εἰς

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 εἰς

   eis

   for
2. sentence🔊 καὶ παρήγγειλεν αὐτοῖς ἵνα μηδὲν αἴρωσιν εἰς ὁδὸν εἰ μὴ ῥάβδον μόνον μὴ ἄρτον μὴ πήραν μὴ εἰς τὴν ζώνην χαλκόν

   KAI pa-RÊNG-gei-len au-TOIS HI-na mê-DEN AI-rô-sin eis ho-DON ei mê RHAB-don MO-non mê AR-ton mê PÊ-ran mê eis tên ZÔ-nên khal-KON

   and he commanded to them that nothing they might take for journey if not a staff only not bread not a bag not into the belt copper money

Exegesis

This is followed by the purpose clause hina mēden airosin eis hodon {ἵνα μηδὲν αἴρωσιν εἰς ὁδὸν | hí-na mē-dèn aí-rō-sin eîs ho-dòn} “so that they might take nothing for the journey,” with the present subjunctive airosin emphasizing the ongoing nature of traveling without provisions.

The idiomatic exception marker ei mē {εἰ μὴ | eî mē} introduces the sole permitted item rhabdon monon {ῥάβδον μόνον | rháb-don mó-non}, “only a staff,” followed by coordinated negations mē arton, mē peran, mē eis ten zonen chalkon {μὴ ἄρτον, μὴ πήραν, μὴ εἰς τὴν ζώνην χαλκόν | mē ár-ton, mē pḗ-ran, mē eîs tḗn zō-nēn khal-kón}, prohibiting bread, a bag, and copper money. The repetition of mē underscores the comprehensive nature of the prohibition, and the phrase eis ten zonen chalkon vividly depicts money carried in the belt, reinforcing radical dependence on divine provision and hospitality.