Definition
into; in
Vocabulary Form
εἰς
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
| Acts 26:7 | to (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) which our twelve tribes hope to attain, worshipping strenuously night and day. It is for this hope, your Excellency, that I am being accused by Jews! |
| Acts 26:11 | And I punished them often in all the synagogues and tried to make them blaspheme; and since I was so vehemently angry at them, I pursued them even to (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) foreign cities. |
| Acts 26:12 | “On one of these journeys I was going to (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) Damascus with authority and commission from the chief priests, |
| Acts 26:14 | And when we had all fallen to (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) the ground, I heard a voice saying to me in the Hebrew language, ‘Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me? It is hard for you to kick against the goads.’ |
| Acts 26:16 | But get up and stand on your feet; for I have appeared to you for (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) this purpose, to appoint you a servant and witness both to the things in which you have seen and to those in which I will appear to you. |
| Acts 26:17 | I will rescue you from your people and from the Gentiles, to (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) whom I am sending you |
| Acts 26:18 | to open their eyes, that they turn from darkness to (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) light, and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and a place among those who are sanctified by faith in (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) me.’ |
| Acts 26:24 | As Paul was saying these things in his defense, Festus said in a loud voice, “You are out of your mind, Paul! Much learning is driving you insane!” (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) |
| Acts 27:1 | And when it was decided that we would sail for (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) Italy, they delivered Paul and some other prisoners to a centurion, named Julius, of the Augustan Cohort. |
| Acts 27:2 | And embarking on a ship from Adramyttium, which was about to sail to (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) ports along the coast of Asia, we put to sea. Aristarchus, a Macedonian from Thessalonica was with us. |
| Acts 27:3 | The next day we put in at (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) Sidon; and Julius treated Paul kindly and allowed him to go to his friends and be cared for. |
| Acts 27:5 | And when we had sailed across the open sea along the coast of Cilicia and Pamphylia, we came to (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) Myra in Lycia. |
| Acts 27:6 | There the centurion found a ship from Alexandria sailing for (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) Italy and put us on board it. |
| Acts 27:8 | Sailing past it with difficulty, we came to (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) a place called Fair Havens, near to which was the city Lasea. |
| Acts 27:12 | And since the harbor was unsuitable to winter in, the majority made a decision to put out to sea from there, if somehow they might be able to reach Phoenix, a harbor of Crete, facing both southwest and northwest, and spend the winter there. |
| Acts 27:17 | After hoisting it up, they passed cables under the ship to hold it together. Then, fearing that they would run aground on (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) the Syrtis, they lowered the sea anchor, and thus they let the ship be driven along. |
| Acts 27:26 | But we must run aground on (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) some island.” |
| Acts 27:30 | But when the sailors tried to escape from the ship and had lowered the dinghy into (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) the sea pretending they intended to let down anchors from the bow, |
| Acts 27:38 | And when they had eaten enough, they lightened the ship, throwing the wheat out into (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) the sea. |
| Acts 27:39 | Now when it was day, they did not recognize the land, but they noticed a bay that had a beach, on (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) which they planned, if possible, to run the ship ashore. |
| Acts 27:40 | So they cut loose the anchors, left them in (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) the sea, and at the same time untied the ropes that held the rudders. Then hoisting the foresail to the wind, they made for (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) the beach. |
| Acts 27:41 | But caught in (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) some crosscurrents, they ran the ship aground; the bow stuck and remained immovable, but the stern began to break up by the force of the waves. |
| Acts 28:5 | But Paul shook the creature off into (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) the fire and suffered no harm. |
| Acts 28:6 | They were expecting that he was going to swell up or suddenly fall down dead; but when they waited a long time and saw no misfortune happen to (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) him, they changed their minds and said that he was a god. |
| Acts 28:12 | And when we put in at (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) Syracuse, we stayed there three days. |