εἰς
eisPrepositionG1519
toward
From: a primary preposition;
Short Definition
to or into (indicating the point reached or entered), of place, time, or (figuratively) purpose (result, etc.); also in adverbial phrases
Full Lexicon Entry
prep. with accusative, expressing entrance, direction, limit, into, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among (Lat. in, with accusative).
I
Of place.
1.After verbs of motion
aof entrance into
bof approach, to or towards
withbefore pl. and collective nouns, among
dOf a limit reached, unto, on, upon
eelliptical
2.Of direction
aafter verbs of seeing
bafter verbs of speaking
3.After verbs of rest
ain "pregnant" construction, implying previous motion
bby an assimilation general in late Gk (see Bl., M, Pr., ll. with) = ἐν
II
Of time, for, unto
1.accentuating the duration expressed by the accusative
2.Of a point or limit of time, unto, up to, until
III
Of result, after verbs of changing, joining, dividing, etc.: στρέφειν εἰς; μετας-,; μεταλλάσσειν; σχίζειν εἰς δύο, predicatively with εἴναι.
IV
Of relation, to, towards, for, in regard to (so in cl., but more frequently in late Gk., *εἰς *encroaching on the simple dative, which it has wholly displaced in MGr.; Jannaris, Gr., §1541; Robertson, Gr., 594; Deiss., BS, 117f.): , ἀγάπη εἰς, χρηστός; φρονεῖν εἰς; θαρρεῖν.
V
Of the end or object: εὔθετος εἰς; σόφος; ἰσχύειν; εἰς τοῦτο, ἀφορίζειν εἰς; indicating purpose, εἰς φόβον; εἰς ἔνδειξιν; εἰς τό, with inf. (= *ἵνα *or *ὥστε; *Bl., §71, 5; M, Pr., 218ff.)
VI
Adverbial phrases: εἰς τέλος, εἰς τὸ πάλιν, etc (see: τέλος, πάλιν, etc.).
Grammar
Part of Speech Preposition
Morphology G:PREP
DescriptionGreek Preposition
Occurrences
1,524 timesAppears 1,524 times in the New Testament. Top books include:
Acts
261
Luke
206
Matthew
201
John
164
Mark
136
Key Passages
- 1 Corinthians 1:9
- Acts 18:19
- Hebrews 9:7
- Luke 22:54
- Mark 1:45
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