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Prepositions with the genitive: goal in time
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ἄχρι τοῦ μὴ διψῆν
‘until he is no longer thirsty’ (Plut. Moralia 3.7)
The preposition μέχρι (in poetry also ἄχρι) signals a goal in time.
Example Sentences:
ἐπισχόντες δὲ ἐν τούτῳ τῷ χώρῳ μέχρι μέσου ἡμέρης
As they stayed in that place until noon... [provisional translation]
σῶζε δή μοι τὰ φίλτατα τοῦ γένους μέχρι τῆς τοῦ πολέμου τύχης
Take care of yourself, dearest of my relatives, until the war has been decided one way or another. ֍