Mark 13:16:3Mark.13.16.W3TAB
εἰς
eis
“in”
- Transliteration
- eis
- Extended
- ehs
- IPA
- /eis/
Meaning by language
- English
- in
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 ho eis ton a-GRON mê e-pi-stre-PSA-tô eis ta o-PI-sô A-rai to hi-MA-ti-on au-TOU
Exegesis
The expression ho eis ton agron {ὁ εἰς τὸν ἀγρόν | ho eis tón a-grón} ‘the one in the field’ consists of an article plus prepositional phrase functioning substantively, referring generically to any person located out in the agricultural area.
The prepositional phrase eis ta opisō {εἰς τὰ ὀπίσω | eis tà o-pí-sō} ‘toward the things behind’ specifies the forbidden direction, focusing on what has been left at home or behind the person.
Root and etymology
dynamisdelta–upsilon–nu–alpha–mu–iota–sigma
“power, might, capability”
In context — Mark 13:16
And let the one who is in the field not turn back to take his cloak .
About this coordinate
Mark 13:16:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Mark 13:16, 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.13.16.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.13.16.W3.S1) and character.