Acts 21:6:5Acts.21.6.W5TAB

εἰς

eis

into

Transliteration
eis
Extended
eis
IPA
/eis/

Meaning by language

English
into

Alphabet Analysis

Epsilone — as in met (short)
Iotai — as in machine
Sigma (final)s — used only at end of words

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  1. word

    eis

  2. sentence

    a-pê-spa-SA-me-tha al-LÊ-lous KAI e-NE-bê-men eis to PLOI-on e-KEI-noi de hy-PE-stre-psan eis ta I-di-a

Exegesis

The conjunction kai {καὶ | kaí} links this to the next aorist active verb enebemen {ἐνέβημεν | enébēmen} ‘we went on board’, with eis to ploion {εἰς τὸ πλοῖον | eis tò ploîon} indicating movement into the vessel.

The phrase eis ta idia {εἰς τὰ ἴδια | eis tà ídia} idiomatically means returning to one’s own homes or affairs. The two coordinated clauses contrast departure and return, preserved in translation by corresponding connective particles.

In contextActs 21:6

After we had said farewell to one another, we boarded the ship ; but they went back to their own homes.

About this coordinate

Acts 21:6:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Acts 21:6, 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.21.6.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.21.6.W5.S1) and character.