Matthew 15:11:4Matt.15.11.W4TAB
εἰς
eis
“into”
- Transliteration
- eis
- Extended
- eis
- IPA
- /eis/
Meaning by language
- English
- into
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
ou to ei-ser-KHO-me-non eis to STO-ma koi-NOI ton AN-thrō-pon al-LA to ek-po-reu-O-me-non ek tou STO-ma-tos TOU-to koi-NOI ton AN-thrō-pon
Exegesis
Each is accompanied by a prepositional phrase, eis to stoma {εἰς τὸ στόμα | eis tò stó-ma} “into the mouth” and ek tou stomatos {ἐκ τοῦ στόματος | ek toû stó-ma-tos} “out of the mouth,” indicating direction and location.
Root and etymology
nesteuonu–eta–sigma–tau–epsilon–upsilon–omega
“to fast, go without food”
In context — Matthew 15:11
What enters the mouth does not defile the person, but what emerges from the mouth defiles the person.
About this coordinate
Matthew 15:11:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Matthew 15:11, 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 Matt.15.11.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.15.11.W4.S1) and character.