Acts 27:39:15Acts.27.39.W15TAB
εἰς
eis
“into”
- Transliteration
- eis
- Extended
- ays
- IPA
- /eis/
Meaning by language
- English
- into
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
HO-te de hê-ME-ra e-GE-ne-to tên gên ouk e-pe-GI-nô-skon KOL-pon DE TI-na ka-te-NO-oun E-khon-ta ai-gi-a-LON eis hon e-bou-LEU-on-to ei DY-nain-to ek-SÔ-sai to PLOI-on
Exegesis
The relative phrase eis hon {εἰς ὃν | eis hon} forms a prepositional relative clause identifying the bay as the goal of their intended maneuver.
In context — Acts 27:39
When day came, they did not recognize the land, but they noticed a bay with a shore, and they planned, if they might be able, to run the ship aground there.
About this coordinate
Acts 27:39:15 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 15 of Acts 27:39, 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.27.39.W15, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.27.39.W15.S1) and character.