Acts 25:8:16Acts.25.8.W16TAB
εἰς
eis
“against”
- Transliteration
- eis
- Extended
- eis
- IPA
- /eis/
Meaning by language
- English
- against
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
tou PAU-lou a-po-lo-gou-ME-nou HO-ti OU-te eis ton NO-mon tôn ee-ou-dai-ON OU-te eis to hi-e-RON OU-te eis KAI-sa-RA ti HÊ-mar-ton
Exegesis
Each item in the series is governed by the repeated preposition eis {εἰς | eis}, so that Paul denies wrongdoing “with respect to” three domains: first, the Jewish law in the phrase eis ton nomon tōn Ioudaion {εἰς τὸν νόμον τῶν Ἰουδαίων | eis tón nómon tōn Ioudaíōn}; second, the Jerusalem temple, eis to hieron {εἰς τὸ ἱερὸν | eis tó hierón}; and third, the Roman political authority, eis Kaisara {εἰς Καίσαρά | eis Kaísara}.
Root and etymology
archiereusalpha–rho–chi–iota–eta–rho–epsilon–upsilon–sigma
“chief priest, high priest”
In context — Acts 25:8
As Paul was making his defense, he said, “Neither against the law of the Jews nor against the temple nor against Caesar have I committed any offense.”
About this coordinate
Acts 25:8:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of Acts 25:8, 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.25.8.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.25.8.W16.S1) and character.