Luke 15:13:12Luke.15.13.W12TAB

εἰς

eis

to

Transliteration
eis
Extended
ace
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. sentence

    KAI met ou pol-LAS hê-ME-ras sy-na-ga-GŌN PAN-ta ho ne-Ō-te-ros hy-OS a-pe-DÊ-mê-sen eis KHŌ-ran ma-KRAN KAI e-KEI di-es-KOR-pi-sen tên ou-SI-an au-TOU DZŌN a-SŌ-tōs

Exegesis

The prepositional phrase eis chṓran makrán {εἰς χώραν μακράν | eis chṓran makrán} stresses spatial and relational separation.

In contextLuke 15:13

And a short time later, the younger son gathered together all things and departed to a distant country, and there he squandered his substance by living recklessly .

About this coordinate

Luke 15:13:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Luke 15:13, 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 Luke.15.13.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.15.13.W12.S1) and character.