Acts 21:15:8Acts.21.15.W8TAB
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
me-TA de tas hê-ME-ras TAU-tas e-pi-skeu-a-SA-me-noi a-ne-BAI-no-men eis hi-e-ro-SO-ly-ma
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase eis Hierosolyma {εἰς Ἱεροσόλυμα | eis Hi-e-ro-só-ly-ma} expresses movement toward a goal, where “up” conveys both the literal elevation and the religious nuance of pilgrimage.
In context — Acts 21:15
After these days, having made preparations , we went up to Jerusalem .
About this coordinate
Acts 21:15:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Acts 21:15, 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.21.15.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.21.15.W8.S1) and character.