Acts 20:6:15Acts.20.6.W15TAB
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
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hê-MEIS de ek-se-PLEU-sa-men me-TA tas hê-ME-ras tôn a-ZY-môn a-PO phi-LIP-pôn kai ÊL-tho-men pros au-TOUS eis tên trō-A-da A-khri hê-me-RÔN PEN-te hou di-e-TRIP-sa-men hê-ME-ras hep-TA
Exegesis
The coordinated aorist ēlthomen {ἤλθομεν | ḗl-tho-men} ‘we came’ continues the travel sequence, with pros autous {πρὸς αὐτοὺς | prós au-toús} ‘to them’ identifying the destination group and eis tēn Trōada {εἰς τὴν Τρῳάδα | eis tēn Trō-á-da} specifying the city of arrival.
Root and etymology
tithemitau–iota–theta–eta–mu–iota
“to place, to put, to appoint”
In context — Acts 20:6
But we sailed away from Philippi after the days of Unleavened Bread , and in five days we came to them at Troas, where we stayed seven days.
About this coordinate
Acts 20:6:15 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 15 of Acts 20:6, 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.20.6.W15, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.20.6.W15.S1) and character.