Acts 19:21:17Acts.19.21.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
hôs de e-plê-RÔ-thê TAU-ta E-the-to ho PAU-los en tôi PNEU-ma-ti di-el-THÔN tên ma-ke-do-NI-a(n) kai a-kha-I-a(n) po-REU-es-thai eis hi-e-ro-SO-ly-ma ei-PÔN HO-ti me-TA to ge-NES-thai me e-KEI DEI me kai RÔ-mê(n) i-DEIN
Exegesis
The participle di-el-thōn precedes tēn Ma-ke-do-ní-an kaí A-kha-í-an {διελθὼν τὴν Μακεδονίαν καὶ Ἀχαΐαν | di-el-thōn tēn Ma-ke-do-ní-an kaí A-kha-í-an} to mark temporal sequencing, and the infinitive po-reú-es-thai with eis Hi-e-ro-só-ly-ma {εἰς Ἱεροσόλυμα | eis Hi-e-ro-só-ly-ma} conveys the content of his purpose. A second participle ei-pōn introduces his speech, with hó-ti as a marker for reported discourse.
In context — Acts 19:21
When these things had been fulfilled, Paul purposed in the Spirit to pass through Macedonia and Achaia and to go to Jerusalem, saying, “After I have been there, I must also see Rome.”
About this coordinate
Acts 19:21:17 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 17 of Acts 19:21, 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.19.21.W17, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.19.21.W17.S1) and character.