Acts 27:3:5Acts.27.3.W5TAB

εἰς

eis

into

Transliteration
eis
Extended
eis
IPA
/eis/

Meaning by language

English
into

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

    tê te he-TE-rai ka-TÊ-khthê-men eis si-DÔ-na phi-lan-THRÔ-pôs te ho i-OU-li-os tôi PAU-lôi khrê-SA-me-nos e-PE-trep-sen pros tous PHI-lous po-reu-THEN-ti e-pi-me-LEI-as ty-KHEIN

Exegesis

The main verb katēchthēmen {κατήχθημεν | katēchthē-men} is an aorist passive indicative denoting that the group was brought to Sidon, marked by the prepositional phrase eis Sidōna {εἰς Σιδῶνα | eis Sidṓ-na}.

In contextActs 27:3

On the next day we reached Sidon, and Julius, having treated Paul kindly , allowed him to go to his friends to receive care .

About this coordinate

Acts 27:3:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Acts 27:3, 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.27.3.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.27.3.W5.S1) and character.