Mark 14:8:9Mark.14.8.W9TAB
εἰς
eis
“for”
- Transliteration
- eis
- Extended
- eis
- 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
ho ES-khen e-POI-ee-sen pro-E-la-ben my-REE-sai to SO-ma mou eis ton en-ta-phi-as-MON
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase eis ton entaphiasmon {εἰς τὸν ἐνταφιασμόν | eis tón en-ta-phia-smón} marks the ultimate goal, “for the burial,” giving the anointing a prophetic, funerary orientation. The tight succession of aorist verbs and the purpose infinitive compress the narrative into a dense evaluative statement by Jesus, which is represented in English by coordinated clauses and a purpose phrase (“to anoint My body for the burial”) to preserve both the completed aspect and the forward-looking reference to His burial.
In context — Mark 14:8
What she had she did; she has anticipated to anoint My body for the burial .
About this coordinate
Mark 14:8:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Mark 14:8, 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.14.8.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.14.8.W9.S1) and character.