Mark 8:3:6Mark.8.3.W6TAB
εἰς
eis
“to”
- Transliteration
- eis
- Extended
- eis
- IPA
- /eis/
Meaning by language
- English
- to
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
KAI e-AN a-po-LY-SŌ au-TOUS NÊ-steis eis OI-kon au-TÔN e-kly-THÊ-so-ntai en têi ho-DÔI KAI TI-nes au-TÔN a-PO ma-KRO-then HÊ-ka-sin
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase eis oikon auton {εἰς οἶκον αὐτῶν | eis oîkon autōn} indicates the intended destination.
Root and etymology
nēsteúōnēsteúō: nu–eta–sigma–tau–epsilon–upsilon–omega
“to fast, abstain from food”
In context — Mark 8:3
If I send them away to their homes without eating, they will faint along the way ; and some of them have come from far away.
About this coordinate
Mark 8:3:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Mark 8:3, 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.8.3.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.8.3.W6.S1) and character.