Matthew 15:17:7Matt.15.17.W7TAB
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 no-EI-te HO-ti PAN to eis-po-reu-O-me-non eis to STO-ma eis tên koi-LI-an kho-REI kai eis a-phe-DRÔ-na ek-BAL-le-tai
Exegesis
A chain of prepositional phrases—eis to stoma {εἰς τὸ στόμα | eis tó stó-ma}, eis ten koilian {εἰς τὴν κοιλίαν | eis tén koi-lí-an}, and eis aphedrona {εἰς ἀφεδρῶνα | eis a-phe-drō-na}—traces the linear path of food from mouth to stomach to place of disposal.
Root and etymology
nesteuonu–eta–sigma–tau–epsilon–upsilon–omega
“to fast, go without food”
In context — Matthew 15:17
Do you not understand that everything entering into the mouth goes into the stomach and is cast out into the latrine ?
About this coordinate
Matthew 15:17:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Matthew 15:17, 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.15.17.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.15.17.W7.S1) and character.