Acts 13:42:5Acts.13.42.W5TAB
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
ek-si-ON-tōn de au-TŌN pa-re-KA-loun eis to me-ta-KSY SAB-ba-ton la-lē-THÊ-nai au-TOIS ta HRÊ-ma-ta TAU-ta
Exegesis
The construction eis to metaxy sabbaton {εἰς τὸ μεταξὺ σάββατον | eis tò metaxý sábbaton} “for the next Sabbath” expresses the desired time frame of the request, where metaxy {μεταξὺ | metaxý} functions substantivally with the article to denote the intervening or following Sabbath.
Root and etymology
didōmidelta–iota–delta–omicron–mu–iota
“to give, grant, allow”
In context — Acts 13:42
And as they were going out, they kept urging that these words be spoken to them on the next Sabbath .
About this coordinate
Acts 13:42:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Acts 13:42, 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.13.42.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.13.42.W5.S1) and character.