Mark 14:4:7Mark.14.4.W7TAB
Εἰς
eis
“for”
- Transliteration
- eis
- Extended
- ays
- IPA
- /eis/
Meaning by language
- English
- for
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
- sentence
AY-san DE TI-nes a-ga-nak-TOUN-tes pros he-au-TOUS eis TI hê a-PO-lei-a HAU-tê tou MY-rou GE-go-nen
Exegesis
The interrogative sequence Eis ti {Εἰς τί | Eis tí} is an idiomatic way of asking “Why?” introducing the question clause.
In context — Mark 14:4
But some were indignant among themselves, “Why has this waste of the ointment happened?”
About this coordinate
Mark 14:4:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Mark 14:4, 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.14.4.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.14.4.W7.S1) and character.