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ἄχρι

I.adv. to the uttermost, utterly, Il.
2.after Hom., before Preps., ἄχρι εἰς . . ἄχρι πρὸς . . , Lat. usque ad . . , Xen., Luc.
II.prep. with gen. even to, as far as:
1.of Time, until, ἄχρι μάλα κνέφαος until deep in the night, Od.; ἄχρι τῆς ἡμέρας Dem.
2.of Space, as far as, even to, ἄχρι τῆς ἐσόδου Hdt.
3.of Degree, ἄχρι τούτου up to this point, Dem.; ἄχρι τοῦ μὴ πεινᾶν Xen.
III.as Conj., ἄχρι οὗ or ἄχρι alone:
1.of Time, Lat donec, until, so long as, ἄχρι οὗ ὅδε ὁ λόγος ἐγράφετο id=Xen.; ἄχρι ἄν with Subj., ἄχρι ἂν σχολάσηι till he should be at leisure, id=Xen.
2.of Space, so far as, id=Xen., Luc.

Liddell and Scott. An Intermediate Greek-English Lexicon. Oxford. Clarendon Press. 1889.

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