Unto was used to indicate that something was done or given to someone.
[literary, or old-fashioned]
And he said unto him, 'Who is my neighbor?'
I will do unto others what they did to me.
2. preposition
Unto was used to indicate that something continued until a particular time.
[literary, or old-fashioned]
Be ye faithful unto the end.
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unto in British English
(ˈʌntuː)
preposition
an archaic word for to1
Word origin
C13: of Scandinavian origin; see until
unto in American English
(ˈʌntu; ˈʌntʊ)
preposition OLD-FASHIONED, Poetic
1.
to1
2.
until
Word origin
ME < un-, until, akin to ON unz (< und es), Goth und < IE *ṇti < base *ant-, front, fore (> Gr anti, L ante, before) + ME to, to1
More idioms containing
unto
be a law unto yourself
Examples of 'unto' in a sentence
unto
He was burning brighter than the moths, as though he could be a fire unto himself if he wanted to be.
Clive Barker SACRAMENT (2001)
Conceived by computer, gestated in committee, and about to be delivered unto Congress.
Dobbs, Michael THE TOUCH OF INNOCENTS (2001)
The line his old enemy had e-mailed him returned, mockingly: Have the gates of death been opened unto thee?