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εἰς

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Definition

εἰς,

prep. with accusative,

expressing entrance, direction, limit, into, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among (Lat. in, with accusative).

I. Of place.

1. After verbs of motion;

(a) of entrance into: Matthew 8:23; 9:7, Mark 1:45, Luke 2:15; 8:31, al.;

(b) of approach, to or towards: Mark 11:1, Luke 6:8; 19:28, John 11:31; 21:6, al.;

(with) before pl. and collective nouns, among: Mark 4:7; 8:19, 20, Luke 11:49, John 21:23, al.;

(d) Of a limit reached, unto, on, upon: Matthew 8:18; 21:1, Mark 11:1; 13:16, Luke 14:10, John 6:3; 11:32, al.; with accusative of person(s) (as in Ep. and Ion.), Acts 23:15, Romans 5:12; 16:19, 2 Corinthians 10:14;

(e) elliptical: ἐπιστολαὶ εἰς Δαμασκόν, Acts 9:2; ἡ διακονία μου ἡ εἰς Ἱ., Romans 15:31; metaphorically, of entrance into a certain state or condition, or of approach or direction towards some end (Thayer, B, i, 1; ii, 1), εἰς τ. ὄνομα, M, Pr., 200.

2. Of direction;

(a) after verbs of seeing: Matthew 6:26, Mark 6:41, Luke 9:16, 62, John 13:22, al.; metaphorically, of the mind, Hebrews 11:26; 12:2, al.;

(b) after verbs of speaking: Matthew 13:10; 14:9, 1 Thessalonians 2:9, al.

3. After verbs of rest;

(a) in "pregnant" construction, implying previous motion (cl.; see WM, 516; Bl., §39, 3; M, Pr., 234f.): Matthew 2:23; 4:13, 2 Thessalonians 2:4, 2 Timothy 1:11, Hebrews 11:9, al.;

(b) by an assimilation general in late Gk (see Bl., M, Pr., ll. with) = ἐν: Luke 1:44; 4:23, Acts 20:16; 21:17, John 1:18 (but see Westc, in l.), al.

II. Of time, for, unto;

1. accentuating the duration expressed by the accusative: εἰς τ. αἰῶνα, Matthew 21:19; εἰς γενεὰς καὶ γ., Luke 1:50; εἰς τ. διηνεκές, Hebrews 7:3, al.

2. Of a point or limit of time, unto, up to, until: Matthew 6:34, Acts 4:3; 25:21, Philippians 1:10; 2:16, 1 Thessalonians 4:15, 2 Timothy 1:12; of entrance into a future period, σεις τὸ μέλλον (see: μέλλω), next (year), Luke 13:9 (but with ICC, in l.); εἰς τ. μεταξὺ σάββατον, on the next Sabbath, Acts 13:42; εἰς τὸ πάλιν (see: πάλιν, 2 Corinthians 13:2.

III. Of result, after verbs of changing, joining, dividing, etc.: στρέφειν εἰς, Revelation 11:6; μετας-, Acts 2:20, James 4:9; μεταλλάσσειν, Romans 1:26; σχίζειν εἰς δύο, Matthew 27:51, al.; predicatively with εἴναι, Acts 8:23.

IV. Of relation, to, towards, for, in regard to (so in cl., but more frequently in late Gk., εἰς encroaching on the simple dative, which it has wholly displaced in MGr.; Jannaris, Gr., §1541; Robertson, Gr., 594; Deiss., BS, 117f.): Luke 7:30, Romans 4:20; 15:2, 26, 1 Corinthians 16:1, Ephesians 3:16, al.; ἀγάπη εἰς, Romans 5:8, al.; χρηστός, Ephesians 4:32; φρονεῖν εἰς, Romans 12:16; θαρρεῖν, 2 Corinthians 10:1.

V. Of the end or object: εὔθετος εἰς, Luke 14:34; σόφος, Romans 16:19; ἰσχύειν, Matthew 5:13; εἰς τοῦτο, Mark 1:38, al.; ἀφορίζειν εἰς, Romans 1:1; indicating purpose, εἰς φόβον, Romans 8:15; εἰς ἔνδειξιν, Romans 3:25; εἰς τό, with inf. (= ἵνα or ὥστε; Bl., §71, 5; M, Pr., 218ff.): Matthew 20:19, Romans 1:11, 1 Corinthians 9:18, al.

VI. Adverbial phrases: εἰς τέλος, εἰς τὸ πάλιν, etc (see: τέλος, πάλιν, etc.).

Hebrew words it translates

The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as εἰς:

Usage patterns

Old TestamentNew Testament

Occurrences

1,768 total
  1. John 14:1εἰς · in; εἰς · in
    “Do not let your hearts be troubled. You believe in God; believe in Me as well.
  2. John 14:12εἰς · in
    Truly, truly, I tell you, whoever believes in Me will also do the works that I am doing. He will do even greater things than these, because I am going to the Father.
  3. John 14:16εἰς
    And I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Advocate to be with you forever—
  4. John 15:6εἰς · into
    If anyone does not remain in Me, he is like a branch that is thrown away and withers. Such branches are gathered up, thrown into the fire, and burned.
  5. John 15:21εἰς
    But they will treat you like this because of My name, since they do not know the One who sent Me.
  6. John 16:9εἰς · in
    …in regard to sin, because they do not believe in Me;
  7. John 16:20εἰς · to
    Truly, truly, I tell you, you will weep and wail while the world rejoices. You will grieve, but your grief will turn to joy.
  8. John 16:21εἰς · into
    A woman has pain in childbirth because her time has come; but when she brings forth her child, she forgets her anguish because of her joy that a child has been born into the world.
  9. John 16:28εἰς
    I came from the Father and entered the world. In turn, I will leave the world and go to the Father.”
  10. John 16:32εἰς · to
    “Look, an hour is coming and has already come when you will be scattered, each to his own home, and you will leave Me all alone. Yet I am not alone, because the Father is with Me.
  11. John 17:1εἰς · to
    When Jesus had spoken these things, He lifted up His eyes to heaven and said, “Father, the hour has come. Glorify Your Son, that Your Son may glorify You.
  12. John 17:18εἰς · into; εἰς · into
    As You sent Me into the world, I have also sent them into the world.
  13. John 17:20εἰς · in
    I am not asking on behalf of them alone, but also on behalf of those who will believe in Me through their message,
  14. John 17:23εἰς
    I in them and You in Me—that they may be perfectly united, so that the world may know that You sent Me and have loved them just as You have loved Me.
  15. John 18:1εἰς
    After Jesus had spoken these words, He went out with His disciples across the Kidron Valley, where they entered a garden.
  16. John 18:6εἰς
    When Jesus said, “I am He,” they drew back and fell to the ground.
  17. John 18:11εἰς · back in
    “Put your sword back in its sheath!” Jesus said to Peter. “Shall I not drink the cup the Father has given Me?”
  18. John 18:15εἰς · into
    Now Simon Peter and another disciple were following Jesus. Since that disciple was known to the high priest, he also went with Jesus into the courtyard of the high priest.
  19. John 18:28εἰς · into; εἰς
    Then they led Jesus away from Caiaphas into the Praetorium. By now it was early morning, and the Jews did not enter the Praetorium, to avoid being defiled and unable to eat the Passover.
  20. John 18:33εἰς · into
    Pilate went back into the Praetorium, summoned Jesus, and asked Him, “Are You the King of the Jews?”
  21. John 18:37εἰς · For; εἰς; εἰς · into
    “Then You are a king!” Pilate said. “You say that I am a king,” Jesus answered. “For this reason I was born and have come into the world, to testify to the truth. Everyone who belongs to the truth listens to My voice.”
  22. John 19:9εἰς · into
    …and he went back into the Praetorium. “Where are You from?” he asked. But Jesus gave no answer.
  23. John 19:13εἰς · at
    When Pilate heard these words, he brought Jesus out and sat on the judgment seat at a place called the Stone Pavement, which in Hebrew is Gabbatha.
  24. John 19:17εἰς · to
    Carrying His own cross, He went out to The Place of the Skull, which in Hebrew is called Golgotha.
  25. John 19:27εἰς · into
    Then He said to the disciple, “Here is your mother.” So from that hour, this disciple took her into his home.
  26. John 19:37εἰς · on
    And, as another Scripture says: “They will look on the One they have pierced.”
  27. John 20:1εἰς · to
    Early on the first day of the week, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene went to the tomb and saw that the stone had been removed from the entrance.
  28. John 20:3εἰς · for
    Then Peter and the other disciple set out for the tomb.
  29. John 20:4εἰς
    The two were running together, but the other disciple outran Peter and reached the tomb first.
  30. John 20:6εἰς
    Simon Peter arrived just after him. He entered the tomb and saw the linen cloths lying there.
  31. John 20:7εἰς
    The cloth that had been around Jesus’ head was rolled up, lying separate from the linen cloths.
  32. John 20:8εἰς
    Then the other disciple, who had reached the tomb first, also went in. And he saw and believed.
  33. John 20:11εἰς · [to look] into
    But Mary stood outside the tomb weeping. And as she wept, she bent down to look into the tomb,
  34. John 20:14εἰς
    When she had said this, she turned around and saw Jesus standing there. But she did not recognize that it was Jesus.
  35. John 20:19εἰς
    It was the first day of the week, and that very evening, while the disciples were together with the doors locked for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among them. “Peace be with you!” He said to them.
  36. John 20:25εἰς · [where]; εἰς · into
    So the other disciples told him, “We have seen the Lord!” But he replied, “Unless I see the nail marks in His hands, and put my finger where the nails have been, and put my hand into His side, I will never believe.”
  37. John 20:26εἰς
    Eight days later, His disciples were once again inside with the doors locked, and Thomas was with them. Jesus came and stood among them and said, “Peace be with you.”
  38. John 20:27εἰς · into
    Then Jesus said to Thomas, “Put your finger here and look at My hands. Reach out your hand and put it into My side. Stop doubting and believe.”
  39. John 21:3εἰς · into
    Simon Peter told them, “I am going fishing.” “We will go with you,” they said. So they went out and got into the boat, but caught nothing that night.
  40. John 21:4εἰς · on
    Early in the morning, Jesus stood on the shore, but the disciples did not recognize that it was Jesus.
  41. John 21:6εἰς · on
    He told them, “Cast the net on the right side of the boat, and you will find some.” So they cast it there, and they were unable to haul it in because of the great number of fish.
  42. John 21:7εἰς · into
    Then the disciple whom Jesus loved said to Peter, “It is the Lord!” As soon as Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he put on his outer garment (for he had removed it) and jumped into the sea.
  43. John 21:9εἰς
    When they landed, they saw a charcoal fire there with fish on it, and some bread.
  44. John 21:11εἰς
    So Simon Peter went aboard and dragged the net ashore. It was full of large fish, 153, but even with so many, the net was not torn.