Luke 18:13:12Luke.18.13.W12TAB
εἰς
eis
“to”
- Transliteration
- eis
- Extended
- eis
- IPA
- /eis/
Meaning by language
- English
- to
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
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ho de te-LO-nês ma-KRO-then he-STÔS ouk Ê-the-len ou-DE tous oph-thal-MOUS e-PA-rai eis ton ou-ra-NON all E-typ-te to STÊ-thos au-TOU LE-gōn ho the-OS hi-LA-sthê-TI moi tôi ha-mar-tō-LÔ
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase eis ton ouranon {εἰς τὸν οὐρανόν | eis ton ouranon} ‘into heaven’ specifies the direction of the unrealized action, underscoring his sense of unworthiness before the divine realm.
Root and etymology
henepsilon with rough breathing–nu
“one”
In context — Luke 18:13
But the tax collector, standing far off, was not willing even to lift up his eyes toward heaven, but was striking his chest, saying, “O God , be merciful to me, the sinner .”
About this coordinate
Luke 18:13:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Luke 18:13, 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.18.13.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.18.13.W12.S1) and character.