Matthew 20:18:3Matt.20.18.W3TAB
εἰς
eis
“to”
- Transliteration
- eis
- Extended
- eis
- IPA
- /iːs/
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
- word
eis
- phraseyour reading level
i-DOO a-na-BAI-no-men eis hi-e-ro-SO-ly-ma
- sentence
i-DOO a-na-BAI-no-men eis hi-e-ro-SO-ly-ma KAI ho hyi-OS TOO an-THRÔ-poo pa-ra-do-THÊ-se-tai TOIS ar-khi-e-REU-sin KAI gram-ma-TEU-sin KAI ka-ta-kri-NOO-sin au-TON tha-NA-tô
Exegesis
The main finite verb anabainomen {ἀναβαίνομεν | a-na-baí-no-men} ‘we are going up’ is present active indicative first person plural, conveying imminent movement toward the sacred city defined by the prepositional phrase eis Hierosolyma {εἰς Ἱεροσόλυμα | eis Hi-e-ro-só-ly-ma} ‘into Jerusalem’.
In context — Matthew 20:18
Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man will be delivered to the chief priests and scribes, and they will condemn Him to death.
About this coordinate
Matthew 20:18:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Matthew 20:18, 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.20.18.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.20.18.W3.S1) and character.