Unto
preposition
Used to say that something is done or given in reaction to something else.
Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.
Often appears as...
- do unto others
- unto himself
conjunction
Used to introduce a result or condition.
And lo, a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.
Usage tips
Biblical
preposition
Used to express that something is sent or given to someone.
I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven.
Often appears as...
- given unto
- sent unto
Usage tips
Religious
preposition
Used to say that something is done or given in reaction to something else.
Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.
Often appears as...
- do unto others
- unto himself
conjunction
Used to introduce a result or condition.
And lo, a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.
Usage tips
Biblical
preposition
Used to express that something is sent or given to someone.
I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven.
Often appears as...
- given unto
- sent unto
Usage tips
Religious
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Reacting Kindly
Use 'unto' when emphasizing kindness or fairness in response to others' actions.
What you want others to do unto you, do likewise unto them.
Pro Tip 2/3Archaic Tone
'Unto' adds a formal or old-fashioned tone to your speech, as if quoting old texts.
She will render unto her peers the respect they have given her.
Pro Tip 3/3Rarely Used
It's uncommon in modern conversation, but you may find 'unto' in literature or quotes.
He handed the letter unto the messenger.
Pro Tip 1/3Reacting Kindly
Use 'unto' when emphasizing kindness or fairness in response to others' actions.
What you want others to do unto you, do likewise unto them.
Pro Tip 2/3Archaic Tone
'Unto' adds a formal or old-fashioned tone to your speech, as if quoting old texts.
She will render unto her peers the respect they have given her.
Pro Tip 3/3Rarely Used
It's uncommon in modern conversation, but you may find 'unto' in literature or quotes.
He handed the letter unto the messenger.
Pro Tip 1/3Reacting Kindly
Use 'unto' when emphasizing kindness or fairness in response to others' actions.
What you want others to do unto you, do likewise unto them.
Pro Tip 2/3Archaic Tone
'Unto' adds a formal or old-fashioned tone to your speech, as if quoting old texts.
She will render unto her peers the respect they have given her.
Pro Tip 3/3Rarely Used
It's uncommon in modern conversation, but you may find 'unto' in literature or quotes.
He handed the letter unto the messenger.
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The surprising decline...
and they slew all the males. And Moses said unto them, 'Have you saved all the women alive? Now, therefore, kill every male among the little ones and kill every woman that hath known man by lying with him, but all the women children that have not known a man by lying with him, keep alive for yourselves.'"
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To solve old problems,...
genome mapping, chin scratching, and thousands of amputations and thousands of regenerations, we still don't fully understand how these animals do what they do. Each planarian an ocean unto itself, full of unknowns. One of the common characteristics
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Can you outsmart the...
has helped to perpetuate countless injustices large and small. Even well-intentioned people— which rest assured, I don’t mistake you for— fall prey to this fallacy, because you humans tend to view compromise as a virtue unto itself.
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What is the universe...
It's only in the dark void between galaxies where expansion wins out, and space stretches. So there's our answer. The universe is expanding unto itself. That said, cosmologists are pushing the limits of mathematical models
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Madagascar's Mysterious...
Madagascar politically is a part of Africa but it is an island unto itself it's been called the eighth continent because it is so different it's been this isolated world unto itself for so
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I don't want children --...
should never be determined by whether or not she has a child, because that strips her of her entire identity as an adult unto herself. Women have this amazing ability to create life,
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What type of world do we...
understand that these are wild life wild creatures part of the planet that makes earth what earth is so the current Pope the Pope of Hope suggests maybe we should do unto others
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Dan Barber: How I fell...
Farms that aren't worlds unto themselves; farms that restore instead of deplete; farms that farm extensively instead of just intensively; farmers that are not just producers,
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African Dung Beetle PIPE...
beetles work together to assemble a suitable dung ball as the centerpiece of their new home one beetle burrows unto the earth to help the dung ball settle in this
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Indigenous knowledge...
The first come is the first served. The second have to fight unto death. So climate change is impacting our environment by changing our social life,
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The surprising decline...
and they slew all the males. And Moses said unto them, 'Have you saved all the women alive? Now, therefore, kill every male among the little ones and kill every woman that hath known man by lying with him, but all the women children that have not known a man by lying with him, keep alive for yourselves.'"
Video examples
To solve old problems,...
genome mapping, chin scratching, and thousands of amputations and thousands of regenerations, we still don't fully understand how these animals do what they do. Each planarian an ocean unto itself, full of unknowns. One of the common characteristics
Video examples
Can you outsmart the...
has helped to perpetuate countless injustices large and small. Even well-intentioned people— which rest assured, I don’t mistake you for— fall prey to this fallacy, because you humans tend to view compromise as a virtue unto itself.
Video examples
What is the universe...
It's only in the dark void between galaxies where expansion wins out, and space stretches. So there's our answer. The universe is expanding unto itself. That said, cosmologists are pushing the limits of mathematical models
Video examples
Madagascar's Mysterious...
Madagascar politically is a part of Africa but it is an island unto itself it's been called the eighth continent because it is so different it's been this isolated world unto itself for so
Video examples
I don't want children --...
should never be determined by whether or not she has a child, because that strips her of her entire identity as an adult unto herself. Women have this amazing ability to create life,
Video examples
What type of world do we...
understand that these are wild life wild creatures part of the planet that makes earth what earth is so the current Pope the Pope of Hope suggests maybe we should do unto others
Video examples
Dan Barber: How I fell...
Farms that aren't worlds unto themselves; farms that restore instead of deplete; farms that farm extensively instead of just intensively; farmers that are not just producers,
Video examples
African Dung Beetle PIPE...
beetles work together to assemble a suitable dung ball as the centerpiece of their new home one beetle burrows unto the earth to help the dung ball settle in this
Video examples
Indigenous knowledge...
The first come is the first served. The second have to fight unto death. So climate change is impacting our environment by changing our social life,
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Sojourner Truth
American Activist
The Lord gave me 'Sojourner,' because I was to travel up an' down the land, showin' the people their sins an' bein' a sign unto them. Afterwards, I told the Lord I wanted another name 'cause everybody else had two names, and the Lord gave me 'Truth,' because I was to declare the truth to people.
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Amanda de Cadenet
English Photographer
I think that the friendship that women share is so powerful. In fact, there's nothing quite like it. People talk about mother-child bonds, but I would argue that female friendship bond is also in a league unto its own.
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Henry B. Eyring
American Leader
The words 'come unto Christ' are an invitation. It is the most important invitation you could ever offer to another person. It is the most important invitation anyone could accept.
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Sun Tzu
Chinese Philosopher
Regard your soldiers as your children, and they will follow you into the deepest valleys; look on them as your own beloved sons, and they will stand by you even unto death.
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Greg Kurstin
American Producer
I try not to force my sound on everybody. I try to yield unto each artist and... I try to just support that sound rather than force a sound that might not fit.
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Rob Reiner
American Director
The most important thing is that you be a good person and you live by the golden rule of do unto others. If you live by that, that's all I care about.
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Bryant H. McGill
American Author
Sometimes power is all a person has, so they will protect it even unto their own destruction, for without power they have nothing.
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William Kent
English Architect
A garden is to be a world unto itself, it had better make room for the darker shades of feeling as well as the sunny ones.
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Lee Hsien Loong
Singaporean Politician
No country can be an island unto itself or world unto itself. Not even the biggest country.
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Tokugawa Ieyasu
Japanese Leader
Life is like unto a long journey with a heavy burden.
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Sojourner Truth
American Activist
The Lord gave me 'Sojourner,' because I was to travel up an' down the land, showin' the people their sins an' bein' a sign unto them. Afterwards, I told the Lord I wanted another name 'cause everybody else had two names, and the Lord gave me 'Truth,' because I was to declare the truth to people.
Quote examples
Amanda de Cadenet
English Photographer
I think that the friendship that women share is so powerful. In fact, there's nothing quite like it. People talk about mother-child bonds, but I would argue that female friendship bond is also in a league unto its own.
Quote examples
Henry B. Eyring
American Leader
The words 'come unto Christ' are an invitation. It is the most important invitation you could ever offer to another person. It is the most important invitation anyone could accept.
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Sun Tzu
Chinese Philosopher
Regard your soldiers as your children, and they will follow you into the deepest valleys; look on them as your own beloved sons, and they will stand by you even unto death.
Quote examples
Greg Kurstin
American Producer
I try not to force my sound on everybody. I try to yield unto each artist and... I try to just support that sound rather than force a sound that might not fit.
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Rob Reiner
American Director
The most important thing is that you be a good person and you live by the golden rule of do unto others. If you live by that, that's all I care about.
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Bryant H. McGill
American Author
Sometimes power is all a person has, so they will protect it even unto their own destruction, for without power they have nothing.
Quote examples
William Kent
English Architect
A garden is to be a world unto itself, it had better make room for the darker shades of feeling as well as the sunny ones.
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Lee Hsien Loong
Singaporean Politician
No country can be an island unto itself or world unto itself. Not even the biggest country.
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Tokugawa Ieyasu
Japanese Leader
Life is like unto a long journey with a heavy burden.
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