Mark 13:3:4Mark.13.3.W4TAB
εἰς
eis
“on”
- Transliteration
- eis
- Extended
- eis
- IPA
- /eis/
Meaning by language
- English
- on
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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KAI ka-thê-ME-nou au-TOU eis to O-ros tôn e-lai-ÔN ka-TE-nan-ti tou hi-e-ROU e-pê-RÔ-ta au-TON kat i-DI-an PE-tros KAI i-A-ko-bos KAI i-ô-AN-nês KAI an-DRE-as
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase eis to Oros tōn Elaion {εἰς τὸ Ὄρος τῶν Ἐλαιῶν | eis tò Ó-ros tōn Elai-ôn} specifies the movement and location toward the Mount of Olives, while katenanti tou hierou {κατέναντι τοῦ ἱεροῦ | katé-nanti tou hieroû} ‘opposite the temple’ adds a spatial orientation that creates a visual contrast between Jesus on the hillside and the temple complex below.
Root and etymology
dynamisdelta–upsilon–nu–alpha–mu–iota–sigma
“power, might, capability”
In context — Mark 13:3
And as He was sitting on the Mount of Olives , opposite the temple, Peter and James and John and Andrew asked Him privately,
About this coordinate
Mark 13:3:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Mark 13:3, 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.13.3.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.13.3.W4.S1) and character.