Acts 26:7:1Acts.26.7.W1TAB
εἰς
eis
“to”
- Transliteration
- eis
- Extended
- eis
- 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
eis hên to dō-de-KA-phy-lon hê-MON en ek-te-NEI-a NYK-ta kai hê-ME-ran la-TREU-on el-PI-dzei ka-tan-TE-sai pe-RI hês el-PI-dos en-ga-LOU-mai hy-PO i-ou-dai-ŌN ba-si-LEU
Exegesis
The verse opens with the prepositional phrase eis hen {εἰς ἣν | eis hēn} ‘to which’, which points back to the promise mentioned in the previous verse and introduces the goal of Israel’s longing.
Root and etymology
diōkōdelta–iota–omega–kappa–omega
“to pursue, persecute”
In context — Acts 26:7
To which our twelve tribes , serving with earnest devotion night and day, hope to attain; concerning which hope I am accused by Jews, O king.
About this coordinate
Acts 26:7:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Acts 26:7, 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.26.7.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.26.7.W1.S1) and character.