Acts 16:23:7Acts.16.23.W7TAB

εἰς

eis

into

Transliteration
eis
Extended
eis
IPA
/eis/

Meaning by language

English
into

Alphabet Analysis

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

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Word in context

  1. word

    eis

  2. sentence

    pol-LAS te e-pi-THE(N)-tes au-TOIS plê-GAS E-ba-lon eis phy-la-KÊN pa-rang-GEI-lan-tes tôi des-mo-PHY-la-ki as-pha-LÔS tê-REIN au-TOUS

Exegesis

The prepositional phrase eis phylakēn {εἰς φυλακὴν | eis phylakḗn} ‘into prison’ marks the spatial goal.

In contextActs 16:23

After inflicting many blows on them, they threw them into prison, ordering the jailer to guard them securely .

About this coordinate

Acts 16:23:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Acts 16:23, 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.16.23.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.16.23.W7.S1) and character.