For an Informed Love of God
Bill Mounce
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εἰς
Vocabulary form:
eijV
Definition:
into, in, among
Erasmian:
Modern:
Frequency:
1,767
GK:
1650
Cognates:
Eisegesis is poor hermeneutical practice because it reads a meaning into the text instead of drawing it out of (exegesis) the text.
Mnemonic Singing:
Changed from glory into glory,
'til in heaven we take our place.
Notes:
In classical Greek there was littleoverlap in meaning between eijV ("into") and ejn ("in"), but in Koine Greek there is more.
Biblical Concordance
| 1 Peter 3:7 | Husbands, in the same way, live with them with understanding, showing honor to the woman as a weaker vessel, since you are joint heirs of the gracious gift of life, so that (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) your prayers may not be hindered. |
| 1 Peter 3:9 | not returning evil for evil or insult for insult, but on the contrary blessing, because for (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) this you were called that you might inherit a blessing. |
| 1 Peter 3:12 | For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, and his ears are open to (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) their prayers; but the face of the Lord is against those who do evil.” |
| 1 Peter 3:20 | who once were disobedient when the patience of God waited in the days of Noah while the ark was being built, in (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) which a few, that is eight souls, were brought safely through water. |
| 1 Peter 3:21 | This water prefigures baptism, which now saves you — not the removal of dirt from the body but the answer of a good conscience to (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) God — by the resurrection of Jesus Christ, |
| 1 Peter 3:22 | who is at the right hand of God, having gone into (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) heaven, all angels and authorities and powers being made subject to him. |
| 1 Peter 4:2 | so that (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) you no longer live your remaining days in the flesh concerned about human desires but about the will of God. |
| 1 Peter 4:4 | In all this, they are surprised that you do not plunge with them into (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) the same flood of debauchery, and they malign you. |
| 1 Peter 4:6 | It was for (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) this very purpose that the gospel was preached to the dead, so that though they were judged as men in the flesh, they might live as God in the Spirit. |
| 1 Peter 4:7 | The end of all things is at hand, so use sound judgment and be sober-minded for (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) the sake of prayer. |
| 1 Peter 4:8 | Above all, maintain a fervent love among (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) yourselves, for love covers a multitude of sins. |
| 1 Peter 4:9 | Be hospitable to (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) one another without grumbling. |
| 1 Peter 4:10 | Each one should serve others in respect to the gift he has received, as a good steward of the grace of God in its various forms: |
| 1 Peter 4:11 | if someone speaks, as speaking the oracles of God; if someone serves, as by the strength that God supplies — so that in everything God may be glorified through Jesus Christ. To him belong glory and power forever (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) and ever. Amen. |
| 1 Peter 5:10 | And the God of all grace, the one who has called you into (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) his eternal glory in Christ, will, after you have suffered a little while, himself restore, confirm, strengthen, and establish you. |
| 1 Peter 5:11 | To him be power forever (eis | εἰς | prep-acc). Amen. |
| 1 Peter 5:12 | By Silvanus, a faithful brother as I regard him, I have written briefly to you, exhorting and testifying that this is the true grace of God. Stand fast in (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) it. |
| 2 Peter 1:8 | For if you possess these qualities in increasing measure, they will make you effective and productive in (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) your knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. |
| 2 Peter 1:11 | For in this way entry into (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ will be richly provided for you. |
| 2 Peter 1:17 | For he received honor and glory from God the Father when a voice borne to him by the Majestic Glory proclaimed: “This is my Son, my Beloved, on (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) whom my favor rests.” |
| 2 Peter 2:4 | For if God did not spare the angels when they sinned but cast them into hell, committing them to chains of utter darkness, there to be kept until (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) the judgment; |
| 2 Peter 2:9 | then the Lord knows how to rescue the godly from trial, but to keep the unrighteous under guard awaiting punishment on (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) the day of judgment, |
| 2 Peter 2:12 | But these people, like irrational animals, born creatures of instinct to be (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) captured and destroyed, are ignorant of those whom they slander, and in their destruction will themselves also be destroyed, |
| 2 Peter 2:22 | What has happened to them illustrates the true proverb: “A dog returns to its own vomit, and a sow, after washing herself, returns to (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) wallow in the mire.” |
| 2 Peter 3:7 | But by the same word the present heavens and earth have been reserved for fire, kept for (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) the day of judgment and destruction of ungodly men. |
| 2 Peter 3:9 | The Lord is not late in fulfilling his promise, as some regard lateness, but is patient toward (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) you, not willing that anyone should perish, but that all should come to (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) repentance. |
| 2 Peter 3:18 | But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To him be the glory both now and in (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) the eternal day. Amen. |
| 1 John 2:17 | The world is passing away with all its desires, but the one who does the will of God remains forever (eis | εἰς | prep-acc). |
| 1 John 3:8 | The one who continues to sin is of the devil, because the devil has been sinning from the beginning. The Son of God appeared for (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) this purpose — that he might destroy the works of the devil. |
| 1 John 3:14 | We know that we have crossed over from death to (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) life, because we love the brothers. Whoever does not love remains in the realm of death. |
| 1 John 4:1 | Dear friends, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to find out whether they are from God, because many false prophets have gone out into (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) the world. |
| 1 John 4:9 | By this the love of God is revealed to us: that God has sent his one and only Son into (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) the world so that we might live through him. |
| 1 John 5:8 | the Spirit and the water and the blood; and the three are in (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) accord. |
| 1 John 5:10 | The one who believes in (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) the Son of God has the testimony in himself; the one who does not believe God has made him out to be a liar, because he has not believed in (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) the testimony that God has borne concerning his Son. |
| 1 John 5:13 | I am writing these things to you so that you may know that you have eternal life — you who believe in (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) the name of the Son of God. |
| 2 John 1:2 | because of the truth that abides in us and will be with us forever: (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) |
| 2 John 1:7 | For many deceivers have gone out into (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) the world, people who do not confess that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh. Any such person is the deceiver and the Antichrist! |
| 2 John 1:10 | If someone comes to you and does not bring this teaching, do not receive him into (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) your house or give him any greeting, |
| 3 John 1:5 | Dear brother, you are faithful in what you are doing for (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) the brothers, even though they are strangers. |
| Jude 1:4 | For certain men have stolen in unawares — men who long ago were designated for (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) this condemnation — ungodly men who turn the grace of our God into an excuse for (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) blatant immorality, and deny our only Master and Lord, Jesus Christ. |
| Jude 1:6 | And the angels who did not stay within their own domain but abandoned their proper dwelling, he has kept in eternal chains in utter darkness for (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) the judgment of the great day. |
| Jude 1:13 | wild waves of the sea, casting up their shameful deeds like foam; wandering stars for whom the gloom of utter darkness has been reserved forever (eis | εἰς | prep-acc). |
| Jude 1:21 | Keep yourselves in the love of God as you wait for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ to grant (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) you eternal life. |
| Jude 1:25 | to the only God, our Savior, through Jesus Christ our Lord, belong glory, majesty, power, and authority, before all time, now and forever (eis | εἰς | prep-acc). Amen. |
| Revelation 1:6 | and has made us a kingdom, priests to his God and Father, to him be glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen. |
| Revelation 1:11 | saying, “Write what you see on (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) a scroll and send it to the seven churches — to (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia, and Laodicea.” |
| Revelation 1:18 | the Living One. I was dead, but behold, I am alive for (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) ever and ever! And I hold the keys of death and of Hades. |
| Revelation 2:10 | Do not fear what you are about to suffer. The devil is about to throw some of you into (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) prison so that you may be tested, and you will have affliction for ten days. Be faithful until death, and I will give you the crown of life. |
| Revelation 2:22 | Beware, I will throw her onto (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) a bed of suffering, and those who commit adultery with her into (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) great affliction, unless they repent of her ways. |
| Revelation 4:9 | And whenever the living creatures give glory and honor and thanks to the one who is seated on the throne, to the one who lives forever (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) and ever, |