Luke 19:29:5Luke.19.29.W5TAB

εἰς

eis

to

Transliteration
eis
Extended
eis
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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  1. word

    eis

  2. sentence

    KAI e-GE-ne-to hōs ÊNG-gi-sen eis bēth-pha-GÊ KAI bē-tha-NI-an pros to O-ros to ka-LOU-me-non e-lai-ÔN a-PE-stei-len DY-o tôn ma-thē-TÔN

Exegesis

Spatial movement is expressed first with eis {εἰς | eis} plus the accusatives Bethphage {Βηθφαγὴ | Bethphagḗ} and Bethania {Βηθανίαν | Bēthanián}, coordinated by kai {καὶ | kaì}, indicating arrival in the region of these two villages.

In contextLuke 19:29

And it happened, as He drew near to Bethphage and Bethany toward the mount called the Mount of Olives , that He sent two of the disciples.

About this coordinate

Luke 19:29:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Luke 19:29, 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.19.29.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.19.29.W5.S1) and character.