Acts 22:7:3Acts.22.7.W3TAB

εἰς

eis

into

Transliteration
eis
Extended
ehis
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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Word in context

  1. word

    eis

  2. sentence

    E-pe-SA te eis to E-da-phos KAI Ê-kou-sa phō-NÊS le-GOU-sês moi sa-OUL sa-OUL TI me di-Ō-keis

Exegesis

The prepositional phrase eis to edaphos {εἰς τὸ ἔδαφος | eis to édaphos} ‘into the ground’ uses eis to indicate motion and completion of the fall.

Root and etymology

diōkōdelta–iota–omega–kappa–omega

to pursue, persecute

In contextActs 22:7

And I fell to the ground, and I heard a voice saying to me, “Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting Me ?”

About this coordinate

Acts 22:7:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Acts 22:7, 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.22.7.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.22.7.W3.S1) and character.