Luke 17:12:4Luke.17.12.W4TAB
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
- word
eis
- sentence
KAI ei-ser-kho-ME-nou au-TOU eis TI-na KÔ-mên a-PÊN-tê-san DE-ka le-PROI AN-dres hoi E-stê-san POR-rho-then
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase eis tina komen {εἰς τίνα κώμην | eis tí-na kṓ-mēn} introduces motion into an unspecified village, with the indefinite pronoun tina indicating that the exact location is not central to the story.
Root and etymology
aphiēmialpha–phi–iota–eta–mu–iota
“to let go, to release, to forgive”
In context — Luke 17:12
And as He was entering into a certain village, ten leprous men met Him, who stood at a distance.
About this coordinate
Luke 17:12:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Luke 17:12, 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.17.12.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.17.12.W4.S1) and character.