 2 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha

Strong's G891 FAQ

What does achri (ἄχρι) mean?

Achri (Strong's G891) is a Greek word most simply glossed "until". achri (akh'-ree) (or achris akh'-rece) prep. 1. (of time) until or (of place) up to [akin to G206 (through the idea of a terminus)]

How many times is achri (ἄχρι) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 53 linked usages for Strong's G891 across 13 books.

Where can I study achri (ἄχρι) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's G891 in context. The indexed coverage includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

What English words translate achri (ἄχρι)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as until, through, and time. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.

Does Strong's G891 appear in the Septuagint or deuterocanonical books?

Yes. The current local index includes 2 in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament and 2 in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha for Strong's G891, with linked reader references where each row is available.