Matthew 21:1:4Matt.21.1.W4TAB
εἰς
eis
“to”
- Transliteration
- EIS
- Extended
- EIS
- IPA
- /ˈiːs/
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
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KAI HO-te ÊNG-yi-san EIS hi-e-ro-SO-ly-ma KAI ÊL-thon EIS bêth-pha-GÊ EIS TO O-ros TÔN e-lai-ÔN
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KAI HO-te ÊNG-yi-san EIS hi-e-ro-SO-ly-ma KAI ÊL-thon EIS bêth-pha-GÊ EIS TO O-ros TÔN e-lai-ÔN TO-te ee-ay-SOOS a-PES-tei-len DY-o ma-thê-TAS
Exegesis
The consecutive prepositional phrases eīs Hierosólyma…eīs Bēthphagḕ…eīs tò Óros tôn Elaiṓn {εἰς…} narrow the location context, emphasizing progression.
Root and etymology
Rootiota–epsilon–rho–epsilon–upsilon–sigma
“priest”
In context — Matthew 21:1
And as they came near Jerusalem and reached Bethphage on the Mount of Olives, Jesus then sent two disciples .
About this coordinate
Matthew 21:1:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Matthew 21:1, 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.21.1.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.21.1.W4.S1) and character.