Mark 3:29:5Mark.3.29.W5TAB
εἰς
eis
“against”
- Transliteration
- eis
- Extended
- ays
- IPA
- /eis/
Meaning by language
- English
- against
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
hos de an blas-phê-MEE-sêi eis to PNEU-ma to HA-gi-on ouk E-khei A-phe-sin eis ton ai-Ô-na al-LA E-no-KHOS ES-tin ai-ô-NI-ou ha-mar-TÊ-ma-tos
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase eis to pneuma to hagion {εἰς τὸ πνεῦμα τὸ ἅγιον | eis tó pneûma tó hágion} uses eis with an accusative noun phrase to indicate direction “against the Holy Spirit.”
The following prepositional phrase eis ton aiona {εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα | eis tón aiô-na} specifies the temporal extent, functioning adverbially as “forever.”
Root and etymology
grammagamma–rho–alpha–mu–mu–alpha
“letter, written character”
In context — Mark 3:29
But whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit does not have forgiveness forever, but is guilty of an eternal sin.
About this coordinate
Mark 3:29:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Mark 3:29, 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.3.29.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.3.29.W5.S1) and character.