Acts 13:4:15Acts.13.4.W15TAB
εἰς
eis
“to”
- Transliteration
- eis
- Extended
- eis
- IPA
- /eis/
Meaning by language
- English
- to
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
au-TOI men oun ek-pem-PHEN-tes hy-PO tou ha-GI-ou PNEU-ma-tos ka-TÊL-thon eis se-LEU-kei-an e-KEI-then te a-PE-pleu-san eis KY-pron
Exegesis
The directional phrase eis Seleukeian {εἰς Σελεύκειαν | eis Se-leú-kei-an} specifies the destination, and the adverb ekeithen {ἐκεῖθέν | e-keí-thén} ‘from there’ with te {τε | te} links to apepleusan {ἀπέπλευσαν | a-pé-pleu-san}, coordinating the land descent with the sea voyage to Kupron {Κύπρον | Ký-pron}.
Root and etymology
didōmidelta–iota–delta–omicron–mu–iota
“to give, grant, allow”
In context — Acts 13:4
Therefore, they, having been sent out by the Holy Spirit , went down to Seleucia and from there sailed to Cyprus .
About this coordinate
Acts 13:4:15 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 15 of Acts 13:4, 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 Acts.13.4.W15, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.13.4.W15.S1) and character.