Bible Dictionary
HITHERTO
Hitherto means up to this place or time, or thus far. Biblical passages use it to mark the extent of God’s past help, blessing, or activity.
Biblical Usage
Biblical passages use the word of God bringing someone thus far, helping his people up to the present, blessing them until now, or describing something that had not happened previously. In John 5:17 it means “even until now,” and in John 16:24 it means “up till now.”