Acts 20:17:6Acts.20.17.W6TAB
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
- word
eis
- sentence
a-PO de tês mi-LEE-tou PEM-psas eis E-phe-son me-te-ka-LE-sa-to tous pres-by-TE-rous tês ek-klê-SI-as
Exegesis
The aorist participle pempsas {πέμψας | pemp-sas} ‘having sent’ acts as a circumstantial temporal participle, indicating an action preceding the main verb, here specified by eis Epheson {εἰς Ἔφεσον | eis Épheson} ‘to Ephesus’ as the destination.
Root and etymology
tithemitau–iota–theta–eta–mu–iota
“to place, to put, to appoint”
In context — Acts 20:17
From Miletus, having sent to Ephesus , he summoned the elders of the church.
About this coordinate
Acts 20:17:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Acts 20:17, 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.20.17.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.20.17.W6.S1) and character.