Romans 15:18:12Rom.15.18.W12TAB

εἰς

eis

to

Transliteration
eis
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/eis/

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English
to

Alphabet Analysis

Epsilone — as in met (short)
Iotai — as in machine
Sigma (final)s — used only at end of words

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  1. word

    eis

  2. sentence

    ou gar tol-MÊ-sō ti la-LEIN hōn ou ka-teir-GA-sa-to khri-STOS di e-MOU eis hy-pa-ko-ÊN eth-NŌN LO-gō kai ER-gō

Exegesis

The prepositional phrase eis hupakoen ethnon {εἰς ὑπακοὴν ἐθνῶν | eis hupakoḗn ethnôn} expresses purpose or result, “for the obedience of the Gentiles,” with the genitive ethnon specifying whose obedience is in view.

In contextRomans 15:18

For I will not dare to speak of anything except those things which Christ has accomplished through me for the obedience of the Gentiles, by word and by deed .

About this coordinate

Romans 15:18:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Romans 15:18, 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 Rom.15.18.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Rom.15.18.W12.S1) and character.