Acts 27:40:22Acts.27.40.W22TAB
εἰς
eis
“toward”
- Transliteration
- eis
- Extended
- eis
- IPA
- /eis/
Meaning by language
- English
- toward
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
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KAI tas AN-ky-ras pe-ri-e-LON-tes EI-ōn eis tēn THA-las-san HA-ma a-NEN-tes tas dzeuk-tē-RI-as tōn pē-da-LI-ōn KAI e-PA-ran-tes ton ar-TE-mo-na tēi pneu-OU-sēi ka-TEI-khon eis ton ai-gi-a-LON
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase eis tēn thalassan {εἰς τὴν θάλασσαν | eis tḕn thá-las-san} specifies that the anchors are left in the sea.
Finally, the imperfect kateichon {κατεῖχον | ka-teî-chon} ‘they were making for’ expresses the ongoing effort to drive the vessel eis ton aigialon {εἰς τὸν αἰγιαλόν | eis tòn ai-gia-lón} ‘to the beach’, preserving the sense of sustained motion toward the shoreline.
In context — Acts 27:40
After cutting away the anchors , they left them in the sea; at the same time, having loosened the rudder fastenings and hoisted the foresail to the blowing wind, they made for the beach .
About this coordinate
Acts 27:40:22 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 22 of Acts 27:40, 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.27.40.W22, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.27.40.W22.S1) and character.