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

James 3:3 Now if we put bits into (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) the mouths of horses to (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) make them obey us, then we guide their entire body.
James 4:9 Be miserable and mourn and weep; let your laughter be turned into (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) mourning and your joy into (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) gloom.
James 4:13 Come now, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we will go to (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) some city and spend a year there and engage in business and make a profit.”
James 5:3 Your gold and your silver have rusted and their rust will be a witness against you, and it will consume your flesh like fire. You have stored up treasure for the last days.
James 5:4 Look, the wages you have held back from the workers who mowed your fields are crying out against you, and the cries of the harvesters have reached the ears of the Lord of Hosts.
1 Peter 1:2 elect according to the foreknowledge of God the Father by being set apart by the Spirit for (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) obedience and for sprinkling with the blood of Jesus Christ. May grace and peace be yours in ever increasing measure.
1 Peter 1:3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to his great mercy gave us new birth into (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
1 Peter 1:4 to (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, being preserved in heaven for (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) you,
1 Peter 1:5 who by the power of God are being guarded through faith for (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.
1 Peter 1:7 so that the genuineness of your faith (which is more precious than gold that perishes), having been tested by fire, may be found to (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) your praise and glory and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ.
1 Peter 1:8 Though you have not seen him, you love him. Though not seeing him now, yet believing in (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) him, you rejoice with joy unspeakable and filled with glory,
1 Peter 1:10 Concerning this salvation, the prophets who prophesied of the grace that would come to (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) you investigated diligently and examined with care,
1 Peter 1:11 trying to discover what time or manner of time the Spirit of Christ who was in them was indicating when he predicted the sufferings of (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) Christ and the glories that would follow.
1 Peter 1:12 To them it was revealed that not to themselves, but to you, they were ministering these things that now have been announced to you through those who preached to you by the Holy Spirit sent from heaven — things into (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) which angels long to look.
1 Peter 1:21 who through him believe in (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) God, who raised him from the dead and gave him glory, so that your faith and hope are in (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) God.
1 Peter 1:22 Since you have purified your souls by obedience to the truth so that (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) there is a sincere love for other believers, love one another fervently from a pure heart,
1 Peter 1:25 but the word of the Lord endures forever.” (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) And this is the word that was preached to (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) you.
1 Peter 2:2 like newborn babes, crave the milk that is pure and spiritual, so that by it you may grow up to (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) salvation,
1 Peter 2:5 you also, like living stones, are being built up as a spiritual house, to be (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) a holy priesthood to offer spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.
1 Peter 2:7 Therefore the great value is to you who believe; but for those who do not believe, “The stone that the builders rejected, this very one has become the cornerstone,”
1 Peter 2:8 and, “A stone that makes people stumble and a rock that makes them fall.” They stumble, as they were destined to (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) do, since they do not obey the word.
1 Peter 2:9 But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) his own possession, so that you may declare the glorious deeds of the one who called you out of darkness into (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) his marvelous light.
1 Peter 2:14 or to governors as those sent by him for (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) the punishment of those who do evil and the praise of those who do good.
1 Peter 2:21 For to (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) this you have been called, because Christ also suffered for you, leaving behind for you an example so that you might follow in his footsteps.
1 Peter 3:5 For in the same way, at an earlier time, the devout women — those who put their hope in (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) God — used to adorn themselves by being subject to their own husbands,