unto
to (in its various uses, except as the accompaniment of the infinitive).
until; till.
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Origin of unto
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How to use unto in a sentence
His books include Render unto Rome and a novel about Louisiana politics, Last of the Red Hot Poppas.
And now also the axe is laid unto the root of the trees: therefore every tree which bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down.
Casper, Melchior, and Balthazar “presented unto him gifts; gold, and frankincense, and myrrh.”
It was the most common and concrete opportunity to do unto others as you would wish to have done unto you.
Pope Bids Refugees to EU ‘Bienvenido’; Europe Says ‘Non’ | Candida Moss | November 30, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTCome unto me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
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He set down as the second the golden rule, “Whatsoever ye would that men should do unto you, do ye even so to them.”
The Giant of the North | R.M. BallantyneAnd Melchizedek is here declared to be “a great man,” “assimilated unto the Son of God.”
Solomon and Solomonic Literature | Moncure Daniel ConwayDavid says, that his soul was full of trouble, and his life drew near unto the grave.
Their bodies are buried in peace, and their name liveth unto generation and generation.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version | VariousAnd he added glory to Aaron, and gave him an inheritance, and divided unto him the firstfruits of the increase of the earth.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version | Various
British Dictionary definitions for unto
/ (ˈʌntuː) /
an archaic word for to 1
Origin of unto
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Other Idioms and Phrases with unto
see do unto others; law unto oneself.
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