Matthew 21:10:4Matt.21.10.W4TAB
εἰς
eis
“into”
- Transliteration
- EIS
- Extended
- EIS
- IPA
- /ˈiːs/
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
- clause
KAI ei-sel-THON-tos au-TOO EIS hi-e-ro-SO-ly-ma e-SEIS-thê PA-sa HÊ PO-lis LE-goo-sa
- sentence
KAI ei-sel-THON-tos au-TOO EIS hi-e-ro-SO-ly-ma e-SEIS-thê PA-sa HÊ PO-lis LE-goo-sa TIS e-stin OO-tos
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase eis Hierosolyma {εἰς Ἱεροσόλυμα | eis Hi-e-ro-só-ly-ma} indicates directional motion into the city.
Root and etymology
Rootiota–epsilon–rho–epsilon–upsilon–sigma
“priest”
In context — Matthew 21:10
And when He entered into Jerusalem, the whole city was shaken, saying, “Who is this?”
About this coordinate
Matthew 21:10:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Matthew 21:10, 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.21.10.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.21.10.W4.S1) and character.