For an Informed Love of God
Bill Mounce
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εἰς
Vocabulary form:
εἰς
Definition:
acc: into; in
Erasmian:
Modern:
Frequency:
1,767
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.
Notes:
In classical Greek there was littleoverlap in meaning between eijV ("into") and ejn ("in"), but in Koine Greek there is more.
Biblical Concordance
| Hebrews 10:12 | But when this priest had offered a single sacrifice for sins for (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) all time, he sat down at the right hand of God, |
| Hebrews 10:14 | because by a single offering he has perfected for (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) all time those who are being made holy. |
| Hebrews 10:19 | Therefore, brothers, since we have confidence to (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) enter the holy place by the blood of Jesus, |
| Hebrews 10:24 | And let us take thought of how to spur one another on to (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) love and good works, |
| Hebrews 10:31 | It is terrifying to fall into (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) the hands of the living God. |
| Hebrews 10:39 | But we are not of those who shrink back and are (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) lost, but are of those who are faithful and so (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) preserve their soul. |
| Hebrews 11:3 | By faith we understand that the universe was created by the word of God, so that (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) what is seen was not brought into being from anything observable. |
| Hebrews 11:7 | By faith Noah, having been warned by God concerning events as yet unseen, took heed and built an ark for (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) the safety of his household. By this act of faith he condemned humanity and became an heir of the righteousness that comes by faith. |
| Hebrews 11:8 | By faith Abraham obeyed when he was called to go out to (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) a place which he would receive as (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) an inheritance. He set out even though he did not know where he was going. |
| Hebrews 11:9 | By faith he migrated to (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) the land he had been promised, as to a foreign land, living in tents as did Isaac and Jacob, heirs with him of the same promise, |
| Hebrews 11:11 | By faith Abraham was enabled to become a father — even though Sarah herself was sterile and beyond the normal age of childbearing — because he regarded as faithful the one who had made the promise. |
| Hebrews 11:26 | He considered abuse for the sake of Christ greater wealth than the treasures of Egypt, for he was looking ahead to (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) his reward. |
| Hebrews 12:2 | fixing our gaze upon (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of our faith, who rather than the joy set before him endured a cross, disregarding its shame, and has now taken his seat at the right hand of the throne of God. |
| Hebrews 12:3 | Consider him who endured from sinners such opposition against (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) himself, so that you may not grow weary in your souls and lose heart. |
| Hebrews 12:7 | Endure your trials as (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) divine discipline. God is treating you as sons. For what son is there whom a father does not discipline? |
| Hebrews 12:10 | For they disciplined us for a short time as it seemed best to them, but he disciplines us for our benefit, so that (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) we may share his holy character. |
| Hebrews 13:8 | Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever! (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) |
| Hebrews 13:11 | For while the blood of those animals whose blood is brought into (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) the Most Holy Place by the high priest as a sacrifice for sin, their bodies are burned outside the camp. |
| Hebrews 13:21 | make you complete with everything good to (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) do his will, accomplishing in us that which is pleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory forever (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) forever (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) and ever. Amen. |
| James 1:18 | According to his sovereign plan, he brought us into being through his word of truth, so that (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) we would be a kind of first fruits of all he created. |
| James 1:19 | Understand this, my dear brothers: everyone must be quick to (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) listen, slow to (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) speak, and slow to (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) become angry. |
| James 1:25 | But the person who looks intently into (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) the perfect law, the law that provides liberty, and continues in it, not having become a forgetful hearer but an active doer — he will be blessed in his doing. |
| James 2:2 | For if a man comes into (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) your congregation wearing a gold ring and fine clothes, and a poor man in dirty clothes also comes in, |
| James 2:6 | But you have dishonored the poor! Is it not the rich who oppress you? And are not they the ones who drag you into (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) court? |
| James 2:23 | And the scripture was fulfilled that says, “And Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) righteousness,” and he was called the friend of God. |
| 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, |
Mnemonics
mnemonic
eis as in the fly flew straight into my eyes