Mark 1:12:7Mark.1.12.W7TAB

εἰς

eis

into

Transliteration
eis
Extended
eis
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 eu-THYS to PNEU-ma au-TON ek-BAL-lei eis tên E-rê-mon

Exegesis

The prepositional phrase eis ten eremon {εἰς τὴν ἔρημον | eis tēn é-rē-mon} ‘into the wilderness’ marks directional movement toward a specific desolate locale, the recognized setting for testing and encounter with spiritual powers. The word order places emphasis on the Spirit’s decisive action and the immediacy of the transition from baptismal affirmation to wilderness testing.

Root and etymology

halsalpha with rough breathing–lambda–sigma

salt, sea

In contextMark 1:12

And immediately the Spirit drives Him into the wilderness .

About this coordinate

Mark 1:12:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Mark 1:12, 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 Mark.1.12.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.1.12.W7.S1) and character.