Luke 17:24:11Luke.17.24.W11TAB
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
HÔS-per gar hê a-stra-PÊ a-STRAP-tou-sa ek tês hy-PO ton ou-ra-NON eis tên hyp ou-ra-NON LAM-pei HOU-tôs ES-tai ho hy-HOS tou an-THRÔ-pou en têi hê-ME-ra au-TOU
Exegesis
Parallel prepositional phrases ek tēs hypò tón ouranón {ἐκ τῆς ὑπὸ τὸν οὐρανὸν | ek tēs hypò tón ouranón} ‘from under the sky’ and eis tēn hyp ouranón {εἰς τὴν ὑπ᾽ οὐρανὸν | eis tēn hyp ouranón} ‘into the sky under’ express the breadth of the phenomenon.
Root and etymology
aphiēmialpha–phi–iota–eta–mu–iota
“to let go, to release, to forgive”
In context — Luke 17:24
For just as the lightning flashes from under the sky to under the sky, so will the Son of Man be in His day.
About this coordinate
Luke 17:24:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Luke 17:24, 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.17.24.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.17.24.W11.S1) and character.