Luke 15:6:3Luke.15.6.W3TAB

εἰς

eis

into

Transliteration
EIS
Extended
ees
IPA
/eis/

Meaning by language

English
into

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 el-THÔN EIS ton OI-kon syn-ga-la-LEI tous PHI-lous KAI tous GEI-to-nas LE-gōn au-TOIS syn-KHA-rê-TE moi HO-ti HEU-ron to PRO-ba-ton mou to a-po-lō-LOS

Exegesis

The prepositional phrase eis ton oikon {εἰς τὸν οἶκον | eis tón oî-kon} ‘into the house’ marks the transition from field to home.

In contextLuke 15:6

And when he enters his house , he gathers his friends and neighbors and says to them, “Rejoice with me, because I have found my sheep that was lost.”

About this coordinate

Luke 15:6:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Luke 15:6, 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.15.6.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.15.6.W3.S1) and character.