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
| Acts 1:11 | and said, “Men of Galilee, why do you stand looking up into (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) the sky? This Jesus, who was taken up from you into (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) heaven, will come in the same way as you saw him going into (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) heaven.” |
| Acts 1:12 | Then they returned to (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) Jerusalem from a hill called “The Mount of Olives,” which is near Jerusalem, a Sabbath day’s walk away. |
| Acts 1:13 | And when they had entered the city, they went up to (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) the upper room, where they were lodging; Peter and John and James and Andrew, Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew, James the son of Alphaeus and Simon the Zealot and Judas the son of James. |
| Acts 1:25 | to take the place of this ministry and apostleship, from which Judas turned aside to go to (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) his own place.” |
| Acts 2:5 | Now there were living in (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) Jerusalem Jews, devout men from every nation under heaven. |
| Acts 2:20 | The sun will be turned into (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) darkness and the moon into (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) blood, before the coming of the great and glorious day of the Lord. |
| Acts 2:22 | “Men of Israel, hear these words: Jesus of Nazareth, a man attested to (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) you by God with mighty works and wonders and signs that God did through him in your midst, as you yourselves know — |
| Acts 2:25 | For David says regarding (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) him, ‘I foresaw the Lord before me always, for he is at my right hand that I may not be shaken; |
| Acts 2:27 | For you will not abandon my soul to (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) Hades, or allow your Holy One to see corruption. |
| Acts 2:31 | he foresaw and spoke about the resurrection of the Christ, that he was not abandoned to (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) Hades, nor did his flesh see corruption. |
| Acts 2:34 | For David did not ascend into (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) the heavens, but he himself says, ‘The Lord said to my Lord, Sit at my right hand, |
| Acts 2:38 | And Peter said to them, “Repent and let every one of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. |
| Acts 2:39 | For the promise is for you and for your children and for all who are far away — as many as the Lord our God will call to himself.” |
| Acts 3:1 | Now Peter and John were going up to (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) the temple at the hour of prayer, the ninth hour. |
| Acts 3:2 | And a man lame from the womb of his mother was being carried, whom they laid daily at the gate of the temple called the “Beautiful Gate” to ask alms from those entering into (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) the temple. |
| Acts 3:3 | When he saw Peter and John about to go into (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) the temple, he asked to receive alms. |
| Acts 3:4 | But Peter, looking directly at (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) him, as did John, said, “Look at (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) us.” |
| Acts 3:8 | and jumping up, he stood and began to walk and entered with them into (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) the temple, walking and jumping and praising God. |
| Acts 3:19 | Repent therefore, and turn again, for (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) the blotting out of your sins, |
| Acts 4:3 | So they laid hands on them and put them in (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) custody until (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) the next day, since it was already evening. |
| Acts 4:11 | This is the stone that was rejected by you, the builders, that has become the chief cornerstone. |
| Acts 4:17 | But that it may spread no further among (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) the people, let us warn them no longer to speak in this name to anyone among men.” |
| Acts 4:30 | while you stretch out your hand to (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) heal, and signs and wonders are done through the name of your holy servant Jesus.” |
| Acts 5:15 | so that they carried out the sick even into (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) the streets, and laid them on cots and mats, so that as Peter came by at least his shadow might fall on some of them. |
| Acts 5:21 | And when they heard this, they entered the temple at daybreak and began to teach. But when the high priest came, and those who were with him, they called together the council and all the elders of the sons of Israel and they sent to (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) the prison to have them brought before them. |
| Acts 5:36 | For before these days there rose up Theudas, saying that he himself was someone, and a number of men, about four hundred, joined him. He was killed, and all, as many as followed him, were dispersed, and the movement came to (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) nothing. |
| Acts 6:11 | Then they secretly talked some men into saying, “We have heard him speak blasphemous words against (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) Moses and God.” |
| Acts 6:12 | And they incited the people and the elders and the scribes, and they suddenly moved in and seized him and brought him before (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) the council, |
| Acts 6:15 | And everyone who was sitting in the council, looking intently at (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) him, saw his face like the face of an angel. |
| Acts 7:3 | and said to him, ‘Go out from your land and from your relatives and come to (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) the land that I will show you.’ |
| Acts 7:4 | Then he went out from the land of the Chaldeans and lived in Haran. And after his father died, God had him move to (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) this land in (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) which you are now living. |
| Acts 7:5 | Yet he gave him no inheritance in it, not even a foot of ground, but promised to give it to him as (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) a possession and to his descendants after him, though as yet Abraham had no child. |
| Acts 7:9 | “And the patriarchs, jealous of Joseph, sold him into (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) Egypt; but God was with him, |
| Acts 7:12 | But Jacob, hearing that there was grain in (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) Egypt, sent our fathers out on their first visit. |
| Acts 7:15 | And Jacob went down into (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) Egypt, and he himself died there, along with our fathers, |
| Acts 7:16 | and they were brought back to (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) Shechem and laid in the tomb that Abraham had bought for a sum of silver from the sons of Hamor in Shechem. |
| Acts 7:19 | He took advantage of our nation and mistreated our fathers, making them expose their infants, so (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) that they would not be kept alive. |
| Acts 7:21 | and when he was abandoned, the daughter of Pharaoh rescued him and brought him up for herself as (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) a son. |
| Acts 7:26 | On the following day he appeared to them as they were quarreling and tried to reconcile them to be at (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) peace, saying, ‘Men, you are brothers. Why are you hurting one another?’ |
| Acts 7:34 | Surely I have seen the oppression of my people in Egypt, and I have heard their groaning, and I have come down to deliver them. Now come, I will send you back to (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) Egypt.’ |
| Acts 7:39 | To him our fathers were not willing to be obedient, but thrust him aside, and turned in their hearts to (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) Egypt, |
| Acts 7:53 | You, who received the law by (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) decrees given by angels and did not keep it.” |
| Acts 7:55 | But Stephen, being full of the Holy Spirit, looked right into (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) heaven and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing at the right hand of God. |
| Acts 8:3 | But Saul was making havoc of the church; entering house after house, he dragged off both men and women and put them in (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) prison. |
| Acts 8:5 | Philip went down to (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) the main city of Samaria and began proclaiming to them the Christ. |
| Acts 8:16 | for he had not yet fallen on any one of them, but they had simply been baptized in (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) the name of the Lord Jesus. |
| Acts 8:20 | But Peter said to him, “May your silver go with you to (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) destruction, because you thought you could obtain the gift of God with money! |
| Acts 8:23 | For I see that you are in (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) the gall of bitterness and in (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) the bond of unrighteousness.” |
| Acts 8:25 | Now after solemnly testifying and speaking the word of the Lord, they returned to (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) Jerusalem, preaching the gospel to many villages of the Samaritans. |
| Acts 8:26 | Now an angel of the Lord said to Philip, saying, “Rise and go toward the south on the road that goes down from Jerusalem to (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) Gaza.” This is a desert place. |
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