1 Corinthians 16:1:61 Cor.16.1.W6TAB

εἰς

eis

for

Transliteration
eis
Extended
eh-ees
IPA
/eis/

Meaning by language

English
for

Alphabet Analysis

Epsilone — as in met (short)
Iotai — as in machine
Sigma (final)s — used only at end of words

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  1. word

    eis

  2. sentence

    pe-RI de tês lo-GEÎ-as tês eis tous ha-GI-ous HŌS-per di-E-ta-ksa tais ek-klē-SI-ais tês ga-la-TI-as HOU-tōs kai hy-MEIS poi-Ē-sa-te

Exegesis

A genitive chain, tēs logeias tēs eis tous hagious {τῆς λογείας τῆς εἰς τοὺς ἁγίους | tês logeías tês eis toûs hagíous}, specifies “the collection” and its purpose “for the holy ones.”

In context1 Corinthians 16:1

Now about the collection for the saints : you must do what I instructed the churches of Galatia.

About this coordinate

1 Corinthians 16:1:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of 1 Corinthians 16:1, so the Greek word εἰς (eis) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written 1 Cor.16.1.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Cor.16.1.W6.S1) and character.