For an Informed Love of God
Bill Mounce
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εἰς
Vocabulary form:
eijV
Definition:
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.
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
| John 13:8 | Peter said to him, “You will never wash my feet!” Jesus replied, “If I do not wash you, you have no share with me.” |
| John 13:22 | The disciples began to look at (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) one another, at a loss to know about whom he was speaking. |
| John 13:27 | After Judas had taken the morsel of bread, Satan entered into (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) him. Jesus said to him, “What you are going to do, do quickly.” |
| John 13:29 | Some of them thought, since Judas used to keep the money box, that Jesus had said to him, “Buy what we need for (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) the festival,” or that he should give something to the poor. |
| John 14:1 | “Do not let your hearts be troubled. You trust in (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) God; trust also in (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) me. |
| John 14:12 | I tell you the solemn truth, the one who believes in (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) me will do the works that I do; in fact, greater works than these will he do, because I am going to the Father. |
| John 14:16 | And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Paraclete, to be with you forever (eis | εἰς | prep-acc), |
| John 15:6 | If anyone does not abide in me, he is like a branch that is thrown away and withers; men gather them and throw them into (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) the fire, and they are burned. |
| John 15:21 | But all these things they will do to (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) you on account of my name, because they do not know the one who sent me. |
| John 16:9 | in regard to sin, because they do not believe in (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) me; |
| John 16:20 | I tell you the solemn truth, you will weep and wail, and the world will rejoice; you will be sorrowful, but your sorrow will be turned into (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) joy. |
| John 16:21 | When a woman is giving birth, she has sorrow because her hour has come; but when the baby is born, she no longer remembers the anguish, because of the joy that a child has been born into (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) the world. |
| John 16:28 | I came forth from the Father and have entered into (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) the world; now I am leaving the world and going back to the Father.” |
| John 16:32 | Behold, the hour is coming, indeed it has come, when you will be scattered, each to (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) his own place, and you will leave me alone. And yet I am not alone, because the Father is with me. |
| John 17:1 | When Jesus had finished saying these things, he lifted up his eyes to (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) heaven and said, “Father, the hour has come; glorify your Son so that your Son may glorify you, |
| John 17:18 | As you sent me into (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) the world, I also have sent them into (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) the world. |
| John 17:20 | “It is not only for these that I am interceding, but also for those who will come to believe in (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) me through their word, |
| John 17:23 | I in them and you in me, that they may be completely one, so that the world may know that you sent me, and that you love them even as you love me. |
| John 18:1 | When Jesus had spoken these words, he went out with his disciples across the Kidron valley, where there was an olive grove, into (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) which he entered with his disciples. |
| John 18:6 | When Jesus said to them, “I am he,” they all drew back (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) and fell to the ground. |
| John 18:11 | Jesus therefore said to Peter, “Put your sword back into (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) its sheath. Am I not to drink the cup which the Father has given me?” |
| John 18:15 | Simon Peter was following Jesus along with another disciple. Since that disciple was known to the high priest, he went with Jesus into (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) the courtyard of the high priest, |
| John 18:28 | Then they took Jesus from Caiaphas to (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) the governor’s headquarters. It was early, and they did not go into (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) the governor’s headquarters so that they would not be defiled, but could eat the Passover meal. |
| John 18:33 | Then Pilate entered his headquarters again, summoned Jesus and said to him, “Are you the king of the Jews?” |
| John 18:37 | Therefore Pilate said to him, “So you are a king, then?” Jesus answered, “You say that I am a king! The reason for (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) which I was born and have come into (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) the world, is that I should bear witness to the truth. Everyone who is of the truth listens to my voice.” |
| John 19:9 | He went back into (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) his headquarters and said to Jesus, “Where are you from?” But Jesus gave him no answer. |
| John 19:13 | On hearing these words, Pilate brought Jesus out and sat down on the judge’s bench in (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) the place called “Stone Pavement,” or in Hebrew, “Gabbatha.” |
| John 19:17 | who, carrying the cross by himself, went out to (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) what was called “The Place of the Skull,” in Hebrew, “Golgotha.” |
| John 19:27 | Then he said to his disciple, “Look, your mother!” And from that hour the disciple took her into (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) his own home. |
| John 19:37 | And yet another Scripture says, “They will look on (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) him whom they pierced.” |
| John 20:1 | Now on the first day of the week Mary Magdalene came early to (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) the tomb, while it was still dark, and she saw the stone removed from the tomb. |
| John 20:3 | So Peter and the other disciple set out to go to (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) the tomb. |
| John 20:4 | The two were running together, but the other disciple ran ahead more quickly than Peter and arrived first at (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) the tomb. |
| John 20:6 | Then Simon Peter, who had been behind him, also arrived, and he went right into (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) the tomb. He saw the linen wrappings lying there, |
| John 20:7 | and the face cloth that had been on Jesus’ head; it was not lying with the linen wrappings but rolled up in (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) a place by itself. |
| John 20:8 | Then the other disciple, the one who had arrived first, also went into (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) the tomb, and he saw and believed. |
| John 20:11 | But Mary stood weeping outside the tomb. As she was weeping she stooped down to look into (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) the tomb. |
| John 20:14 | Having said this, she turned around (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) and saw Jesus standing there, but she did not know that it was Jesus. |
| John 20:19 | On the evening of that day, the first day of the week, when the doors were locked where the disciples were for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood in (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) their midst and said to them, “Peace be with you.” |
| John 20:25 | So the other disciples kept saying to him, “We have seen the Master!” But he said to them, “Unless I see in his hands the mark of the nails, and put my finger into (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) the wound left by the nails, and put my hand into (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) his side, I will never believe!” |
| John 20:26 | Eight days later his disciples were in the house again, and Thomas was with them. Although the doors were locked, Jesus came and stood in (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) their midst and said, “Peace be with you.” |
| John 20:27 | Then he said to Thomas, “Put your finger here, and examine my hands; and reach out your hand, and put it into (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) my side. Do not continue in unbelief, but believe.” |
| John 21:3 | Simon Peter said to them, “I am going fishing.” They said to him, “We will go with you.” So they went out and got into (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) the boat, but that night they caught nothing. |
| John 21:4 | Now when morning had dawned, there stood Jesus on (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) the shore, but the disciples did not realize that it was Jesus. |
| John 21:6 | He said to them, “Cast your net to (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) the right side of the boat and you will catch some.” So they cast it there, and then they were unable to haul in the net, because of the large number of fish. |
| John 21:7 | Then that disciple whom Jesus loved said to Peter, “It is the Lord!” When Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he tucked in his outer garment (for he was wearing nothing underneath), and jumped into (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) the sea. |
| John 21:9 | When they had come ashore (eis | εἰς | prep-acc), they saw a charcoal fire ready with fish lying on it, and bread. |
| John 21:11 | So Simon Peter went aboard and dragged the net ashore (eis | εἰς | prep-acc), full of large fish, one hundred and fifty-three of them; and although there were so many, the net was not torn. |
| John 21:23 | So the word spread among (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) the believers that this disciple would not die. But Jesus did not say to him that he would not die, but rather, “If I should want him to remain alive until I come back, what concern is that to you?” |
| Acts 1:10 | And while they were gazing into (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) the sky, as he was going, behold, two men stood by them in white robes, |
Mnemonics
The ACE went INTO the pile
The ACE went INTO the pile
The ACE went IN the pile
The ACE was AMONG the pile