Matthew 15:24:9Matt.15.24.W9TAB
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
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eis
- sentence
ho de a-po-kri-THEIS EI-pen ouk a-pe-STA-lên ei mê eis ta PRO-ba-ta ta a-po-lô-LO-ta OI-kou is-ra-ÊL
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase eis ta probata ta apololota {εἰς τὰ πρόβατα τὰ ἀπολωλότα | eis ta próbata ta apolōlóta} “to the sheep, the lost ones” uses an articular participle (ta apololota) modifying probata, so that the sheep are defined specifically as those in a state of having been lost, the perfect tense underscoring a settled condition with ongoing implications.
Root and etymology
nesteuonu–eta–sigma–tau–epsilon–upsilon–omega
“to fast, go without food”
In context — Matthew 15:24
But He answered and said, “I was not sent except to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.”
About this coordinate
Matthew 15:24:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Matthew 15:24, 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.15.24.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.15.24.W9.S1) and character.