Acts 27:1:7Acts.27.1.W7TAB

εἰς

eis

to

Transliteration
eis
Extended
eis
IPA
/eis/

Meaning by language

English
to

Alphabet Analysis

Epsilone — as in met (short)
Iotai — as in machine
Sigma (final)s — used only at end of words

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  1. word

    eis

  2. sentence

    HÔS de e-KRI-thê tou a-po-PLEIN hê-MAS eis tên i-ta-LI-an pa-re-DI-doun ton te PAU-lon KAI TI-nas he-TE-rous des-MÔ-tas he-ka-ton-TAR-khêi o-NO-ma-ti i-ou-LI-ōi SPEI-rês se-bas-TÊS

Exegesis

The prepositional phrase eis tēn Italiān {εἰς τὴν Ἰταλίαν | eis tḗn i-ta-lí-ān} specifies the destination.

In contextActs 27:1

After it had been decided that we were to sail to Italy, they handed Paul and some other prisoners over to a centurion named Julius of the Augustan Cohort .

About this coordinate

Acts 27:1:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Acts 27:1, 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.27.1.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.27.1.W7.S1) and character.