John 4:28:10John.4.28.W10TAB
εἰς
eis
“into”
- Transliteration
- eis
- Extended
- eis
- 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
a-PHÊ-ken OON TÊN hy-DRI-an au-TÊS hê gy-NÊ KAI a-PÊL-then eis TÊN PO-lin KAI LE-gei TOIS an-THRÔ-POIS
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase eis ten polin {εἰς τὴν πόλιν | eis tēn pólin} ‘into the city’ marks the direction of movement, while the final switch to the historical present legei {λέγει | legei} ‘she says’ creates immediacy and vividness in the report.
In context — John 4:28
Therefore, the woman left her water jar and went away into the city , and she says to the people.
About this coordinate
John 4:28:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of John 4:28, 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.4.28.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (John.4.28.W10.S1) and character.