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 13:47 | For thus the Lord has commanded us: ‘I have appointed you to (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) be a light for the Gentiles, to bring salvation to the ends of the earth.’” |
| Acts 13:48 | When the Gentiles heard this, they began rejoicing and glorifying the word of the Lord, and as many as were appointed to (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) eternal life believed. |
| Acts 13:51 | So they shook off the dust from their feet against them and went on to (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) Iconium. |
| Acts 14:1 | It came to pass in Iconium that Paul and Barnabas went as usual into (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) the synagogue of the Jews and spoke in such a way that a large group of both Jews and Greeks believed. |
| Acts 14:6 | they became aware of it and fled to (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) the cities of Lycaonia, Lystra and Derbe, and to the surrounding region, |
| Acts 14:14 | But when the apostles Barnabas and Paul heard of it, they tore their clothes, rushed out into (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) the crowd, and shouted, |
| Acts 14:20 | But when the disciples gathered around him, he got up and went into (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) the city; and on the following day he set off with Barnabas for (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) Derbe. |
| Acts 14:21 | After they had preached the good news in that city and made many disciples, they returned to (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) Lystra, then on (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) to Iconium and to (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) Antioch, |
| Acts 14:22 | strengthening the souls of the disciples, encouraging them to continue in the faith, and saying, “It is through many tribulations that we must enter the kingdom of God.” |
| Acts 14:23 | And when they had appointed elders for them in every church, praying with fasting, they committed them to the Lord in (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) whom they had believed. |
| Acts 14:24 | And going through Pisidia, they came to (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) Pamphylia. |
| Acts 14:25 | And when they had spoken the word in Perga, they went down to (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) Attalia, |
| Acts 14:26 | and from there they sailed to (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) Antioch, where they had been commended to the grace of God for (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) the work that they had fulfilled. |
| Acts 15:2 | And when Paul and Barnabas had no small argument and debate with them, the brethren appointed Paul and Barnabas and some others among them to go up to (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) Jerusalem to the apostles and elders regarding this issue. |
| Acts 15:4 | And when they arrived in (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) Jerusalem, they were welcomed by the church and the apostles and the elders, and they reported all that God had done with them. |
| Acts 15:22 | Then it seemed good to the apostles and the elders, together with the whole church, to send men chosen from among them to (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) Antioch with Paul and Barnabas — Judas called Barsabbas, and Silas, leading men among the brothers — |
| Acts 15:30 | So they were sent off and went down to (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) Antioch, and gathering the entire group together, they delivered the letter. |
| Acts 15:38 | But Paul did not think it wise to take with them this one who had withdrawn from them in Pamphylia and had not gone with them to (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) the work. |
| Acts 15:39 | There arose a sharp disagreement, so that they parted from one another. Barnabas took Mark and sailed off to (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) Cyprus, |
| Acts 16:1 | Paul went also to (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) Derbe and to (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) Lystra; and there was a certain disciple there named Timothy, the son of a converted Jewish woman, whose father was a Greek. |
| Acts 16:7 | And when they came to Mysia, they tried to go into (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) Bithynia, but the Spirit of Jesus did not allow them, |
| Acts 16:8 | so they passed through Mysia and went down to (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) Troas. |
| Acts 16:9 | And a vision in the night appeared to Paul: a man of Macedonia was standing there, urging him and saying, “Come over to (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) Macedonia and help us!” |
| Acts 16:10 | And when Paul had seen the vision, immediately we tried to go into (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) Macedonia, concluding that God had called us to preach the gospel to them. |
| Acts 16:11 | So, setting sail from Troas, we sailed on a direct course to (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) Samothrace, and on the following day to (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) Neapolis, |
| Acts 16:12 | and from there to (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) Philippi, which is a leading city of that district of Macedonia, a Roman colony. We remained in that city for several days. |
| Acts 16:15 | And when she was baptized, and her household as well, she urged us, saying, “If you have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come to (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) my house and stay.” And she prevailed upon us. |
| Acts 16:16 | Now as we were going to (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) the place of prayer, a slave girl who had a spirit of divination, met us. She brought great profit to her masters by fortune-telling. |
| Acts 16:19 | When her owners saw that their hope of profit was gone, they seized Paul and Silas and dragged them into (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) the marketplace before the rulers. |
| Acts 16:23 | And when they had laid many stripes on them, they threw them into (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) prison, charging the jailer to keep them securely, |
| Acts 16:24 | who, having received such a charge, put them into (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) the inner prison and fastened their feet in (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) the stocks. |
| Acts 16:34 | And when he had brought them up into (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) his house, he set food before them; and he rejoiced, having placed his faith in God along with his entire household. |
| Acts 16:37 | But Paul said to them, “They have beaten us publicly, uncondemned, men who are Roman citizens, and have thrown us into (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) prison; and now would they send us away in secret? No indeed! They themselves must come and escort us out.” |
| Acts 17:1 | Having passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia, Paul and Silas came to (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) Thessalonica, where there was a synagogue of the Jews. |
| Acts 17:5 | But the Jews, moved by envy, recruited certain wicked men of the marketplace and, forming a mob, they set the city in an uproar. They attacked the house of Jason, trying to bring them out to (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) the people. |
| Acts 17:10 | And the brothers immediately sent Paul and Silas off by night to (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) Berea. When they got there, they went to (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) the synagogue of the Jews. |
| Acts 17:20 | For you bring some strange things to (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) our ears, so we want to know what these things mean.” |
| Acts 17:21 | (Now all the Athenians and the foreigners living there used to spend their time in (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) nothing else than to tell or to hear something new.) |
| Acts 18:1 | After this Paul departed from Athens and went to (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) Corinth. |
| Acts 18:6 | But when they opposed and reviled him, he shook out his garments and said to them, “Your blood be on your own head! I am guiltless. From now on I will go to (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) the Gentiles.” |
| Acts 18:7 | And he left there and went to (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) the house of one named Titius Justus, a worshiper of God, whose house was next door to the synagogue. |
| Acts 18:18 | Paul, after remaining there for a number of days, said farewell to the brothers and sailed away to (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) Syria, and with him were Priscilla and Aquila. At Cenchreae he had his head shaved, for he had taken a vow. |
| Acts 18:19 | And they went to (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) Ephesus, and he left them there but he himself went into (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) the synagogue and reasoned with the Jews. |
| Acts 18:22 | and when he touched land at (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) Caesarea, he went up and greeted the church and then went down to (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) Antioch. |
| Acts 18:24 | Now a Jew named Apollos, an Alexandrian by race, arrived in (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) Ephesus. He was an eloquent man, well-versed in the Scriptures. |
| Acts 18:27 | And when he wanted to continue on into (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) Achaia, the brothers encouraged him and wrote to the disciples to welcome him. When he arrived there, he greatly helped those who had come to believe through grace, |
| Acts 19:1 | And it happened that while Apollos was at Corinth, Paul went through the inland regions and came to (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) Ephesus. There he found some disciples |
| Acts 19:3 | So Paul asked, “Into (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) what then were you baptized?” And they replied, “Into (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) the baptism of John.” |
| Acts 19:4 | Paul said, “John baptized with a baptism of repentance, telling the people to believe in (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) the one coming after him, that is, in (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) Jesus.” |
| Acts 19:5 | Upon hearing this, they were baptized in (eis | εἰς | prep-acc) the name of the Lord Jesus. |
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