2 Peter 2:12:82 Pet.2.12.W8TAB
εἰς
eis
“for”
- Transliteration
- eis
- Extended
- ays
- IPA
- /eis/
Meaning by language
- English
- for
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
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eis
- sentence
HOU-toi DE hôs A-lo-ga DZÔ-a ge-gen-nê-ME-na phy-si-KA eis HA-lō-sin KAI phtho-RAN en HOIS ag-no-OU-sin blas-phê-MOUN-tes en têi phtho-RAI au-TÔN KAI phtha-RÊ-son-tai
Exegesis
The purpose clause eis halōsin kai phthoran {εἰς ἅλωσιν καὶ φθοράν | eis HÁ-lō-sin kaí phtho-RÁN} outlines their destiny of capture and ruin.
In context — 2 Peter 2:12
But these, like irrational creatures , born by nature for ensnarement and ruin, uttering slanders against what they do not grasp, will be destroyed in their own corruption.
About this coordinate
2 Peter 2:12:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of 2 Peter 2:12, 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 2 Pet.2.12.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Pet.2.12.W8.S1) and character.