Acts 13:48:17Acts.13.48.W17TAB
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
a-KOU-on-ta de TA E-thnê E-khai-ron KAI e-DOX-a-zon ton LO-gon tou KY-ree-ou KAI e-PI-steu-san HO-soi E-san te-tag-ME-noi eis dzô-ÊN ai-Ō-ni-on
Exegesis
The relative clause hosoi esan tetagmenoi eis zoen aionion {ὅσοι ἦσαν τεταγμένοι εἰς ζωὴν αἰώνιον | hó-soi ê-san te-tag-mé-noi eis zō-ḕn ai-ṓ-ni-on} restricts the believing group to “as many as” fit a particular description.
Root and etymology
didōmidelta–iota–delta–omicron–mu–iota
“to give, grant, allow”
In context — Acts 13:48
But when the nations were hearing this, they rejoiced and glorified the word of the Lord , and as many as were appointed to eternal life believed.
About this coordinate
Acts 13:48:17 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 17 of Acts 13:48, 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.13.48.W17, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.13.48.W17.S1) and character.