Acts 22:7:3Acts.22.7.W3TAB
εἰς
eis
“into”
- Transliteration
- eis
- Extended
- ehis
- IPA
- /eis/
Meaning by language
- English
- into
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
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 context — Acts 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.