Matthew 20:1:16Matt.20.1.W16TAB

εἰς

eis

into

Transliteration
EIS
Extended
EIS
IPA
/ˈeis/

Meaning by language

English
into

Alphabet Analysis

Epsilone — as in met (short)
Iotai — as in machine
Sigma (final)s — used only at end of words

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Word in context

  1. word

    EIS

  2. sentence

    ho-MOI-a GAR ES-tin HÊ ba-si-LEI-a TÔN ou-ra-NÔN an-THRÔ-pō oi-ko-des-PO-tê HO-stis eks-ÊL-then HA-ma prô-I mis-THÔ-sas-thai er-GA-tas EIS TON am-pe-LÔ-na au-TOU

Exegesis

The prepositional phrase eis ton ampelōna autou {εἰς τὸν ἀμπελῶνα αὐτοῦ | eis tón ampelōna autoû} ‘into his vineyard’ specifies the destination and sphere of the workers’ activity, with autou marking possession. In translation, the simile structure (“For the kingdom of heaven is like…”) is preserved, the appositional dative is rendered with a second noun in apposition (“a man, a householder”), and the purpose infinitive is expressed with an English infinitive of purpose (“to hire”), keeping the temporal and purposive nuances clear.

In contextMatthew 20:1

For the kingdom of heaven is like a man, a householder , who went out at dawn to hire workers for his vineyard.

About this coordinate

Matthew 20:1:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of Matthew 20:1, 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.20.1.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.20.1.W16.S1) and character.