Acts 26:17:10Acts.26.17.W10TAB
εἰς
eis
“to”
- Transliteration
- eis
- Extended
- eehs
- 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
- word
eis
- sentence
ek-sai-ROU-me-nos se ek tou la-OU KAI ek tôn eth-NÔN eis hous e-GÔ a-po-STEL-lō se
Exegesis
The relative clause introduced by eis hous {εἰς οὓς | eis hoús} ‘to whom’ shifts to Paul’s mission destination, weaving a paradox of rescue and dispatch.
Root and etymology
diōkōdelta–iota–omega–kappa–omega
“to pursue, persecute”
In context — Acts 26:17
I am rescuing you from the people and from the nations ; to these I am sending you.
About this coordinate
Acts 26:17:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Acts 26:17, 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.26.17.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.26.17.W10.S1) and character.