Acts 25:20:12Acts.25.20.W12TAB
εἰς
eis
“to”
- Transliteration
- eis
- Extended
- ays
- 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
- sentence
a-po-ROU-me-nos de e-GO tên pe-RI TOU-tōn DZÊ-tê-sin E-le-gon ei BOU-loi-to po-REU-es-thai eis hi-e-ro-SO-ly-ma ka-KEI KRI-nes-thai pe-RI TOU-tōn
Exegesis
The preposition eis {εἰς | eis} with Hierosolyma {Ἱεροσόλυμα | Hierosólyma} identifies Jerusalem as the proposed venue, while kakei {κἀκεῖ | kakeî} adds a second locative adverb “and there,” foregrounding the change of judicial setting.
Root and etymology
archiereusalpha–rho–chi–iota–eta–rho–epsilon–upsilon–sigma
“chief priest, high priest”
In context — Acts 25:20
But as I was at a loss concerning the inquiry about these things, I was saying whether he might wish to go to Jerusalem and there be judged about these matters.
About this coordinate
Acts 25:20:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Acts 25:20, 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.25.20.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.25.20.W12.S1) and character.