Matthew 18:9:27Matt.18.9.W27TAB
εἰς
eis
“into”
- Transliteration
- eis
- Extended
- eis
- IPA
- /iːs/
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
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Ê DY-o oph-thal-MOUS E-khon-ta blê-THÊ-nai eis TÊN YE-en-nan TOU py-ROS
- clause
ka-LON SOI es-tin mo-NOPH-thal-mon eis TÊN zô-ÊN ei-sel-THEIN Ê DY-o oph-thal-MOUS E-khon-ta blê-THÊ-nai eis TÊN YE-en-nan TOU py-ROS
- sentence
KAI ei ho oph-thal-MOS sou skan-da-LI-zei se EK-se-le au-TON KAI BA-le a-PO SOU ka-LON SOI es-tin mo-NOPH-thal-mon eis TÊN zô-ÊN ei-sel-THEIN Ê DY-o oph-thal-MOUS E-khon-ta blê-THÊ-nai eis TÊN YE-en-nan TOU py-ROS
Exegesis
The evaluative clause kalon soi estin {καλὸν σοί ἐστίν | ka-lón soí e-stín} ‘it is better for you’ introduces a contrast between the infinitival constructions monophthalmon eis ten zoen eiselthein {μονόφθαλμον εἰς τὴν ζωὴν εἰσελθεῖν} ‘to enter life with one eye’ and echonta duo ophthalmous blethenai {ἔχοντα δύο ὀφθαλμούς βληθῆναι} ‘having two eyes to be thrown’, where the passive infinitive blethenai {βληθῆναι | blē-thê-nai} ‘to be thrown’ describes the dire consequence.
The final prepositional phrase eis ten geennan tou puros {εἰς τὴν γέενναν τοῦ πυρός | eis tḕn gé-en-na tou py-rós} ‘into Gehenna of fire’ conveys the ultimate judgment imagery. The conditional structure, imperatival force, and contrasting infinitives are maintained to reflect the urgency and theological severity in the Greek.
In context — Matthew 18:9
And if your eye causes you to stumble, tear it out and throw it away from yourself. It is better for you to enter life with one eye than, having two eyes, to be thrown into Gehenna of fire.
About this coordinate
Matthew 18:9:27 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 27 of Matthew 18:9, 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.18.9.W27, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.18.9.W27.S1) and character.