Acts 28:5:7Acts.28.5.W7TAB
εἰς
eis
“into”
- Transliteration
- eis
- Extended
- eis
- IPA
- /iːs/
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
- word
eis
- sentence
ho men oun a-po-ti-NA-ksas to thê-REE-on eis to pyr E-pa-then ou-DEN ka-KON
Exegesis
The direct object to therion {τὸ θηρίον | tò thērion} refers back to the previously mentioned viper, with the prepositional phrase eis to pyr {εἰς τὸ πῦρ | eis tò pŷr} expressing motion into a goal.
Root and etymology
tri-tau–rho–iota
“three”
In context — Acts 28:5
So then, after he shook the creature into the fire, he suffered no harm .
About this coordinate
Acts 28:5:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Acts 28:5, 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.28.5.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.28.5.W7.S1) and character.