μέχρι
[mé.kʰri]
prep
LanguageAncient Greek
Meaning- of spatial extension: as far as
- of temporal extension: until
- of general extent: to the point of, so far as
- as far as
τῆς δὲ Συρίης τοῦτο τὸ χωρίον καὶ τὸ μέχρι Αἰγύπτου πᾶν Παλαιστίνη καλέεται
This part of Syria as far as Egypt is all called Palestine.
Pronunciationmé.kʰri
Part of speechprep
Usage noteOften takes the genitive case when used as a preposition.
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Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 5 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.