Acts 17:1:9Acts.17.1.W9TAB
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
di-o-deu-SAN-tes DE tên am-PHI-po-lin KAI tên a-pol-lô-NI-an ÊL-thon eis the-s(sa)-lo-NI-kên HO-pou ÊN sy-na-gô-GÊ tôn i-ou-dai-ÔN
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase eis Thessaloniken {εἰς Θεσσαλονίκην | eis Thessaloníkēn} signals arrival at the goal of the journey with eis plus accusative denoting movement into the city.
Root and etymology
histēmieta–iota–sigma–tau–eta–mu–iota
“to cause to stand, to set in place”
In context — Acts 17:1
After having passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came into Thessalonica, where there was a synagogue of the Jews .
About this coordinate
Acts 17:1:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Acts 17:1, 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.17.1.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.17.1.W9.S1) and character.