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
| 2 Timothy 4:18 | The Lord will rescue me from every evil deed and will bring me safely into (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) his heavenly kingdom, to whom be glory in (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) the ages of ages, Amen. |
| Titus 3:12 | When I send Artemas to you or Tychicus, do your best to come to me in (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) Nicopolis, for I have decided to winter there. |
| Titus 3:14 | And let our people learn to be devoted to good deeds, specifically (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) the urgent needs, lest they be fruitless. |
| Philemon 1:5 | because I hear of your love for (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) all the saints and your faith in the Lord Jesus. |
| Philemon 1:6 | And I pray that the sharing of your faith may become effective in the knowledge of every good thing that belongs to us in (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) Christ. |
| Hebrews 1:5 | For to which of the angels did God ever say, “My Son are you! Today I have fathered you”? Or again, “I will be to him a father, and he shall be to me a son”? |
| Hebrews 1:6 | And again, when he brings the firstborn into (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) the world, he says, “Let all the angels of God worship him.” |
| Hebrews 1:8 | But regarding the Son he says, “Your throne, O God, is forever (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) and ever, and the scepter of absolute justice is the scepter of your kingdom. |
| Hebrews 1:14 | Are they not all ministering spirits sent out to (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) serve for the sake of those who are to inherit salvation? |
| Hebrews 2:3 | how will we escape if we neglect such a great salvation? Which at first was declared by the Lord, and it was attested to (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) us by those who heard, |
| Hebrews 2:10 | For it was appropriate that God, for whom and through whom all things exist, in bringing many sons to (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) glory, should make the champion of their salvation perfect through suffering. |
| Hebrews 2:17 | Therefore he was obligated to become like his brothers in every respect, so that he could become a merciful and faithful high priest in the service of God, to (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) make propitiation for the sins of the people. |
| Hebrews 3:5 | Now Moses was faithful in all God’s household as a servant, bearing (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) witness to (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) those things that would be spoken later, |
| Hebrews 3:11 | So I swore in my anger, ‘They shall certainly not enter my rest.’ |
| Hebrews 3:18 | And to whom did he swear that they would not enter his rest, except those who had refused to obey? |
| Hebrews 4:1 | Therefore while the promise of entering his rest is still open, let us fear lest any one of you may seem to be excluded from it. |
| Hebrews 4:3 | For we who have believed do enter that rest, just as God has said, “As I swore in my anger, ‘They shall certainly not enter my rest,’” and yet his work has been completed since the foundation of the world |
| Hebrews 4:5 | And furthermore in this context he said, “They shall certainly not enter my rest.” |
| Hebrews 4:6 | Therefore since it remains for some to enter it, and those who previously had the good news proclaimed to them failed to enter because of disobedience, |
| Hebrews 4:10 | For the one who enters God’s rest has also rested from his works, as God did from his. |
| Hebrews 4:11 | Let us, therefore, make every effort to enter that rest; otherwise one of you might fall by the same sort of disobedience. |
| Hebrews 4:16 | Therefore let us approach with confidence the throne of grace, so that we may receive mercy and find grace for (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) help when we need it. |
| Hebrews 5:6 | as also in another place God says, “You are a priest forever according to the order of Melchizedek.” |
| Hebrews 6:6 | and have committed apostasy, to restore them to (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) repentance, since to their own harm they are crucifying the Son of God again and exposing him to public shame. |
| Hebrews 6:8 | But if it produces thorns and thistles, it is useless and about to be cursed; its fate is to be (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) burned. |