John 19:13:16John.19.13.W16TAB

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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Word in context

  1. word

    eis

  2. phraseyour reading level

    kai e-KA-thi-sen e-PI BÊ-ma-tos eis TO-pon le-GO-me-non li-THO-strô-ton

  3. sentence

    ho oun pi-LA-tos a-KOU-sas tôn LO-gôn TOU-tôn Ê-ga-yen EKS-ô ton ee-ay-SOON kai e-KA-thi-sen e-PI BÊ-ma-tos eis TO-pon le-GO-me-non li-THO-strô-ton he-bra-is-TI de GAB-ba-tha

Exegesis

The destination phrase eis topon legomenon Lithostroton {εἰς τόπον λεγόμενον Λιθόστρωτον | eis tópon legómenon Lithóstrotōn} contains the participle legomenon attributively modifying topon, “a place that is called Lithostroton,” with the proper or descriptive name in the accusative following.

Root and etymology

archiereusalpha–rho–chi–iota–epsilon–rho–epsilon–upsilon–sigma

chief priest, high priest

In contextJohn 19:13

Therefore Pilate, after hearing these words, brought Jesus outside and sat down on the judgment seat in a place called Lithostroton , but in Hebrew it is Gabbatha.

About this coordinate

John 19:13:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of John 19:13, 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 John.19.13.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (John.19.13.W16.S1) and character.