Luke 14:8:9Luke.14.8.W9TAB
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
HO-tan klê-THÊS hy-PO TI-nos eis GA-mous mê ka-ta-kli-THÊS eis tên prô-to-kli-SI-an MÊ-po-te en-ti-MO-te-ros sou êi ke-klê-ME-nos hyp au-TOU
Exegesis
The phrase eis gamous {εἰς γάμους | eis gámous} ‘into wedding feasts’ situates the scenario in a social banquet setting.
A prohibition is expressed with the negated subjunctive me kataklithes {μὴ κατακλιθῇς | mē kataklithês} ‘do not recline’, followed by the directional eis ten protoklisian {εἰς τὴν πρωτοκλισίαν | eis tḗn prōtoklisían} ‘at the place of highest honor’, reflecting the reclining custom as a marker of status.
Root and etymology
strephosigma–tau–rho–epsilon–phi–omega
“to turn, change direction”
In context — Luke 14:8
Whenever someone invites you to a wedding feast, avoid reclining at the place of highest honor , lest someone more honorable than you may have been invited by him.
About this coordinate
Luke 14:8:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Luke 14:8, 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 Luke.14.8.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.14.8.W9.S1) and character.