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

2 Corinthians 3:13 and not like Moses who used to put a veil over his face so that the sons of Israel would not gaze at (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) the end of what was fading away.
2 Corinthians 3:18 And we all, with unveiled faces, beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from one degree of glory to (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) another, just as from the Lord, who is the Spirit.
2 Corinthians 4:4 in whose case the god of this world has blinded the minds of the unbelievers, so (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) that they cannot see the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God.
2 Corinthians 4:11 For we who live are constantly being handed over to (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) death for the sake of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus also may be manifested in our mortal flesh.
2 Corinthians 4:15 For all these things are for your sake, so that as grace extends to more and more people, it may increase thanksgiving to (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) the glory of God.
2 Corinthians 4:17 For our momentary lightness of affliction is producing for us an eternal weight of glory far beyond all (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) comparison,
2 Corinthians 5:5 The one who prepared us for (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) this very thing is God, who gave us the Spirit as a pledge.
2 Corinthians 6:1 Thus as coworkers with him, we urge you not to receive the grace of God in (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) vain.
2 Corinthians 6:18 and I will be a father to you, and you will be sons and daughters to me,” says the Lord Almighty.
2 Corinthians 7:3 I do not say this to condemn you, for I have said previously that you are in our hearts; thus (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) we live and die together.
2 Corinthians 7:5 For even when we came to (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) Macedonia, our bodies had no rest, but on all sides we were distressed — from the outside came conflicts, from within there were fears.
2 Corinthians 7:9 now I rejoice, not because you were made sad, but because your sadness led to (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) repentance; for you were made sad as God intended, so that in nothing you suffered loss by us.
2 Corinthians 7:10 For sadness as intended by God produces a repentance that leads to (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) salvation, leaving no regret; but worldly sadness produces death.
2 Corinthians 7:15 And his affection for (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) you is even greater when he recalls the obedience of you all, how with fear and trembling you welcomed him.
2 Corinthians 8:2 how that in a severe test of affliction, the fullness of their joy and their extreme poverty have overflowed in (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) the richness of their generosity.
2 Corinthians 8:4 begging us with great insistence for the privilege of joining in this ministry to (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) the saints.
2 Corinthians 8:6 So (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) we urged Titus that just as he had previously begun the work, so now he should complete this act of kindness among (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) you.
2 Corinthians 8:14 at the present time your abundance should supply (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) what they need, so that then their abundance may supply (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) your need; in this way there will be equality.
2 Corinthians 8:22 And we are sending along with them our brother whom we have often tested in many matters and found to be eager, and now he is all the more eager because of his great confidence in (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) you.
2 Corinthians 8:23 As for Titus, he is my companion and fellow worker among (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) you. As for our brothers, they are delegates of the churches, an honor to Christ.
2 Corinthians 8:24 Therefore show them openly before the churches the proof of your love and the reason for our pride in you.
2 Corinthians 9:1 Now concerning the service to (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) the saints, there is no necessity for me to write to you,
2 Corinthians 9:5 Therefore I considered it necessary to urge the brothers to go to (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) you in advance and to arrange beforehand the generous contribution you had previously promised, so that it would be ready as a generous gift and not as something you had to do.
2 Corinthians 9:8 And God is able to make all grace overflow to (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) you, so that, in all things and at all times, having all you need, you may overflow in (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) every kind of good work.
2 Corinthians 9:9 As it is written, “He has distributed generously, he has given to the poor; his righteousness endures forever.” (eis | εἰς | prep-acc)