Matthew 27:7:11Matt.27.7.W11TAB

εἰς

eis

for

Transliteration
eis
Extended
eis
IPA
/iːs/

Meaning by language

English
for

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

    sym-BOO-li-on DE la-BON-tes ê-GO-ra-san eks au-TÔN TON a-GRON TOO ke-ra-ME-ôs eis ta-PHÊN TOIS KSE-nois

Exegesis

The final purpose clause eis taphēn tois xenois {εἰς ταφὴν τοῖς ξένοις | eis ta-phḗn toîs xé-nois} uses eis + accusative to express purpose (‘for burial’) and the dative to identify beneficiaries (‘the strangers’). This structure foregrounds the decision-making and highlights the intended purpose of providing a burial place for non-citizens.

Root and etymology

metamelomaimu–epsilon–tau–alpha–mu–epsilon–lambda–epsilon–mu–omicron–lambda–alpha–iota

to change one’s mind, regret

In contextMatthew 27:7

So after taking counsel , they bought the potter’s field with the money as a burial place for the strangers .

About this coordinate

Matthew 27:7:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Matthew 27:7, 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.27.7.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.27.7.W11.S1) and character.