⸂εἰς

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 ⸂εἰς

   eis

   into
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 εἰ δὲ θέλεις ⸂εἰς τὴν ζωὴν εἰσελθεῖν⸃,

   ei DE THE-leis eis TÊN zô-ÊN ei-sel-THEIN

   {but} If you want to enter into the life
3. clause🔊 εἰ δὲ θέλεις ⸂εἰς τὴν ζωὴν εἰσελθεῖν⸃, ⸀τήρησον τὰς ἐντολάς.

   ei DE THE-leis eis TÊN zô-ÊN ei-sel-THEIN TÊ-rê-son TAS en-to-LAS

   {but} If you want to enter into the life keep the commandments
4. sentence🔊 εἷς ἐστιν ὁ ἀγαθός⸃· εἰ δὲ θέλεις ⸂εἰς τὴν ζωὴν εἰσελθεῖν⸃, ⸀τήρησον τὰς ἐντολάς.

   HEIS es-tin HO a-ga-THOS ei DE THE-leis eis TÊN zô-ÊN ei-sel-THEIN TÊ-rê-son TAS en-to-LAS

   One is the good one {but} If you want to enter into the life keep the commandments

Exegesis

The assertion heis estin ho agathos {εἷς ἐστιν ὁ ἀγαθός | heîs es-tín ho a-ga-thós} places the numeral heis in the emphatic subject position, yielding the theological claim “There is One who is good,” while the article plus adjective ho agathos personifies “the good” in a single ultimate source.

The conditional protasis ei de theleis {εἰ δὲ θέλεις | ei dè thé-leis} introduces a real condition, “If you wish,” with the de again lightly contrasting the condition with the preceding statement about the One who is good.

The infinitival phrase eis tēn zōēn eiselthein {εἰς τὴν ζωὴν εἰσελθεῖν | eis tḕn zō-ḕn ei-sel-theîn} uses eis with the accusative plus an aorist infinitive to express purpose or goal, “to enter into life,” with “life” understood contextually as eschatological life.