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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. 1 Corinthians 14:22εἰς
    Tongues, then, are a sign, not for believers, but for unbelievers. Prophecy, however, is for believers, not for unbelievers.
  2. 1 Corinthians 14:36εἰς
    Did the word of God originate with you? Or are you the only ones it has reached?
  3. 1 Corinthians 15:10εἰς · to
    But by the grace of God I am what I am, and His grace to me was not in vain. No, I worked harder than all of them—yet not I, but the grace of God that was with me.
  4. 1 Corinthians 15:45εἰς; εἰς
    So it is written: “The first man Adam became a living being”; the last Adam a life-giving spirit.
  5. 1 Corinthians 15:54εἰς · in
    When the perishable has been clothed with the imperishable and the mortal with immortality, then the saying that is written will come to pass: “Death has been swallowed up in victory.”
  6. 1 Corinthians 16:1εἰς · for
    Now about the collection for the saints, you are to do as I directed the churches of Galatia:
  7. 1 Corinthians 16:3εἰς · to
    Then, on my arrival, I will send letters with those you recommend to carry your gift to Jerusalem.
  8. 1 Corinthians 16:15εἰς · to the
    You know that Stephanas and his household were the first converts in Achaia, and they have devoted themselves to the service of the saints. Now I urge you, brothers,
  9. 2 Corinthians 1:4εἰς · so that
    …who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves have received from God.
  10. 2 Corinthians 1:5εἰς · to
    For just as the sufferings of Christ overflow to us, so also through Christ our comfort overflows.
  11. 2 Corinthians 1:10εἰς · In
    He has delivered us from such a deadly peril, and He will deliver us. In Him we have placed our hope that He will yet again deliver us,
  12. 2 Corinthians 1:11εἰς
    …as you help us by your prayers. Then many will give thanks on our behalf for the favor shown us in answer to their prayers.
  13. 2 Corinthians 1:16εἰς · on my way to; εἰς · to
    I wanted to visit you on my way to Macedonia, and to return to you from Macedonia, and then to have you help me on my way to Judea.
  14. 2 Corinthians 1:21εἰς · in
    Now it is God who establishes both us and you in Christ. He anointed us,
  15. 2 Corinthians 1:23εἰς · to
    I call God as my witness that it was in order to spare you that I did not return to Corinth.
  16. 2 Corinthians 2:4εἰς
    For through many tears I wrote you out of great distress and anguish of heart, not to grieve you but to let you know how much I love you.
  17. 2 Corinthians 2:8εἰς · for
    Therefore I urge you to reaffirm your love for him.
  18. 2 Corinthians 2:9Εἰς · {My} purpose; εἰς · in
    My purpose in writing you was to see if you would stand the test and be obedient in everything.
  19. 2 Corinthians 2:12εἰς · to; εἰς · [to preach]
    Now when I went to Troas to preach the gospel of Christ and a door stood open for me in the Lord,
  20. 2 Corinthians 2:13εἰς · to
    I had no peace in my spirit, because I did not find my brother Titus there. So I said goodbye to them and went on to Macedonia.
  21. 2 Corinthians 2:16εἰς; εἰς
    To the one we are an odor that brings death, to the other a fragrance that brings life. And who is qualified for such a task?
  22. 2 Corinthians 3:7εἰς · at
    Now if the ministry of death, which was engraved in letters on stone, came with such glory that the Israelites could not gaze at the face of Moses because of its fleeting glory,
  23. 2 Corinthians 3:13εἰς · at
    We are not like Moses, who would put a veil over his face to keep the Israelites from gazing at the end of what was fading away.
  24. 2 Corinthians 3:18εἰς
    And we, who with unveiled faces all reflect the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into His image with intensifying glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit.
  25. 2 Corinthians 4:4εἰς · so
    The god of this age has blinded the minds of unbelievers, so they cannot see the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God.
  26. 2 Corinthians 4:11εἰς · to
    For we who are alive are always consigned to death for Jesus’ sake, so that the life of Jesus may also be revealed in our mortal body.
  27. 2 Corinthians 4:15εἰς · to
    All this is for your benefit, so that the grace that is extending to more and more people may cause thanksgiving to overflow, to the glory of God.
  28. 2 Corinthians 4:17εἰς
    For our light and momentary affliction is producing for us an eternal weight of glory that is far beyond comparison.
  29. 2 Corinthians 5:5εἰς · for
    And it is God who has prepared us for this very purpose and has given us the Spirit as a pledge of what is to come.
  30. 2 Corinthians 6:1εἰς · in
    As God’s fellow workers, then, we urge you not to receive God’s grace in vain.
  31. 2 Corinthians 6:18εἰς; εἰς
    And: “I will be a Father to you, and you will be My sons and daughters, says the Lord Almighty.”
  32. 2 Corinthians 7:3εἰς · that
    I do not say this to condemn you. I have said before that you so occupy our hearts that we live and die together with you.
  33. 2 Corinthians 7:5εἰς · in
    For when we arrived in Macedonia, our bodies had no rest, but we were pressed from every direction—conflicts on the outside, fears within.
  34. 2 Corinthians 7:9εἰς · led you to
    …yet now I rejoice, not because you were made sorrowful, but because your sorrow led you to repentance. For you felt the sorrow that God had intended, and so were not harmed in any way by us.
  35. 2 Corinthians 7:10εἰς · that leads to
    Godly sorrow brings repentance that leads to salvation without regret, but worldly sorrow brings death.
  36. 2 Corinthians 7:15εἰς · for
    And his affection for you is even greater when he remembers that you were all obedient as you welcomed him with fear and trembling.
  37. 2 Corinthians 8:2εἰς · into
    In the terrible ordeal they suffered, their abundant joy and deep poverty overflowed into rich generosity.
  38. 2 Corinthians 8:4εἰς · to
    …they earnestly pleaded with us for the privilege of sharing in this service to the saints.
  39. 2 Corinthians 8:6Εἰς · So; εἰς
    So we urged Titus to help complete your act of grace, just as he had started it.
  40. 2 Corinthians 8:14εἰς · will meet; εἰς · meet
    At the present time, your surplus will meet their need, so that in turn their surplus will meet your need. This way there will be equality.
  41. 2 Corinthians 8:22εἰς · in
    And we are sending along with them our brother who has proven his earnestness to us many times and in many ways, and now even more so by his great confidence in you.
  42. 2 Corinthians 8:23εἰς · among
    As for Titus, he is my partner and fellow worker among you. As for our brothers, they are messengers of the churches, the glory of Christ.