Romans 14:9:1Rom.14.9.W1TAB
εἰς
eis
“for”
- Transliteration
- eis
- Extended
- eis
- IPA
- /eis/
Meaning by language
- English
- for
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
- sentence
eis TOU-to gar khri-STOS a-PE-tha-nen kai E-dzê-sen HI-na kai ne-KRÔN kai DZÔN-tôn ky-ri-EU-sêi
Exegesis
The verse begins with the prepositional phrase eis touto {εἰς τοῦτο | eis toû-to} ‘into this, for this’, which functions adverbially to state the goal or purpose of the subsequent actions.
Root and etymology
heisepsilon–iota–sigma
“not one, no person”
In context — Romans 14:9
For to this purpose Christ died and came to life, so that He might be Lord of both the dead and the living .
About this coordinate
Romans 14:9:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Romans 14:9, 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 Rom.14.9.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Rom.14.9.W1.S1) and character.