Vocabulary Form
εἰς
Definition

into; in

Erasmian
Modern
Frequency
1767
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.

Song
Verse

“Jesus was led by the Spirit εἰς the wilderness to be tempted by the devil.” (Matt 4:1)

“Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee and was baptized εἰς the Jordan River by John.” (Mark 1:9)

Notes

In classical Greek, there was little overlap in meaning between εἰς ("into") and ἐν ("in"), but in Koine Greek there is more.

Biblical Concordance

John 13:8 Peter said to him, “You will never wash my feet!” Jesus replied, “If I do not wash you, you have no share with me.”
John 13:22 The disciples began to look at (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) one another, at a loss to know about whom he was speaking.
John 13:27 After Judas had taken the morsel of bread, Satan entered into (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) him. Jesus said to him, “What you are going to do, do quickly.”
John 13:29 Some of them thought, since Judas used to keep the money box, that Jesus had said to him, “Buy what we need for (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) the festival,” or that he should give something to the poor.
John 14:1 “Do not let your hearts be troubled. You trust in (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) God; trust also in (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) me.
John 14:12 I tell you the solemn truth, the one who believes in (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) me will do the works that I do; in fact, greater works than these will he do, because I am going to the Father.
John 14:16 And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Paraclete, to be with you forever (eis | εἰς | prep-acc),
John 15:6 If anyone does not abide in me, he is like a branch that is thrown away and withers; men gather them and throw them into (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) the fire, and they are burned.
John 15:21 But all these things they will do to (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) you on account of my name, because they do not know the one who sent me.
John 16:9 in regard to sin, because they do not believe in (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) me;
John 16:20 I tell you the solemn truth, you will weep and wail, and the world will rejoice; you will be sorrowful, but your sorrow will be turned into (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) joy.
John 16:21 When a woman is giving birth, she has sorrow because her hour has come; but when the baby is born, she no longer remembers the anguish, because of the joy that a child has been born into (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) the world.
John 16:28 I came forth from the Father and have entered into (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) the world; now I am leaving the world and going back to the Father.”
John 16:32 Behold, the hour is coming, indeed it has come, when you will be scattered, each to (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) his own place, and you will leave me alone. And yet I am not alone, because the Father is with me.
John 17:1 When Jesus had finished saying these things, he lifted up his eyes to (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) heaven and said, “Father, the hour has come; glorify your Son so that your Son may glorify you,
John 17:18 As you sent me into (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) the world, I also have sent them into (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) the world.
John 17:20 “It is not only for these that I am interceding, but also for those who will come to believe in (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) me through their word,
John 17:23 I in them and you in me, that they may be completely one, so that the world may know that you sent me, and that you love them even as you love me.
John 18:1 When Jesus had spoken these words, he went out with his disciples across the Kidron valley, where there was an olive grove, into (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) which he entered with his disciples.
John 18:6 When Jesus said to them, “I am he,” they all drew back (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) and fell to the ground.
John 18:11 Jesus therefore said to Peter, “Put your sword back into (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) its sheath. Am I not to drink the cup which the Father has given me?”
John 18:15 Simon Peter was following Jesus along with another disciple. Since that disciple was known to the high priest, he went with Jesus into (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) the courtyard of the high priest,
John 18:28 Then they took Jesus from Caiaphas to (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) the governor’s headquarters. It was early, and they did not go into (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) the governor’s headquarters so that they would not be defiled, but could eat the Passover meal.
John 18:33 Then Pilate entered his headquarters again, summoned Jesus and said to him, “Are you the king of the Jews?”
John 18:37 Therefore Pilate said to him, “So you are a king, then?” Jesus answered, “You say that I am a king! The reason for (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) which I was born and have come into (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) the world, is that I should bear witness to the truth. Everyone who is of the truth listens to my voice.”