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Bible Lexicons

Old & New Testament Greek Lexical DictionaryGreek Lexicon

Strong's #1519 - εἰς

Transliteration

eis

Phonetics

ice

Root Word (Etymology)

a primary preposition

Parts of Speech

Preposition

TDNT

2:420,211

Definition

Thayer
Strong
Mounce

Thayer's

into, unto, to, towards, for, among

"For" (as used in Acts 2:38 "for the forgiveness...") could have two meanings. If you saw a poster saying "Jesse James wanted for robbery", "for" could mean Jesse is wanted so he can commit a robbery, or is wanted because he has committed a robbery. The later sense is the correct one. So too in this passage, the word "for" signifies an action in the past. Otherwise, it would violate the entire tenor of the NT teaching on salvation by grace and not by works.

Frequency Lists

Book
Word
Parsing

Verse Results

KJV (1722)

Matthew 213

Mark 162

Luke 227

John 181

Acts 291

Romans 117

1 Corinthians 35

2 Corinthians 77

Galatians 31

Ephesians 34

Philippians 23

Colossians 19

1 Thessalonians 26

2 Thessalonians 13

1 Timothy 17

2 Timothy 18

Titus 2

Philemon 2

Hebrews 72

James 15

1 Peter 34

2 Peter 12

1 John 10

2 John 3

3 John 2

Jude 5

Revelation 81

NAS (135)

Matthew 7

Mark 6

Luke 12

John 1

Acts 13

Romans 34

1 Corinthians 6

2 Corinthians 11

Galatians 4

Ephesians 7

Philippians 4

Colossians 1

1 Thessalonians 4

2 Thessalonians 7

2 Timothy 3

Philemon 2

Hebrews 5

James 2

1 Peter 4

2 Peter 1

Revelation 1

HCS (1537)

Matthew 193

Mark 133

Luke 187

John 175

Acts 268

Romans 108

1 Corinthians 36

2 Corinthians 64

Galatians 28

Ephesians 32

Philippians 19

Colossians 17

1 Thessalonians 25

2 Thessalonians 13

1 Timothy 18

2 Timothy 17

Titus 2

Philemon 2

Hebrews 49

James 14

1 Peter 40

2 Peter 10

1 John 9

2 John 3

3 John 1

Jude 6

Revelation 68

BSB (1768)

Matthew 219

Mark 168

Luke 227

John 187

Acts 301

Romans 119

1 Corinthians 38

2 Corinthians 78

Galatians 30

Ephesians 37

Philippians 23

Colossians 19

1 Thessalonians 26

2 Thessalonians 14

1 Timothy 19

2 Timothy 18

Titus 2

Philemon 2

Hebrews 74

James 15

1 Peter 42

2 Peter 11

1 John 9

2 John 3

3 John 1

Jude 6

Revelation 80

ESV (1421)

Matthew 167

Mark 119

Luke 179

John 147

Acts 267

Romans 102

1 Corinthians 34

2 Corinthians 65

Galatians 29

Ephesians 34

Philippians 19

Colossians 19

1 Thessalonians 25

2 Thessalonians 11

1 Timothy 18

2 Timothy 18

Titus 2

Hebrews 51

James 15

1 Peter 21

2 Peter 10

1 John 6

Revelation 63

WEB (1741)

Matthew 209

Mark 162

Luke 230

John 180

Acts 298

Romans 121

1 Corinthians 38

2 Corinthians 78

Galatians 32

Ephesians 36

Philippians 23

Colossians 19

1 Thessalonians 25

2 Thessalonians 14

1 Timothy 19

2 Timothy 19

Titus 2

Philemon 2

Hebrews 75

James 15

1 Peter 41

2 Peter 11

1 John 8

2 John 3

3 John 2

Jude 5

Revelation 74

KJV (1722)

For 2

Insomuch 1

That 5

To 4

Unto 3

Upon 1

against 28

am 1

among 18

and 2

as 1

at 23

be 2

become 1

before 2

bring 1

by 3

came 1

concerning 5

didst 1

end 4

even 1

for 145

from 1

hast 1

he 1

herself 1

in 140

intent 2

into 572

made 3

make 1

meet 2

not 1

of 12

on 57

out 1

so 3

sons 1

that 26

the 6

them 1

they 1

thou 1

throughout 6

till 1

to 326

toward 27

until 1

unto 205

up 3

upon 24

was 1

we 1

wherewith 1

with 2

without 2

ye 1

NAS (135)

about 2

against 18

among 10

before 2

benefit 1

bestowed 1

beyond 1

bring 1

end 2

even 1

leading 2

leads 1

onto 1

over 1

reference 2

regard 3

relation 1

respect 2

result 3

resulted 2

resulting 10

sake 1

so 34

throughout 3

toward 23

until 4

HCS (1537)

about 1

against 8

among 4

as 5

at 5

because he is 1

before 1

by 1

enough to 1

ever 7

fish into 1

for 25

forever 6

have gone to 1

here 1

in 47

in dealing with 1

into 96

is eliminated 2

is for 1

is strongly urged to enter 1

it among 1

it in 1

it into 1

it, in 1

loaves for 1

next year 1

on 9

one ever 1

ones because he is 1

people into 1

person because he's 1

take 1

them into 1

things to 1

things, to 2

to 77

toward 1

under 1

* 41

As a result 2

For 2

He is always 1

Him in 1

Him into 1

In 1

May 1

Now in 1

So 1

This is why 1

This was to 1

Why 2

With 1

about 4

against 12

among 6

and 2

and are turning to 1

and into 2

and leading to 1

are for 1

are open to 1

as 15

as obedient 1

ashore 1

at 26

at all 1

at last 1

available for 1

back 1

back to 1

before 6

by 2

children into 1

come under 1

day to 2

despised 1

devotion to 1

do for 1

exist for 1

for 129

for nothing 2

forever 43

fully 1

gifts for 1

growing into 1

has for 1

has gone to 1

him before 1

him into 4

him to 5

him, so that 1

his attention 1

in 116

in at 1

in order to 3

in view of 1

intended as 1

into 186

is available for 1

is destined for 1

is for 1

is forever 1

it in 2

it into 3

it to 1

leading them to 1

leading to 4

looked at 1

man who, in 1

me to 1

of 3

of Him to 1

of ministry will be greatly 1

on 29

on board 1

on to 1

orders to 1

over 1

peacefully 1

resulted in 1

resulting 6

right into 1

sensibly 1

should go to 1

so 3

so that 20

someone to 1

that 1

that brings 1

that came to 1

that would come to 1

the race, in 1

them in 4

them into 3

them to 4

there is 2

these regulations refer to 1

they for 1

things against 1

things to 1

throughout 2

to 414

to be fatally 1

to bring 1

to bring about 1

to look into 1

to make 1

to satisfy 1

toward 9

under 1

until 6

us at 1

us in 1

us into 1

way into 1

where 1

which results in 2

why 2

with 7

your grief led to 1

BSB (1768)

766

* 355

And so 1

As a result 1

Consequently 1

For 4

Into 1

So then 1

Then 1

This is why 1

To this end 1

Why 2

[ the promise ] 1

[He entered] 1

[actually brought] 1

[and are turning] to 1

[and are] 2

[and brought] into 1

[and came] to 1

[and gone] into 2

[and went] into 1

[and] 3

[and] into 1

[are] for 3

[as] 1

[brought] 4

[but] to [bring] 1

[doing] 1

[endures] forever 1

[entered] 1

[extends] 1

[for] to 1

[goes back] to [her] 1

[is destined for] 1

[is] for 1

[it goes] into 1

[leading] to 2

[leads to] 1

[out of] 1

[should use] 1

[to be] 1

[to cause] 1

[to look] into 1

[to preach] 1

[we went] to 1

[where] 1

[will suffer] 1

about 5

after 1

against 18

ahead 1

among 11

and 1

and so 2

are inclined to 1

as to 1

back in 2

back to 2

because he is 2

before 3

escalating 1

filled with 1

for 121

for the 1

forever 2

how 1

in [Him] 1

in [your] 1

in dealing with 2

in leading 1

in order 1

in order that 3

in order to 1

in order to bring 1

in order to lead 1

in order to meet 1

inside 1

into 296

leading to 2

led you to 1

meant to bring 1

meet 1

on my way to 1

on to 2

onto 2

over 4

over to 1

serves as 1

so as 2

so that 19

so that you may have 1

straight 1

that 4

that is why 1

that leads to 1

that would have 1

the 3

throughout 4

to [advance] 1

to [be] 1

to [its] 1

to [win] 1

to bring 2

to bring [you] 1

to call 1

to come 1

to keep 1

to lead us 1

to make 1

to please 2

to prepare for 1

to serve 1

to the 3

to the increase 1

to this 1

toward 3

under 2

until 4

until [their] 1

unto 1

up on 1

upon 1

where 1

why 2

will meet 1

with 4

with her perpetual requests 1

{My} purpose 1

{away} to 1

{bound} for 1

{down} into 1

{off} into 1

ESV (1421)

Accordingly 1

For 4

Into 2

On 1

So 1

a 6

about 1

across 1

against 20

among 10

and 3

as 26

at 35

be 4

became 1

because 3

become 2

before 2

beyond 2

bring about 2

brought 1

by 4

concerning 2

connection 1

dealing 1

do 1

does 1

enough 1

far 1

following 1

for 136

forever 1

from 1

have 1

him 1

his 1

how 1

in 152

into 305

is 2

limits 1

make 2

manner 1

obtain 1

of 6

on 37

one 4

onto 1

out 1

over 1

reach 2

refers 1

so 4

supply 2

that 31

the 24

they 1

through 1

throughout 5

to 518

toward 11

under 1

until 9

up 2

upon 3

very 1

which 1

why 2

with 5

WEB (1741)

* 5

Enter into 2

For 2

I 1

I have for 1

In 1

Into 6

Judea 1

So 1

Son 1

To this 1

We want to 1

You of little faith 1

a 1

a supply for 1

about 1

about for 1

according to 1

after 1

against 22

also do toward 1

among 10

an 1

an example to 1

and looked into 1

annul 1

are 1

are for 1

around 1

as 10

as an alien in 1

at 24

at one 1

away 1

away into 3

away to 2

became 1

become 2

before 2

beforehand for 1

bestowed on 1

both into 1

bring 1

by 1

by which 1

came to 3

children to 1

come to 1

concerning 2

day to 1

down in 1

else has already 1

elsewhere into 1

enlightened 1

enter into 2

even to 1

everywhere 1

far as 1

flee into 1

for 126

for all into 1

for the needy to 1

for which 1

forever 5

forevermore 1

gaining 1

hand 1

has 1

has become known to 1

have come into 1

he came into 1

he had 1

he has in 1

him in 2

him in to 1

him into 5

his way into 1

house 1

how to 1

in 146

in among 1

in serving one 1

in that 1

in time of 1

into 489

into the 1

is 1

is for 1

is to 1

it 1

it in 3

it into 3

it on 1

leading to 1

loaves fed 1

made 1

me 1

me for 1

more 1

nbsp 95

never 3

of 8

of Achaia 1

of God 1

of truth 1

on 37

on to 1

one 2

onto 5

open to 1

out 4

out by 1

out into 2

out to 2

over into 1

over to 1

result in 1

returned to 1

set towards 1

should go to 1

so that 3

steadfastly on 2

supplies 1

that 25

that would come to 1

that you should 1

the 6

their eyes on 1

them in 2

them into 3

them on 1

them to 2

they sent into 1

things to 1

this 1

throughout 3

to 476

to be 1

to be at 1

to be for 1

to bring us to 1

to him against 1

to the end 3

to the end that 3

to the intent 1

to the man 1

to this end 1

to which 2

together for 1

toward 24

toward one another 1

towards 2

until 1

unto 2

up 2

up into 4

up to 7

upon 1

us into 2

was for 1

way into 1

we went on 1

went 1

went away into 1

went into 1

were 2

were for 1

were gathered together in 1

where 2

which 1

which was bestowed on 1

which you have toward 2

whispered in 1

will 1

will be counted 1

with 3

with him to 1

without charge 1

you into 1

your 1

RAH

P 5901

ANT

PREP 1795

BEZ

PREP 1773

BGB

Prep 1774

BMT

PREP 1774

BYZ

PREP 1779

ELZ

PREP 1772

NA26

A-APN 1

A-NPM 1

A-NSM 8

ADV 2

CONJ 3

N-APN 1

N-ASF 1

N-ASM 1

N-DPN 1

N-GSF 1

N-GSM 3

N-NSM 1

P-APN 1

P-AS 2

P-ASM 2

P-DP 1

P-GP 2

P-NP 1

PREP 1715

V-AAD-2P 1

V-AAD-2S 1

V-AAI-1S 1

V-AAI-2P 1

V-AAI-3P 2

V-AAI-3S 1

V-AAN 5

V-API-3P 1

V-APN 1

V-FAI-1S 2

V-PAI-3S 2

V-PAN 1

V-PAPNPM 1

V-PMN 1

V-PMPASM 1

V-PMPNSN 1

V-XPPAPM 1

SBL

P 1754

SCV

PREP 1772

STV

PREP 1773

TIS

PREP 1769

PREP 1774

PREP 1780

Liddell-Scott-Jones Definitions

εἰς or ἐς,

PR WITH ACC. ONLY: — both forms are found in Hom., Ion. poets, and early metrical Inscrr.; ἐς is best attested in Hdt. and Hp., and is found in nearly all early Ion. Inscrr. (exc. IG 12(8).262.16 (Thasos, v B. C.), ib.7.235.1 (Oropus, iv B. C.)); εἰς in Att. Inscrr. from iv B. C., IG 2.115, etc.; and usu. in Att. Prose (exc. Th.) and Com. (exc. in parody): Trag. apptly. prefer εἰς, but ἐς is used before vowels metri gr.; ἐς was retained in the phrases ἐς κόρακας (whence the Verb σκορακίζω), ἐς μακαρίαν. Aeol. poets have εἰς before vowels, ἐς before consonants, and this is given as the rule in Hom. by An.Ox. 1.172, cf. Hellad. ap. Phot. Bibl. p.533B. (Orig. ἐνς, as in IG 4.554.7 (Argos), GDI 4986.11 (Crete); cf. ἐν, ἰν. The diphthong is genuine in Aeol. εἰς, but spurious in Att. - Ion.) Radical sense into, and then more loosely, to:

I OF PLACE,

1. the oldest and commonest usage, εἰς ἅλα into or to the sea, Il. 1.141, al.; εἰς ἅλαδε Od. 10.351; ἔς ῥ' ἀσαμίνθους 4.48; ἐς οἶνον βάλε φάρμακον ib. 220; freq. of places, to, εἰς Εὔβοιαν 3.174; ἐς Αἴγυπτον, etc., Hdt. 1.5, etc.; ἐς Μίλητον into the territory of Miletus, ib. 14; εἰς Ἑλλήσποντον εἰσέπλει X. HG 1.1.2; ἀφίκετο εἰς Μήδους πρὸς Κυαξάρην Id. Cyr. 2.1.2; εἰς ἅρματα βαίνειν to step into.., Il. 8.115; εἰς ἐλάτην ἀναβῆναι 14.287; opp. ἐκ, in such phrases as ἐς σφυρὸν ἐκ πτέρνης, ἐς πόδας ἐκ κεφαλῆς, from heel to ankle-joint, from head to foot, 22.397, 23.169; ἐκ πάτου ἐς σκοπιήν 20.137; ἐς μυχὸν ἐξ οὐδοῦ Od. 7.87; κἠς ἔτος ἐξ ἔτεος from year to year, Theoc. 18.15: with Verbs implying motion or direction, as of looking, ἰδεῖν εἰς οὐρανόν Il. 3.364; εἰς ὦπα ἰδέσθαι to look in the face, 9.373, etc.; εἰς ὦπα ἔοικεν he is like in face (sc. ἰδόντι), 3.158, etc.; ἐς ὀφθαλμούς τινος ἐλθεῖν to come before another's eyes, 24.204; ἐς ὄψιν ἀπικνέεσθαί τινος Hdt. 1.136; καλέσαι τινὰ ἐς ὄψιν Id. 5.106, etc.; ἐς ταὐτὸν ἥκειν come to the same point, E. Hipp. 273: less freq. after a Subst., ὁδὸς ἐς λαύρην Od. 22.128; τὸ ἐς Παλλήνην τεῖχος facing Pallene, Th. 1.56; ξύνοδος ἐς τὴν Δῆλον Id. 3.104, cf. Pl. Tht. 173d. and Ion., also c. acc. pers. (Att. ὡς, πρός, παρά), Il. 7.312, 15.402, Od. 14.127, Hdt. 4.147; also in Att. with collective Nouns, ἐς τὸν δῆμον παρελθόντες Th. 5.45, or plurals, εἰς ὑμᾶς εἰσῆλθον D. 18.103; esp. of consulting an oracle, ἐς θεὸν ἐλθεῖν Pi. O. 7.31; εἰς Ἄμμων' ἐλθόντες Ar. Av. 619.

2. with Verbs expressing restin a place, when a previous motion into or to it is implied, ἐς μέγαρον κατέθηκεν ἐπὶ θρόνου he put it in the house (i.e. he brought it into the house, and put it there), Od. 20.96; ἐς θρόνους ἕζοντο they sat them down upon the seats, 4.51, cf. 1.130; ἐφάνη λὶς εἰς ὁδόν the lion appeared in the path, Il. 15.276; ἀπόστολος ἐς τὴν Μίλητον ἦν Hdt. 1.21 (s. v.l.); αὐτὸς ἐς Αακεδαίμονα ἀπόστολος ἐγίνετο Id. 5.38; ἐς κώμην παραγίνονται Id. 1.185; παρῆν ἐς Σάρδις Id. 6.1; ἐς δόμους μένειν S. Aj. 80 (cod. Laur.); ἐς τὴν νῆσον κατέκλῃσε Th. 1.109, cf. Hdt. 3.13; ἀπόβασιν ποιήσασθαι ἐς.. Th. 2.33, etc.; later used like ἐν, τὴν γῆν εἰς ἣν ὑμεῖς κατοικεῖτε LXX Numbers 35:34; τὸ χρυσίον ὃ εἰλήφεσαν εἰς Ῥώμην D.S. 14.117; οἰκεῖν εἰς τὰ Ὕπατα Luc. Asin. 1; εἰς Ἐκβάτανα ἀποθανεῖν Ael. VH 7.8; εἰς ἅπασαν τὴν γῆν Suid. s.v. Καλλίμαχος: generally, τοὔνομα εἰς τὴν Ἑλλάδα, φασίν, Ἱππομιγὴς δύναται Ael. VH 9.16.

3. with Verbs of saying or speaking, εἰς relates to the persons to or before whom one speaks, εἰπεῖν ἐς πάντας, ἐς πάντας αὔδα, Hdt. 8.26, S. OT 93; λέγειν εἰς τὸ μέσον τῶν ταξιάρχων X. Cyr. 3.3.7; αἱ ἐς τὸ φανερὸν λεγόμεναι αἰτίαι Th. 1.23: with other Verbs, εἰς τοὺς Ἕλληνας σαυτὸν σοφιστὴν παρέχων Pl. Prt. 312a; καλὸν ἐς τοὺς Ἕλληνας τὸ ἀγώνισμα φανεῖσθαι Th. 7.56; ἐπαχθὴς []ν ἐς τοὺς τολλούς Id. 6.54; στρατιὰν ἐπαγγέλλων ἐς τοὺς ξυμμάχους Id. 7.17; διαβεβλῆσθαι εἴς τινα Pl. R. 539c.

4. elliptical usages, after Verbs which have no sense of motion to or into a place, τὴν πόλιν ἐξέλιπον εἰς χωρίον ὀχυρόν they quitted the city for a strong position, i.e. to seek a strong position, X. An. 1.2.24; γράμματα ἑάλωσαν εἰς Ἀθήνας letters were captured [and sent] to Athens, Id. HG 1.1.23, cf. Pl. R. 468a; ἀνίστασθαι ἐς Ἄργος E. Heracl. 59, cf. Pl. Phd. 116a. participles signifying motion are freq. omitted with εἰς, τοῖς στρατηγοῖς τοῖς εἰς Σικελίαν (sc. ἀποδειχθεῖσιν) And. 1.11, etc. c. gen., mostly of proper names, as εἰς Ἀΐδαο, Att. εἰς Ἅιδου [δόμους ], Il. 21.48; ἐς Ἀθηναίης [ἱερόν ] to the temple of Athena, 6.379; ἐς Πριάμοιο [οἶκον ] 24.160, cf. 309; εἰς Αἰγύπτοιο [ῥόον ] Od. 4.581; ἐς τοῦ Κλεομένεος Hdt. 5.51; εἰς Ἀσκληπιοῦ Ar. Pl. 411; ἐπὶ δεῖπνον [ἰέναι] εἰς Ἀγάθωνος Pl. Smp. 174a: with Appellatives, ἀνδρὸς ἐς ἀφνειοῦ to a rich man's house, Il. 24.482; ἐς πατρός Od. 2.195; πέμπειν εἰς διδασκάλων send to school, X. Lac. 2.1; εἰς δ. φοιτᾶν Pl. Prt. 326c; ἐς σεωυτοῦ, ἑωυτοῦ, Hdt. 1.108, 9.108, etc.

II OF TIME,

1 to denote a certain point or limit of time, up to, until, ἐς ἠῶ Od. 11.375; ἐς ἠέλιον καταδύντα till sunset, 9.161 (but also, towards or near sunset, 3.138); ἐκ νεότητος ἐς γῆρας Il. 14.86; ἐκ παιδὸς ἐς γῆρας Aeschin. 1.180; ἐς ἐμέ up to my time, Hdt. 1.92, al.: with Advbs., εἰς ὅτε (cf. ἔς τε) against the time when.., Od. 2.99; εἰς πότε; until when ? how long ? S. Aj. 1185 (lyr., cf. εἰσόκἐ; εἰς ὁπότε Aeschin. 3.99; ἐς τί; = εἰς πότε; Il. 5.465; ἐς ὅ until, Hdt. 1.93, etc.; ἐς οὗ Id. 1.67, 3.31, etc.; ἐς τόδε Id. 7.29, etc.

2. to determine a period, εἰς ἐνιαυτόν for a year, i.e. a whole year, Il. 19.32, Od. 4.526; within the year, ib. 86 (cf. ἐς ἐνίαυτον Alc. Supp. 8.12); εἰς ὥρας Od. 9.135; ἐς θέρος ἢ ἐς ὀπώρην for the summer, i.e. throughout it, 14.384; ἡ εἰς ἐνιαυτὸν κειμένη δαπάνη εἰς τὸν μῆνα δαπανᾶται the expenditure for a year is expended in the month, X. Oec. 7.36; μισθοδοτεῖν τινὰς εἰς ἓξ μῆνας D.S. 19.15; χοίνικα κριθῶν εἰς τέσσαρας ἡμέρας διεμέτρει Posidon. 36J.; εἰς ἑσπέραν ἥκειν to come at even, Ar. Pl. 998; εἰς τρίτην ἡμέραν or εἰς τρίτην alone, on the third day, in two days, Pl. Hp.Ma. 286b, X. Cyr. 5.3.27; ἥκειν ἐς τὴν ὑστεραίαν Id. An. 2.3.25; ἥκειν εἰς τὸ ἔαρ Hell.Oxy. 17.4; ἐς τέλος at last, Hdt. 3.40; ἐς καιρόν in season, Id. 4.139; οὐκ ἐς ἀναβολάς, ἀμβολάς, with no delay, Id. 8.21, E. Heracl. 270, etc.; ἐς τότε at this time, v.l. in Od. 7.317 (but εἰς τότε at that time (in the fut.), D. 14.24, Pl. Lg. 830b); ἐς ὕστερον or τὸ ὕστερον, Od. 12.126, Th. 2.20: with Advbs., ἐς αὔριον Il. 8.538, Pl. Lg. 858b; ἔς περ ὀπίσσω Od. 20.199; ἐς αὖθις Th. 4.63 (v. εἰσαῦθις (; ἐς αὐτίκα μάλ ' Ar. Pax 367; εἰς ἔπειτα (v. εἰσέπειτα (; ἐς τὸ ἔ., Th. 2.64; ἐς ὀψέ Id. 8.23; εἰς ἅπαξ, v. εἰσάπαξ; εἰς ἔτι, v. εἰσέτι.

III to express MEASURE OR LIMIT,

1. without reference to Time, ἐς δίσκουρα λέλειπτο was left behind as far as a quoit's throw, Il. 23.523; ἐς δραχμὴν διέδωκε paid them as much as a drachma, Th. 8.29; ἱματισμὸν ζητῆσαι εἰς δύο τάλαντα Thphr. Char. 23.8; so ἐς τὰ μάλιστα to the greatest degree, Hdt. 1.20, etc.; ἐς τοσοῦτο τύχης ἀπίκευ Id. 1.124; εἰς τοσοῦτο ἥκειν Lys. 27.10; εἰς τοῦτο θράσους καὶ ἀναιδείας ἀφίκετο D. 21.194; ἐς ὅ ἐμέμνηντο so far as they remembered, Th. 5.66; ἐς τὸ ἔσχατον Hdt. 7.229, etc.; εἰς ἅλις Theoc. 25.17.

2. freq. with Numerals, ἐς τριακάδας δέκα ναῶν A. Pers. 339; ναῦς ἐς τὰς τετρακοσίας, διακοσίας, to the number of 400, etc., Th. 1.74, 100, etc.; εἰς ἕνα, εἰς δύο, εἰς τέσσαρας, one, two, four deep, X. Cyr. 2.3.21; but εἰς τέσσαρας four abreast, Aen.Tact. 40.6: with Advbs., ἐς τρίς or ἐστρίς thrice, Pi. O. 2.68, Hdt. 1.86; of round numbers, about, X. An. 1.1.10.

3. distributive, εἰς φυλάς by tribes, LXX 1 Samuel 10:21, cf. 2 Samuel 18:1-33.

4. to express RELATION, towards, in regard to, ἐξαμαρτεῖν εἰς θεούς A. Pr. 945, etc.; ἁμάρτημα εἴς τινα, αἰτίαι ἐς ἀλλήλους, Isoc. 8.96, Th. 1.66; ὄνειδος ὀνειδίζειν εἴς τινα S. Ph. 522; ἔχθρη ἔστινα Hdt. 6.65; φιλία ἐς ἀμφοτέρους Th. 2.9; λέγειν ἐς.. Hdt. 1.86; γνώμη ἀποδεχθεῖσα ἐς τὴν γέφυραν Id. 4.98; ἡ ἐς γῆν καὶ θάλασσαν ἀρχή Th. 8.46.

1. of the subject of a work, esp. in titles, e.g. τὰ ἐς Ἀπολλώνιον Philostr. VA; of the object of a dedication, as in titles of hymns, ἐπινίκια, etc.

2. in regard to, πρῶτος εἰς εὐψυχίαν A. Pers. 326; σκώπτειν ἐς τὰ ῥάκια Ar. Pax 740, cf. Eq. 90; διαβάλλειν τινὰ ἔς τι Th. 8.88; αἰτία ἐπιφερομένη ἐς μαλακίαν Id. 5.75; μέμφεσθαι εἰς φιλίαν X. An. 2.6.30; εἰς τὰ πολεμικὰ καταφρονεῖσθαι Id. HG 7.4.30; πόλεως εὐδοκιμωτάτης εἰς σοφίαν Pl. Ap. 29d; in respect of, εὐτυχεῖν ἐς τέκνα E. Or. 542, cf. Pl. Ap. 35b, etc.; εἰς χρήματα ζημιοῦσθαι Id. Lg. 774b, cf. D. 22.55; ἐς τὰ ἄλλα Th.I.I; εἰς ἄπαντα S. Tr. 489; ἐς τὰ πάνθ' ὁμῶς A. Pr. 736; εἰς μὲν ταῦτα Pl. Ly. 210a; τό γ' εἰς ἑαυτόν, τὸ εἰς ἐμέ, S. OT 706, E. IT 691, cf. S. Ichn. 346; ἐς ὀλίγους μᾶλλον τὰς ἀρχὰς ποιεῖν Th. 8.53; ἐς πλείονας οἰκεῖν Id. 2.37; for τελεῖν ἐς Ἕλληνας, Βοιωτούς, ἄνδρας, etc., v. τελέω.

3. of Manner, ἐς τὸν νῦν τρόπον Id. 1.6; τίθεμεν τἆλλα εἰς τὸν αὐτὸν λόγον; Pl. R. 353d; ἐς ἓν μέλος Theoc. 18.7: freq. periphr. for Advbs., ἐς κοινὸν φράζειν, λέγειν, A. Pr. 844, Eu. 408; ἐς τὸ πᾶν, = πάντως, Id. Ag. 682 (lyr.); ἐς τάχος, = ταχέως, Ar. Ach. 686; ἐς εὐτέλειαν, = εὐτελῶς, Id. Av. 805; ἐς τἀρχαῖον Id. Nu. 593; εἰς καλόν S. OT 78, cf. Pl. Phd. 76e; ἐς δέον γεγονέναι Hdt. 1.119, cf. S. OT 1416, and v. δέον.

1. ofan end or limit, ἔρχεσθαι, τελευτᾶν, λήγειν ἐς.., to end in.., Hdt. 1.120, 3.125, 4.39, etc.; ἐς ἑβδομήκοντα ἔτεα ου,ρον ἀνθρώπῳ προτίθημι Id. 1.32; καταξαίνειν ἐς φοινικίδα to cut into red rags, Ar. Ach. 320 (troch.); στρέφειν τι εἰς αἷμα Revelation 11:6; εἰς ἄνδρας ἐκ μειρακίων τελευτᾶν, εἰς ἄνδρα γενειᾶν, Pl. Tht. 173b, Theoc. 14.28; ἐκτρέφειν τὸ σπέρμα εἰς καρπόν X. Oec. 17.10: so with εἶναι or γίγνομαι to form a predicate, ἔσται εἰς ἔθνη LXX Genesis 17:16; ἐγενήθη εἰς γυναῖκα ib. 20.12; πιστὸς (sc. ἦν) εἰς προφήτην ib.1 Samuel 3:20; ἐγένετο εἰς δένδρον.Luke 13:19,al.

2. of Purpose or Object, εἰπεῖν εἰς ἀγαθόν, πείσεται εἰς ἀγαθόν, for good, for his good, Il. 9.102, 11.789; εἰς ἀγαθὰ μυθεῖσθαι 23.305; ἐς πόλεμον θωρήξομαι 8.376, cf. Hdt. 7.29, etc.; ἐς φόβον to cause fear, Il. 15.310; ἐς ὑποδήματα δεδόσθαι Hdt. 2.98; κόσμος ὁ εἰς ἑορτάς X. Oec. 9.6; ἐπιτηδεότατος, εὐπρεπής, ἔς τι Hdt. 1.115, 2.116; εἰς κάλλος ζῆν to live for show, X. Cyr. 8.1.33, cf. Ages. 9.1; ἐς δαίτην ἐκάλεσσε Call. Aet. 1.1.5; εἰς κέρδος τι δρᾶν S. Ph.

III; πάσας φωνὰς ἱέντων εἰς ἀπόφυξιν Ar. V. 562; εἰς γράμματα παιδὶ δεκετεῖ ἐνιαυτοὶ τρεῖς Pl. Lg. 809e; εἰς τὸ πρᾶγμα εἶναι to be pertinent, to the purpose, D. 36.54; freq. of expenditure on an object, IG 22.102.11, 116.41, al.; ἐς τὸ δέον Ar. Nu. 859, etc.; ἐς δᾷδα ib. 612.

POSITION: εἰς is sts. parted from its acc. by several words, εἰς ἀμφοτέρω Διομήδεος ἅρματα βήτην Il. 8.115; εἰς δὲ μονάρχου δῆμος ἀϊδρίῃ δουλοσύνην ἔπεσεν Sol. 9: seldom (only in Poets) put after its case, Il. 15.59, Od. 3.137, 15.541, S. OC 126 (lyr.): after an Adv., αὔριον ἔς· τῆμος δὲ.. Od. 7.318.

Thayer's Expanded Definition

εἰς, a preposition governing the accusative, and denoting entrance into, or direction and limit: into, to, toward, for, among. It is used:

A. Properly

I. of place, after verbs of going, coming, sailing, flying, falling, living, leading, carrying, throwing, sending, etc.;

1. of a place entered, or of entrance into a place, into; and a. it stands before nouns designating an open place, a hollow thing, or one in which an object can be hidden: as εἰς (τήν) πόλιν, Matthew 26:18; Matthew 28:11; Mark 1:45, and often; εἰς τόν οἶκον, Matthew 9:7; συναγωγήν, Acts 17:10; πλοῖον, Matthew 8:23; John 6:17; Acts 21:6; θάλασσαν, Matthew 17:27; ἄβυσσον, Luke 8:31; οὐρανόν, Luke 2:15; κόσμον, John 1:9; John 3:19, etc.; τά ἰδίᾳ, John 1:11; John 16:32; Acts 21:6; ἀποθήκην, Matthew 3:12; εἰς τά ὦτα, Luke 1:44; εἰς τάς ζώνας or ζώνην, Matthew 10:9; Mark 6:8, etc.; εἰς ἀέρα, 1 Corinthians 14:9; εἰς πῦρ, Mark 9:22, etc.; εἰς αὐτόν, of a demon entering the body of a man, Mark 9:25. with the accusative of person (German zu jemand hinein), into the house of one (cf. Kühner, § 432, 1, 1 a.; (Jelf, § 625, 1 a.)): εἰς τήν Λυδίαν, Acts 16:40 Rec., but here more correctly πρός with G L T Tr WH; cf. Winer's Grammar, § 49, a, α. (εἰς ἐμαυτόν, Wis. 8:18). γίνομαι εἰς with the accusative of place, see γίνομαι, 5 g. b. before names of cities, villages, and countries, εἰς may be rendered simply to, toward, (German nach; as if it indicated merely motion toward a destination; (cf. Winer's Grammar, § 49, a, α.)); as εἰς Ἱεροσόλυμα εἰς Δαμασκόν, εἰς Βέροιαν, etc.; εἰς Σπανίαν, Αἴγυπτον, Γαλιλαίαν, etc.; but it is not to be so translated in such phrases as εἰς τήν Ιουδαίαν γῆν, etc., John 3:22; Matthew 2:12 cf. Matthew 20, 21; εἰς τά μέρη τῆς Γαλιλαίας, Matthew 2:22, etc.

c. elliptical expressions are — εἰς ᾅδου, namely, δομον, Acts 2:27 (Rec.), 31 (not T WH); see ᾅδης, 2. ἐπιστολαί εἰς Δαμασκόν, to be carried to D., Acts 9:2; ἡ διακονία μου ἡ εἰς (L Tr marginal reading ἐν) Ἱερουσαλήμ (see in διακονία, 3), Romans 15:31; cf. Bernhardy (1829), p. 216.

d. εἰς means among (in among) before nouns comprising a multitude; as, εἰς τούς λῃστάς, Luke 10:36; εἰς (L marginal reading ἐπί) τάς ἀκάνθας, Mark 4:7 (for which Luke 8:7 gives ἐν μέσῳ τῶν ἀκανθῶν); or before persons, Mark 8:19; Luke 11:49; John 21:23; Acts 18:6; Acts 20:29; Acts 22:21, 30; Acts 26:17; see ἀποστέλλω, 1 b.; or before a collective noun in the singular number, as εἰς τόν δῆμον, Acts 17:5; Acts 19:30; εἰς τόν ὄχλον, Acts 14:14; εἰς τόν λαόν, Acts 4:17.

2. If the surface only of the place entered is touched or occupied, εἰς, like the Latinin, may (often) be rendered on, upon, (German auf) (sometimes by unto, — (idioms vary)), to mark the limit reached, or where one sets foot. Of this sort are εἰς τό πέραν (A. V. unto), Matthew 8:18; Matthew 14:22; Mark 4:35; εἰς τήν γῆν, Luke 12:49 (L T Tr WH ἐπί); Acts 26:14; Revelation 8:5, 7; Revelation 9:3; Revelation 12:4, 9 εἰς τήν κλίνην, Revelation 2:22; εἰς ὁδόν, Matthew 10:5; Mark 6:8; Luke 1:79; εἰς τήν ὁδόν, Mark 11:8{a} (L marginal reading ἐν with the dative, 8{b} R G L); εἰς τόν ἀγρόν, Matthew 22:5; Mark 13:16; εἰς τό ὄρος (or εἰς ὄρος; here A. V. uses into), Matthew 5:1; Matthew 14:23; Matthew 15:29; Matthew 17:1; Mark 3:13; Mark 9:2; Luke 9:28; John 6:3, etc.; εἰς τά δεξιά, John 21:6; σπείρειν εἰς τί (τήν σάρκα), Galatians 6:8 (here A. V. unto; cf. Ellicott at the passage); ἀναπίπτειν εἰς τόπον, Luke 14:10; δέχομαι εἰς τάς ἀγκάλας, Luke 2:28; τύπτειν εἰς τήν κεφαλήν, Matthew 27:30 (εἰς τήν σιαγόνα, Luke 6:29 Tdf.; ῥαπίζειν εἰς τήν ... σιαγόνα, Matthew 5:39 L T Tr text WH, where R G ἐπί), and in other phrases.

3. of motion (not into a place itself, but) into the vicinity of a place; where it may be rendered to, near, toward, (cf. Fritzsche on Mark, p. 81f (for examples only)): εἰς τήν. θάλασσαν, Mark 3:7 G L T Tr marginal reading; εἰς πόλιν, John 4:5 cf. John 4:28; εἰς τό μνημεῖον, John 11:31, 38; John 20:1, 3f, 8; ἐγγιζεινεις etc. Matthew 21:1; Mark 11:1; Luke 18:35; Luke 19:29; εἰς τούς φραγμούς, Luke 14:23; πίπτειν εἰς τί πόδας, at, John 11:32 (T Tr WH πρός); κλίνειν τό πρόσωπον εἰς τήν γῆν, Luke 24:5; εἰς τήν χεῖρα, on, Luke 15:22.

4. of the limit to which; with the accusative of place, as far as, even to: λάμπειν ἐκ ... εἰς, Luke 17:24; with the accusative plural of person to, unto Acts 23:15 (εἰς ὑμᾶς, for R G πρός); Romans 5:12; Romans 16:19; 2 Corinthians 9:5 (L Tr πρός); .

5. of local direction;

a. after verbs of seeing: ἐπαίρειν τούς ὀφθαλμούς εἰς τί, τινα, Luke 6:20 βλέπειν, Luke 9:62; John 13:22; Acts 3:4; ἀναβλέπειν, Mark 6:41; Luke 9:16; Acts 22:13; ἐμβλέπειν, Matthew 6:26; ἀτενίζειν, which see b. after verbs of saying, teaching, announcing, etc. (cf. German die Rede richten an etc.; Latindicere ad orcoram; (English direct one's remarks to or toward); examples from Greek authors are given by Bernhardy (1829), p. 217; Passow, i., p. 802{b}; (Liddell and Scott, under the word, I. b. 3); Krüger, § 68, 21, 6): κηρύσσειν, as ἦν κηρύσσων εἰς τάς συναγωγάς αὐτῶν εἰς ὅλην τήν Γαλιλαίαν, preaching to the synagogues throughout all Galilee, Mark 1:39 (Rec. ἐν ταῖς συναγωγαῖς, as Luke 4:44 (where T WH Tr text now εἰς; cf. Winers Grammar, 416 (387); Buttmann, 333 (287); but in Mark, the passage cited T Tr text WH now read ἦλθεν κηρύσσων κτλ.)); τό εὐαγγέλιον εἰς ὅλον τόν κόσμον, Mark 14:9; εἰς πάντα τά ἔθνη, Mark 13:10; Luke 24:47; εἰς ὑμᾶς, 1 Thessalonians 2:9; ἀπαγγέλλειν (Rec. ἀναγγέλλειν) τί εἰς, Mark 5:14; Luke 8:34; γνωρίζειν, Romans 16:26; εὐαγγελίζεσθαι, 2 Corinthians 10:16; εἰς ὑμᾶς, 1 Peter 1:25; λέγειν (Rec.; others, λαλεῖν) εἰς τόν κόσμον, John 8:26; (λαλεῖν τόν λόγον εἰς τήν Πέργην, Acts 14:25 T WH marginal reading); διαμαρτύρεσθαι and μαρτυρεῖν, Acts 23:11.

II. of Time;

1. it denotes entrance into period which is penetrated, as it were, i. e. duration through a time (Latinin; German hinein, hinaus): εἰς τόν αἰῶνα and the like, see αἰών, 1 a.; εἰς τό διηνεκές, Hebrews 7:3; Hebrews 10:1, 12, 14; εἰς πολλά, Luke 12:19; τῇ ἐπιφωσκούσῃ (ἡμέρα) εἰς μίαν σαββάτων, dawning into (A. V. toward) the first day of the week, Matthew 28:1. Hence,

2. of the time in which a thing is done; because he who does or experiences a thing at any time is conceived of as, so to speak, entering into that time: εἰς τόν καιρόν αὐτῶν, in their season, Luke 1:20; εἰς τό μέλλον namely, ἔτος, the next year (but under the word μέλλω, 1. Grimm seems to take the phrase indefinitely, thenceforth (cf. Greek text)), Luke 13:9; εἰς τό μεταξύ σάββατον, on the next sabbath, Acts 13:42; εἰς τό πάλιν, again (for the second, third, time), 2 Corinthians 13:2.

3. of the (temporal) limit for which anything is or is done; Latinin; our for, unto: Revelation 9:15; εἰς τήν αὔριον namely, ἡμέραν, for the morrow, Matthew 6:34; Acts 4:3; εἰς ἡμέραν κρίσεως, 2 Peter 2:9; 2 Peter 3:7; εἰς ἡμέραν Χριστοῦ, Philippians 1:10; Philippians 2:16; εἰς ἡμέραν ἀπολυτρώσεως, Ephesians 4:30.

4. of the (temporal) limit to which; unto, i. e. even to, until: Acts 25:21; 1 Thessalonians 4:15; εἰς ἐκείνην τήν ἡμέραν, 2 Timothy 1:12. On the phrase εἰς τέλος, see τέλος, 1 a.

B. Used Metaphorically,

I. εἰς retains the force of entering into anything,

1. where one thing is said to be changed into another, or to be separated into parts, or where several persons or things are said to be collected or combined into one, etc.: ἀποβαίνειν εἰς τί, Philippians 1:19; γίνεσθαι εἰς τί, see γίνομαι, 5 d.; εἶναι εἰς τί, see εἰμί, V. 2 (a. at the end)

c. and d.; στρέφειν τί εἰς τί Revelation 11:6; μεταστρέφειν, Acts 2:20; James 4:9; μεταλλάσνειν, Romans 1:26; μετασχηματίζεσθαι, 2 Corinthians 11:13f; συνοικοδομεῖσθαι, Ephesians 2:22; κτίζειν τινα εἰς, Ephesians 2:15; λαμβάνειν τί εἰς, Hebrews 11:8; λογίζεσθαι εἰς τί, see λογίζομαι, 1 a. ἐσχίσθη εἰς δύο, Matthew 27:51; Mark 15:38 (Polybius 2, 16, 11 σχίζεται εἰς δύο μέρη); δηιν εἰς δέσμας, Matthew 13:30 (G omits; Tr WH brackets εἰς); εἰς ἐν τελειουσθαι, John 17:23; συνάγειν εἰς ἐν, John 11:52.

2. after verbs of going, coming, leading, etc., εἰς is joined to nouns designating the conditional state into which one passes, falls, etc.: ἐισέρχεσθαι εἰς τήν βασιλείαν τῶν οὐρανῶν or τοῦ Θεοῦ, see βασιλεία, 3, p. 97{b}; εἰς τήν ζωήν, Matthew 18:8; Matthew 19:17; Matthew 25:46; εἰς τήν χαράν, Matthew 25:21, 23; εἰς κόλασιν αἰώνιον, Matthew 25:46; ἔρχεσθαι εἰς κρίσιν, John 5:24; εἰσφέρειν, ἐισέρχεσθαι εἰς πειρασμόν, Matthew 6:13; Matthew 26:41; Mark 14:38 (T WH ἔλθητε); ἔρχεσθαι εἰς τό χεῖρον, Mark 5:26; εἰς ἀπελεγμόν, Acts 19:27; εἰς προκοπήν, Philippians 1:12; μεταβαίνειν εἰς τήν ζωήν, John 5:24; 1 John 3:14; πορεύεσθαι εἰς θάνατον, Luke 22:33; ὑπάγειν εἰς ἀπώλειαν, Revelation 17:8, 11; ὑπάγειν or πορεύεσθαι εἰς εἰρήνην, see εἰρήνη, 3; ὑποστρέφειν εἰς διαφοράν, Acts 13:34; συντρέχειν εἰς ἀνάχυσιν, 1 Peter 4:4; βάλλειν εἰς θλῖψιν, Revelation 2:22; περιτρέπειν εἰς μανίαν, Acts 26:24; μεταστρέφειν and στρέφειν εἰς τί, Acts 2:20; Revelation 11:6; ὁδηγεῖν τήν ἀλήθειαν (T ἐν τῇ ἀλήθειαν), John 16:13; αἰχμαλωτίζειν εἰς ὑπακοήν, 2 Corinthians 10:5; παραδιδόναι εἰς θλῖψιν, Matthew 24:9; εἰς θάνατον, 2 Corinthians 4:11; εἰς κρίμα θανάτου, Luke 24:20; συγκλείειν εἰς ἀπείθειαν, Romans 11:32; ἐμπίπτειν εἰς κρίμα, εἰς ὀνειδισμόν καί παγίδα, εἰς πειρασμόν, 1 Timothy 3:6; 1 Timothy 6:9.

3. it is used of the business which one enters into, i. e. of what he undertakes: ἐισέρχεσθαι εἰς τόν κόπον τίνος, to take up and carry on a labor begun by another, John 4:38; τρέχειν εἰς πόλεμον, Revelation 9:9; ἔρχομαι εἰς ἀποκαλύψεις, I come, in my narrative, to revelations, i. e. to the mention of them, 2 Corinthians 12:1.

II. εἰς after words indicating motion or direction or end;

1. it denotes motion to something, after verbs of going, coming, leading, calling, etc., and answers to the Latinad, to: καλεῖν τινα εἰς γάμον, γάμους, δεῖπνον, etc. to invite to, etc., Matthew 22:3; Luke 14:8, 10; John 2:2; καλεῖν τινα εἰς μετάνοιαν, etc., Luke 5:32; 2 Thessalonians 2:14; ἄγειν τινα εἰς μετάνοιαν, Romans 2:4; ἐπιστρέφειν εἰς τό φῶς, Acts 26:18; ἐκτρέπεσθαι εἰς ματαιολογίαν, 1 Timothy 1:6; μετατίθεσθαι εἰς ἕτερον εὐαγγέλιον Galatians 1:6; χωρῆσαι εἰς μετάνοιαν, 2 Peter 3:9, etc.

2. of ethical direction or reference;

a. universally, of acts in which the mind is directed toward, or looks to, something: βλέπειν εἰς πρόσωπον τίνος (see βλέπω, 2 c.); ἀποβλέπειν εἰς τήν μισθαποδοσίαν, Hebrews 11:26; ἀφοραν εἰς ... Ἰησοῦν, Hebrews 12:2 (see A. I. 5 a. above); πιστεύειν εἰς τινα, and the like, cf. under πιστεύω, πίστις, ἐλπίζω (ἐλπίς), etc.; ἐπιθυμίαν ἔχειν εἰς τί, directed toward etc. Philippians 1:23; λέγειν εἰς τινα, to speak with reference to one, Acts 2:25 (Diodorus Siculus 11, 50); λέγειν τί εἰς τί, to say something in reference to something, Ephesians 5:32; λαλεῖν τί εἰς τί, to speak something relating to something, Hebrews 7:14; ὀμνύειν εἰς τί, to swear with the mind directed toward, Matthew 5:35; ἐυδόκειν εἰς τινα, Matthew 12:18 (R G); 2 Peter 1:17.

b. for one's advantage or disadvantage; α. for, for the benefit of, to the advantage of: εἰς ἡμᾶς, Ephesians 1:19; εἰς ὑμᾶς, 2 Corinthians 13:4 (but WH brackets); Ephesians 3:2; Colossians 1:25; πλουτεῖν εἰς θεόν to abound in riches made to subserve God's purposes and promote his glory, Luke 12:21 (so too Winer's Grammar, 397 (371); but cf. Meyer edition Weiss, at the passage); Christ is said πλουτεῖν εἰς πάντας, to abound in riches redounding to the salvation of all men, Romans 10:12; πλεονάζειν εἰς τί, Philippians 4:17; ἐλεημοσύνην ποιεῖν εἰς τό ἔθνος, Acts 24:17; εἰς τούς πτωχούς, for the benefit of the poor, Romans 15:26; εἰς τούς ἁγίους, 2 Corinthians 8:4; 2 Corinthians 9:1, cf. 2 Corinthians 9:13; κοπιαν εἰς τινα, Romans 16:6; Galatians 4:11; εἰς Χριστόν, to the advantage and honor of Christ, Philemon 1:6; ἐργάζεσθαι τί εἰς τινα, Mark 14:6 Rec.; 3 John 1:5; λειτουργός εἰς τά ἔθνη, Romans 15:16; γενόμενα εἰς Καθαρναουμ (for Rec. ἐν Καπερναούμ (cf. Winers Grammar, 416 (388); Buttmann, 333 (286))), Luke 4:23. β. unto in a disadvantageous sense (against): μηδέν ἄτοπον εἰς αὐτόν γενόμενον, Acts 28:6.

c. of the mood or inclination, affecting one toward any person or thing; of one's mode of action toward;

a. in a good sense: ἀγάπη εἰς τινα, unto, toward, one, Romans 5:8; 2 Corinthians 2:4, 8; Colossians 1:4; 1 Thessalonians 3:12; τό αὐτό εἰς ἀλλήλους φρονεῖν, Romans 12:16; φιλόστοργος, Romans 12:10; φιλόξενος, 1 Peter 4:9; χρηστός, Ephesians 4:32; ἀποκαταλλάσσειν εἰς αὐτόν (others, αὐτόν see αὑτοῦ, Colossians 1:20 (cf. Winer's Grammar, 397 (371)). β. in a bad sense: ἁμαρτάνειν εἰς τινα (see ἁμαρτάνω, b.); λόγον εἰπεῖν and βλασθήμειν εἰς τινα, Luke 12:10; Mark 3:29; βλασθημος εἰς τινα, Acts 6:11; βλασθημων λέγω εἰς τινα, Luke 22:65; ἐπιβουλή εἰς τινα, Acts 23:30; ἔχθρα, Romans 8:7; ἀντιλογία, Hebrews 12:3; θάρρειν εἰς τινα, 2 Corinthians 10:1.

d. of reference or relation; with respect to, in reference to; as regards, (cf. Kühner, 2:408 c.; (Jelf, § 625, 3 e.)): Luke 7:30; Acts 25:20 (T Tr WH omit εἰς; Romans 4:20; Romans 15:2; 2 Corinthians 10:16; 2 Corinthians 13:3; Galatians 6:4; Ephesians 3:16; Philippians 1:5; Philippians 2:22; 1 Thessalonians 5:18; εἰς τί ἐδίστασας; '(looking) unto what (i. e. wherefore) didst thou doubt? Matthew 14:31; cf. Hermann ad Oed. C. 528' (Fritzsche). of the consideration influencing one to do anything: μετανοεῖν εἰς κήρυγμα τίνος, at the preaching of one, i. e. out of regard to the substance of his preaching, Matthew 12:41; δέχεσθαι τινα εἰς ὄνομα τίνος, Matthew 10:41f; εἰς διαταγάς ἀγγέλων (see διαταγή), Acts 7:53.

e. with the accusative of the person toward (German nach einem hin), but in sense nearly equivalent to the simple dative to, unto, after verbs of approving, manifesting, showing oneself: ἀποδεδειγμένος εἰς ὑμᾶς, Acts 2:22; ἔνδειξιν ἐνδείκνυσθαι, 2 Corinthians 8:24; φανερωθέντες εἰς ὑμᾶς, 2 Corinthians 11:6 (L T Tr WH φανερώσαντες namely, τήν γνῶσιν).

3. it denotes the end; and a. the end to which a thing reaches or extends, i. e. measure or degree: (ἔφερεν εἰς τριάκοντα, Mark 4:8 T Tr text WH; cf. Buttmann, 80 (27); Liddell and Scott, under the word, A. III. 2); εἰς τά ἄμετρα, 2 Corinthians 10:13; εἰς περισσείαν, 2 Corinthians 10:15; εἰς ὑπερβολήν (often in Greek writings, as Euripides, Hipp. 939; Aeschines f. leg. § 4), 2 Corinthians 4:17. of the limit: εἰς τό σωφρονεῖν, unto moderation, modesty, i. e. not beyond it, Romans 12:3.

b. the end which a thing is adapted to attain (a use akin to that in B. II. 2 b.; (cf. Winer's Grammar, 213 (200))): ἀργός καί ἄκαρπος εἰς τί, 2 Peter 1:8; ἐυρηετος, Luke 9:62 R G; (); εὔχρηστος, 2 Timothy 4:11; χρήσιμος, 2 Timothy 2:14 R G, δυναμουμενος, Colossians 1:11; θεοδίδακτος, 1 Thessalonians 4:9; βραδύς, James 1:19; σοφός, Revelation 16:19; φῶς εἰς ἀποκάλυψιν, Luke 2:32; δύναμις εἰς etc. Romans 1:16; Hebrews 11:11; ἀναγενναν εἰς, 1 Peter 1:3f; ἀνακαινόω, Colossians 3:10; σοφίζειν τινα εἰς, 2 Timothy 3:15; ἰσχύειν εἰς, Matthew 5:13.

c. the end which one has in view, i. e. object, purpose;

a. associated with other prepositions (cf. Winer's Grammar, § 50, 5): ἐκ πίστεως εἰς πίστιν, to produce faith Revelation 1:17, cf. Fritzsche, Meyer, Van Hengel, at the passage; ἐξ αὐτοῦ καί δἰ αὐτοῦ καί εἰς αὐτόν, answering to his purposes (the final cause), Romans 11:36; ἐξ οὗ τά πάντα καί ἡμεῖς εἰς αὐτόν, 1 Corinthians 8:6; δἰ αὐτοῦ καί εἰς αὐτόν (see διά, A. III. 2 b. under the end), Colossians 1:16; δἰ αὐτοῦ εἰς αὐτόν, Colossians 1:20. β. shorter phrases: εἰς τοῦτο, to this end, Mark 1:38; (Luke 4:43 R G Tr marginal reading); εἰς αὐτό τοῦτο (R. V. for this very thing), 2 Corinthians 5:5; εἰς τοῦτο ... ἵνα etc. John 18:37; 1 John 3:8; Romans 14:9; 2 Corinthians 2:9; 1 Peter 4:6; εἰς αὐτό τοῦτο ... ὅπως etc. Romans 9:17; ἵνα, Colossians 4:8; Ephesians 6:22; εἰς τί, to what purpose, Matthew 26:8; Mark 14:4; εἰς ὁ, to which end, for which cause, 2 Thessalonians 1:11; Colossians 1:29. γ. universally: βαπτίζω εἰς τινα, τί (see βαπτίζω, II.

b. aa.); παιδαγωγός εἰς τόν Χριστόν, Galatians 3:24; συγκεκλεισμένοι εἰς τήν πίστιν, that we might the more readily embrace the faith when its time should come, Galatians 3:23; φρουρούμενοι εἰς τήν σωτηρίαν, that future salvation may be yours, 1 Peter 1:5; ἀγοράζειν εἰς τήν ἑορτήν, John 13:29; εἰς ὄλεθρον σαρκός, 1 Corinthians 5:5; εἰς τήν ἡμετέραν διδασκαλίαν, Revelation 15:4, and in many other examples especially after verbs of appointing, choosing, preparing, doing, coming, sending, etc.: κεῖμαι, Luke 2:34; Philippians 1:17 (16); 1 Thessalonians 3:3; τασσο, 1 Corinthians 16:15; τάσσομαι, Acts 13:48; ἀφορίζω, Revelation 1:1; Acts 13:2; πρωρίζω, Ephesians 1:5; 1 Corinthians 2:7; ἁιρέομαι, 2 Thessalonians 2:13; τίθεμαι, 1 Timothy 1:12; 1 Peter 2:8; καταρτίζω, Romans 9:22f; ἀποστέλλω, Hebrews 1:14; πέμπω, 1 Thessalonians 3:2, 5; Colossians 4:8; Philippians 4:16 (L brackets εἰς); 1 Peter 2:14; ἔρχομαι, John 9:39; ποιεῖν τί εἰς, 1 Corinthians 10:31; 1 Corinthians 11:24. Modeled after the Hebrew are the phrases, ἐγείρειν τινα εἰς βασιλέα, to be king, Acts 13:22; ἀνατρέφεσθαι τινα εἰς υἱόν, Acts 7:21; τέθεικά σε εἰς φῶς ἐθνῶν, Acts 13:47 (from Isaiah 49:6 Alex.); cf. Gesenius, Lehrgeb., p. 814; Buttmann, 150 (131); (Winer's Grammar, § 32, 4b.). δ. εἰς τί, indicating purpose, often depends not on anyone preceding word with which it coalesces into a single phrase, but has the force of a telic clause added to the already complete preceding statement; thus, εἰς δόξαν τοῦ Θεοῦ, Romans 15:7; Philippians 1:11; Philippians 2:11; εἰς φόβον, that ye should fear, Romans 8:15; εἰς ἔνδειξιν, that he might show, Romans 3:25; εἰς ζωήν, to procure eternal life (namely, for those mentioned), John 4:14; John 6:27 (in which passages the phrase is by many interpretations (e. g. DeWette, Meyer, Lange; cf. Winer's Grammar, 397 (371) note) incorrectly joined with ά῾λλεσθαι and μένειν (cf. Thol., Luthardt, others)); Romans 5:21; 1 Timothy 1:16; Jude 1:21; add, Matthew 8:4; Matthew 27:7; Mark 6:11; Acts 11:18; Romans 10:4; Philippians 1:25; Philippians 2:16; 2 Timothy 2:25; Revelation 22:2, etc. ε. εἰς τό followed by an infinitive, a favorite construction with Paul (cf. Buttmann, 264f (227f); Harmsen in the Zeitschr. f. wissensch. Theol. for 1874, pp. 345-360), is like the Latinad with the gerundive. It is of two kinds; either αα. εἰς τό combines with the verb on which it depends into a single sentence, as παραδώσουσιν αὐτόν ... εἰς τό ἐμπαῖξαι (Vulg. ad deludendum), Matthew 20:19; εἰς τό σταυρωθῆναι, Matthew 26:2; οἰκοδομηθήσεται εἰς τό τά εἰδωλόθυτα ἐσθίειν (Vulg. aedificabitur ad manducandum idolothyta), 1 Corinthians 8:10; μή οἰκίας οὐκ ἔχετε εἰς τό ἐσθίειν καί πίνειν, 1 Corinthians 11:22; εἰς τό προσφέρειν δῶρα τέ καί θυσίας καθίσταται (Vulg. ad offerenda munera et hostias), Hebrews 8:3; add, Hebrews 9:28; 1 Thessalonians 2:16; 1 Thessalonians 4:9; Philippians 1:23; or ββ. εἰς τό with the infinitive has the force of a separate telic clause (equivalent to ἵνα with the subjunctive) (Meyer (on Romans 1:20) asserts that this is its uniform force, at least in Romans (cf. his note on 2 Corinthians 8:6); on the other hand, Harmsen (u. s.) denies the telic force of εἰς τό before an infinitive present; cf. also Winers Grammar, 329 (309); especially Buttmann, as above and p. 265 note; Ellicott on 1 Thessalonians 2:12; and see below,

d. at the end): Luke 20:20 R G; Acts 3:19 (T WH πρός); Romans 1:11; Romans 4:16, 18; Romans 11:11; Romans 12:2; Romans 15:8, 13; 1 Corinthians 9:18; 1 Corinthians 10:6; Galatians 3:17; Ephesians 1:12, 18; 1 Thessalonians 2:12, 16; 1 Thessalonians 3:5; 2 Thessalonians 1:5; 2 Thessalonians 2:2, 10; James 1:18; Hebrews 2:17; Hebrews 7:25; Hebrews 9:14, 28; Hebrews 12:10; Hebrews 13:21; εἰς τό μή, lest, 2 Corinthians 4:4; 1 Peter 3:7.

d. the end by which a thing is completed, i. e. the result or effect: Acts 10:4; Revelation 6:19 (εἰς τήν ἀνομίαν (but WH brackets), so that iniquity was the result); Revelation 10:10; Revelation 13:14; 1 Corinthians 11:17; 2 Corinthians 2:16; Ephesians 5:2, etc.; εἰς τό with an infinitive so that (cf. ββ. above): Romans 1:20; 2 Corinthians 8:6.

C. Constructions that are peculiar in some respects.

1. Various forms of pregnant and brachylogical construction (Winers Grammar, § 66, 2; (less fully, Buttmann, 327 (282)); Bernhardy (1829), p. 348f): σῴζειν τινα εἰς etc. to save by translating into etc. 2 Timothy 4:18 (see σῴζω, b. under the end); διασώζειν, 1 Peter 3:20 (the Sept. Genesis 19:19, and often in Greek writings); μισθουσθαι ἐργάτας εἰς τήν ἀμπελῶνα, to go into etc. Matthew 20:1; ἐλευθερουν εἰς etc. Romans 8:21; ἀποδιδόναι τινα εἰς Αἴγυπτον, Acts 7:9; ἔνοχος εἰς γηνναν, to depart into etc. (cf. Buttmann, 170 (148) note), Matthew 5:22; κλαν εἰς τινας, to break and distribute among etc. Mark 8:19; ἀσφαλίζεσθαι εἰς τό ξύλον, Acts 16:24; κτᾶσθαι χρυσόν εἰς τάς ζώνας, Matthew 10:9; ἐντετυλιγμένον εἰς ἕνα τόπον, rolled up and laid away in etc. John 20:7.

2. Akin to this is the very common use of εἰς after verbs signifying rest or continuance in a place, because the idea of a previous motion into the place spoken of is involved (cf. Winers Grammar, § 50, 4b.; Buttmann, 332f (286f); Kühner, ii., p. 317; (Jelf, § 646, 1); Bernhardy (1829), p. 215; (yet cf. also examples in Sophocles' Lexicon, under the word εἰς, 1)): ὑρεθη εἰς Ἄζωτον, namely, transferred or carried off to, Acts 8:40, cf. Acts 8:39 πνεῦμα κυρίου ἥρπασε τόν Φίλιππον (Esther 1:5, τοῖς ἔθνεσι τοῖς εὑρεθεῖσιν εἰς τό πόλιν; so φανεῖσθαι is followed by εἰς in 2 Macc. 1:33 2Macc. 7:22). δεῖ με τήν ἑορτήν ποιῆσαι εἰς Ἱεροσόλυμα, namely, by going, Acts 18:21 Rec.; likewise ἑτοίμως ἔχω ἀποθανεῖν εἰς Ἱεροσόλυμα, Acts 21:13 (ἡφαιστιων εἰς Ἐκβάτανα ἀπέθανε, Aelian v. h. 7, 8); συνέβαλεν ἡμῖν εἰς Ασσον, Acts 20:14; ἡ μελλουσα δόξα εἰς ἡμᾶς ἀποκαλυφθῆναι, which shall be revealed (and conferred) on us, Romans 8:18.κατοικεῖν εἰς πόλιν, εἰς γῆν, to come into a city and dwell there, Matthew 2:23; Matthew 4:13; Acts 7:4 (cf. Numbers 35:33; 2 Chronicles 19:4 etc.); also παροικεῖν, Hebrews 11:9 (ἐνοικεῖν, Xenophon, an. 1, 2, 24); στῆναι, ἑστηκεναι (because it is nearly equivalent to to have placed oneself) εἰς τί, Luke 6:8; John 20:19, 26; 1 Peter 5:12; καθῆσθαι, to have gone unto a place and to be sitting there, Mark 13:3; 2 Thessalonians 2:4 (on this use of these two verbs in Greek authors cf. Matthiae, ii., p. 1344f; (cf. Winers Grammar, and Buttmann, as above)). εἶναι εἰς with the accusative of place see εἰμί, V. 2 a.; οἱ εἰς τόν οἶκον μου namely, ὄντες, Luke 9:61; τοῖς εἰς μακράν namely, οὖσι (German ins Ferne hin befindlich), Acts 2:39. συνάγεσθαι followed by εἰς with the accusative of place: to go to a place and assemble there, Matthew 26:3 and Acts 4:5 R T, (1 Esdr. 5:46 (); ). Sometimes a word implying motion, occurring in the same sentence, seems to have occasioned the connection of a verb of rest with εἰς, as it were by a kind of attraction (Buttmann, as above): ἐξερχόμενος ηὐλίζετο εἰς τό ὄρος, Luke 21:37; ἀκούσας ... ὄντα σιτία εἰς Αἴγυπτον (Rec. σῖτα ἐν Αἴγυπτον.) ἐξαπέστειλεν etc. Acts 7:12; παραδώσουσιν ὑμᾶς εἰς συνέδρια καί εἰς συναγωγάς δααρησεσθε, Mark 13:9 (Winers Grammar, 416 (387), Buttmann, 333 (287)); ὕπαγε, νίψαι (but L brackets) εἰς τήν κολυμβήθραν, John 9:7, although νίπτεσθαι εἰς τί can also be used (as λούεσθαι εἰς τό βαλανεῖον, Alciphron, epistles 3, 43; εἰς λουτρωνας, Athen. 10, p. 438 e.; λούειν τινα εἰς σκάφην, Epictetus diss. 3, 22, 71), since the water with which one bathes flows down into the pool. Cf. Beyer, De praepositt. εἰς; et ἐν in N. T. permutatione. Lipsius 1824, 4to.

D. Adverbial phrases (cf. Matthiae, § 578 d.): εἰς τέλος (see τέλος 1 a.); εἰς τό πάλιν, see A. II 2 above; εἰς τό παντελές, perfectly, utterly, Luke 13:11 (cf. Winer's Grammar, § 51, 1 c.); εἰς κενόν (see κενός, 3); εἰς ὑπάντησιν and εἰς ἀπάντησιν, see each substantive. In composition εἰς is equivalent to the Latinin andad.

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εἰς ,

prep. c. acc,

expressing entrance, direction, limit, into, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among (Lat. in, c. acc).

I. Of place.

1. After verbs of motion;

(a) of entrance into: Matthew 8:23; Matthew 9:7, Mark 1:45, Luke 2:15; Luke 8:31, al.;

(b) of approach, to or towards: Mark 11:1, Luke 6:8; Luke 19:28, John 11:31; John 21:6, al.;

(d) of a limit reached, unto, on, upon: Matthew 8:18; Matthew 21:1, Mark 11:1; Mark 13:16, Luke 14:10, John 6:3; John 11:32, al.; c. acc pers. (as in Ep. and Ion.), Acts 23:15, Romans 5:12; Romans 16:19, 2 Corinthians 10:14;

(e) elliptical: ἐπιστολαὶ εἰς Δαμασκόν , Acts 9:2; ἡ διακονία μου ἡ εἰς Ἱ ., Romans 15:31; metaph., of entrance into a certain state or condition, or of approach or direction towards some end (Thayer, B, i, 1; ii, 1), εἰς τ . ὄνομα , M, Pr., 200.

2. Of direction;

(a) after verbs of seeing: Matthew 6:26, Mark 6:41, Luke 9:16; Luke 9:62, John 13:22, al.; metaph., of the mind, Hebrews 11:26; Hebrews 12:2, al.;

(b) after verbs of speaking: Matthew 13:10; Matthew 14:9, 1 Thessalonians 2:9, al.

3. After verbs of rest;

(a) in "pregnant" construction, implying previous motion (cl.; v. WM, 516; Bl., § 39, 3; M, Pr., 234 f.): Matthew 2:23; Matthew 4:13, 2 Thessalonians 2:4, 2 Timothy 1:11, Hebrews 11:9, al.;

(b) by an assimilation general in late Gk (v. Bl., M, Pr., ll c.) = ἐν : Luke 1:44; Luke 4:23, Acts 20:16; Acts 21:17, John 1:18 (but v. Westc., in l), al.

II. Of time, for, unto;

1. accentuating the duration expressed by the acc: εἰς τ . αἰῶνα , Matthew 21:19; εἰς γενεὰς καὶ γ ., Luke 1:50; εἰς τ . διηνεκές , Hebrews 7:3, al.

2. Of a point or limit of time, unto, up to, until: Matthew 6:34, Acts 4:3; Acts 25:21, Philippians 1:10; Philippians 2:16, 1 Thessalonians 4:15, 2 Timothy 1:12; of entrance into a future period, εἰς τὸ μέλλον (see μέλλω ), next (year), Luke 13:9 (but v. ICC, in l); εἰς τ . μεταξὺ σάββατον , on the next Sabbath, Acts 13:42; εἰς τὸ πάλιν (see πάλιν ), 2 Corinthians 13:2.

III. Of result, after verbs of changing, joining, dividing, etc.: στρέφειν εἰς , Revelation 11:6; μετασ -, Acts 2:20, James 4:9; μεταλλάσειν , Romans 1:26; σχίειν εἰς δύο , Matthew 27:51, al.; predicatively with εἴναι , Acts 8:23.

IV. Of relation, to, towards, for, in regard to (so in cl., but more freq. in late Gk., εἰς encroaching on the simple dat., which it has wholly displaced in MGr.; Jannaris, Gr., § 1541; Robertson, Gr., 594; Deiss., BS, 117 f.): Luke 7:30, Romans 4:20; Romans 15:2; Romans 15:26, 1 Corinthians 16:1, Ephesians 3:16, al.; ἀγάπη εἰς , Romans 5:8, al; χρηστός , Ephesians 4:32; φρονεῖν εἰς , Romans 12:16; θαρρεῖν , 2 Corinthians 10:1.

V. Of the end or object: εὔθετος εἰς , Luke 14:34; σόφας , Romans 16:19; ἰσχύειν , Matthew 5:13; εἰς τοῦτο , Mark 1:38, al.; ἀφορίζειν εἰς , Romans 1:1; indicating purpose, είς φόβον , Romans 8:15; εἰς ἔνδειξιν , Romans 3:25; εἰς τό , c. inf. (= ἵνα or ὥστε ; Bl., § 71, 5; M, Pr., 218 ff.): Matthew 20:19, Romans 1:11, 1 Corinthians 9:18, al.

VI. Adverbial phrases: εἰς τέλος , εἰς τὸ πάλιν , etc. (vs. τέλος , πάλιν , etc.).

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Vocabulary of the Greek NT

For this common preposition following verbs of motion, it is sufficient to quote P Par 63.111 (B.C. 164) τὰ σπέρματα κατενεγκεῖν εἰς τοὺς ἀγρούς, P Tebt I. 59.4 (B.C. 99) καταντήσαντος γὰρ εἰς τὴν πόλιν Σ. κτλ., BGU I. 27.5 ff. (ii/A.D.) (= Selections, p. 101) ὅτει εἰς γῆν ἐλήλυθα. . ἀνέβην δὲ εἰς Ῥώμην, and Meyer Ostr 66.2 (iii/A.D.) ἀπῆλθεν εἰς μακράν (cf. Acts 2:39). When Polycrates writes to his father—γίνωσκέ με. . . εἰς γεωμέτρου πορευόμενον (P Petr II. 11 2.3—mid. iii/B.C.), Witkowski (Epp..2 Peter 2:1-22) understands the meaning to be that ";apud agrimensores regios artem agros metiendi discebat"; : cf. P Oxy IX. 1215.4 (ii/iii A.D.) μὴ ἀπέλθῃς εἰς τὸ Σατύρου, ";do not go to the house of S.,"; P Iand 14.5 (iv/A.D.) ἄπελθε εἰς Λύκ [ο ̣υ ̣. The usage survives in MGr : see Thumb Handbook, § 46. A metaphorical usage underlies such passages as P Vat A.12 (B.C. 168) (= Witkowski.2, p. 65) τοῦ παιδίου σου εἰς τὰ ἔσχατα ἐληλυθότος, P Lond 42.16 (B.C. 168) (= I. p. 30, Selections, p. 10) εἰς πᾶν τι ἐληλυθυῖα διὰ τὴν τοῦ σίτου τιμήν, ";having come to the last extremity because of the high price of corn,"; and P Meyer 19.4 (ii/A.D.) ὕπνωσ ̣α εἰς λ ̣ύσιν, where the editor, following Wilcken, renders ";ich habe bis zur Lösung (der Glieder) geschlafen."; The idea of direction may still be traced in P Tebt I. 39.32 (B.C. 114) ἐτραυμάτισαν τὴν γυναῖκά μου εἰς τὴν δεξιὰν χεῖρα, P Ryl II. 145.13 (A.D. 38) ἔδωκεν πληγὰς πλείους εἰς πᾶν μέρος τοῦ σώματος, and the way is thus prepared for εἰς following verbs of rest, etc., e.g. P Par 49.35 (B.C. 164–158) εἰς. . . τὰ Πρωτάρχου καταλύσω, ";I shall stay at the inn of Protarchus,"; P Fay III.12 (A.D. 95–6) εἰς Διο [νυσι ]άδα μῖναι (l. μεῖναι), BGU II. 423.7 (ii/A.D.) μου κινδυνεύσαντος εἰς θάλασσαν, ";when I encountered danger at sea,"; ib. III. 845.20 (ii/A.D.) οἱ δοῦλοί σου εἰς τὴν κέλλαν α (ὐ)τῶν ἔχουσιν ἐλα ̣ι ̣ας, P Oxy III. 523.2 (ii/A.D.) διπνῆσ (αι) . . εἰς κλείνην τοῦ κυρίου Σαράπιδος, ";to dine at the table of the lord Sarapis,"; and the Christian letter P Heid 6.16 (iv/A.D.) (= Selections, p. 126) παρακαλῶ. . . ἵνα μνημον [ε ]ύῃς μοι εἰς τὰς ἁγίας σου εὐχάς, ";I beseech you to remember me in your holy prayers."; The interchange of εἰς and ἐν in late Greek is well illustrated by a letter from Alexandria of A.D. 22, where the writer states—ἐπὶ τῷ γεγονέναι ἐν Ἀλεξανδρίᾳ. . . ἔμ [αθον παρά τινων ] ἁλιέω ̣ν εἰς Ἀλεξάνδρι [αν (P Oxy II. 294.3 ff. = Selections, p. 34) : see further Proleg. pp. 234 f., 245.

For εἰς in the wide sense in which we use ";for"; we may cite such passages as P Lille I. 26.1 (iii/B.C.) ἔγραψάς μοι περὶ τῆς εἰς τὴν σησαμείαν γῆς, ib..8 ἕως ἂν ] μάθωμεν περὶ τῶν κ [εχρ ]ηματισμένων εἰς τὸν νομόν, P Petr II. 11 (1).6 (mid. iii/B.C.) (= Witkowski.2, p. 8) ἀπὸ τούτου τὸ μὲν ἥμυσυ εἰς τὰ δέοντα ὑπελιπόμην, τὸ δὲ λοιπὸν εἰς τὸ δάνειον κατέβαλον, P Lond 43.9 (ii/B.C.) (= I. p. 48, Witkowski.2, P. 110) ἕξεις ἐφόδιον εἰς τὸ γῆρας, P Tebt I. 5.77 (B.C. 118) προστε ]τάχασι δὲ καὶ τὰ εἰς τὴν ταφὴν τοῦ Ἄπιος, P Oxy I 37i. 9 (A.D. 49) (= Selections, p. 49) ἐγένετο ἐνθάδε ἡ τροφεῖτις εἰς υἱὸν τοῦ Πεσούριος, ";there was concluded here the nursing-contract for the son of Pesouris";; and the recurring formulae in a private account of c. A.D. 1, ib. IV. 736.9 θρύων εἰς τοὺς α ̣̀ρ ̣τους (ὀβολοὶ δύο), ";omelette for the bread 2 ob.,"; .11εἰς κατανθρωπισμὸν γυναικ (ὸς) Γεμέλλου (τετρώβολον ?), ";for treating (?) the wife of Gemellus 4 ob."; (Edd.), etc. This extension in the vernacular of εἰς expressing destination makes it unnecessary to think of Semitism in εἶναι εἰς, ἐγείρειν εἰς (Acts 8:23; Acts 13:22) : cf. Proleg. p. 71 f. The meaning ";to the extent of,"; ";amounting to,"; is found in P Par 47.18 (c. B.C. 153) χάριν γὰρ ἡμῶν ἠζημίοται εἰς χαλκοῦ τ (άλαντα) ι ̄ε ̄, P Tebt I. 50.16 (B.C. 112–1) βλάβος γενηθῆναι εἰς (πυροῦ) (ἀρτάβας) λ ̄. The thought of resulting advantage appears in P Lond 42.21 (B.C. 168) (= I. p. 30, Selections, p. 10) μηδ᾽ ἐνβεβλοφέναι εἰς τὴν ἡμετέραν περί <στασιν >, ";nor spared a look for our helpless state,"; P Par 39.10 (B.C. 161) ἐμβλέψαντες εἴς τε ἐμὲ. . . καὶ εἰς τὴν ἐκείνων ὀρφάνειαν, P Meyer 1.27 (B.C. 144) τούτου δὲ γενομένου [τευξόμεθα τ ]ῆς παρ᾽ ὑμῶν εἰς τὸν βίον βοηθείας, and of resulting disadvantage in P Eleph 1.9 (B.C. 311–0) κακοτεχνεῖν μηδὲν. . . εἰς Δημητρίαν, P Par 14.47 (ii/B.C.) περὶ μὲν γὰρ τῆς ὕβρεως καὶ πληγῶν καὶ ὧν συντετελεσμένοι εἰσὶν εἴς με, P Fay 12.7 (c. B.C. 103) Διοκλείους. . . ἀδικήματα εἴς μ [ε ] σ ̣υ ̣, ν ̣ ἄλλο ̣ι ̣ς συντελεσαμένου. A good example of εἰς followed by the acc. of the person = ";in the name of"; is afforded by P Tebt I. 30.19 (B.C. 115) ἔτι ἀναγράφουσι τὸν κλῆρον εἰς τὸν Πέτρωνα, ";they continue to register the holding under the name of Petron"; (Edd.). The full phrase occurs in P Hib I. 74.3 (c. B.C. 250) σύμβολα δὲ ποιῆσαι πρ [ὸ ]ς αὐτο [ὺς ] β ̄, τὸ μὲν ἓν εἰς τὸ Κλεομάχου ὄνομα κτλ., P Petr II. 2(1).3 δόντων ἡμῶν [τὴν ἔν ]τευξιν εἰς τὸ τοῦ βασιλέως ὄνομα, P Meyer 8.13 (A.D. 151) πάντα ̣ [καταγραφῆναι ] συνέταξεν εἰς τὸ τῆς γυναικὸς αὐτοῦ ὄνο ̣μα : see further s.v. ὄνομα, and cf. P Giss I. 66.9 (early ii/A.D.) ἐρωτῶ [σ ]ε εἰς τὴν τῶν θεῶν εὐσέβειαν, ";per pietatem oro. ";

For εἰς in connexion with payments cf. e.g. P Amh II. 55.4 (B.C. 176 or 165) ὁμολογῶ ἔχειν παρ᾽ ὑμῶν εἰς τὰ ἐκφόρια τοῦ ε ̄ (ἔτους) Παῦνι ι ̄γ ̄ (πυροῦ) (ἀρτάβας) πεντήκοντα ἑπτά, ";I acknowledge that I have received from you for the rent of the fifth year on Pauni 13 fifty-seven artabae of wheat,"; P Oxy II. 275.19 (A.D. 66) ἐφ᾽ ᾧ δώσει αὐτῷ κατὰ μῆνα ὁ Πτολεμαῖος εἰς λόγον (cf. Philippians 4:15) διατροφῆς δραχμὰς πέντε, ";on condition that Ptolemaeus shall give him monthly five drachmae on account of victuals,"; ib. III. 496.10 (A.D. 127) ἐὰν δὲ ἔνκ ̣υ ̣ο [ς ] οὖσα ἡ γα [μου ]μένη ἀπαλλαγῇ δώσει αὐτῇ ὁ γαμῶν ἄλλας εἰς λόγον λοχείας δραχμὰς ἑξήκοντ [α, ";and if the bride is at the time of separation in a state of pregnancy the husband shall give her on account of the birth 60 drachmae more"; (Edd.), ib. 530.15 (ii/A.D.) εἰς λ [ό ]γον τόκου δραχμὰς ὀκτώ, ";8 drachmae on account of interest,"; BGU I. 171.1 (A.D. 156) ἔσχον παρ᾽ ῢ ̣̣μ ̣ω ̣ν ̣ ε ̣ἰ ̣ς ̣ δάνιον σπέρ (ματα) κτλ., ib. III. 927.4 (iii/A.D.) παρ ]εσχήκαμέν σοι εἰς λόγον συντελείας κτλ. With this usage of εἰς to specify the various purposes of the items of an account, Deissmann (BS, p. 117 f.) compares such passages as 1 Corinthians 16:1, 2 Corinthians 8:4; 2 Corinthians 9:1; 2 Corinthians 9:13, Romans 15:26, also Acts 24:17, and perhaps Mark 8:19 f. Elsewhere (ib. p. 194 f.) he cites CPR I. 1.11 (A.D. 83–4) τὰς εἰς τὸν Μάρωνα. . . οἰκονομίας, which the editor translates as the endorsement of Maron’s account, and ib. 18.12 (A.D. 124) εἰς ἄλλον τινὰ γράφειν διαθήκην, to draw up a will in favour of any other person; see also P Fay 83.6 (A.D. 163), an acknowledgment by the sitologi of a payment of 4.9/24 artabae of wheat which have been placed εἰς Σαραπιάδα, ";to the account of Sarapias,"; similarly ib. 84.8 (A.D. 163), 162 (A.D. 172) and the editors’ introduction to 81.

The temporal use of εἰς to denote the end of a period is seen in P Hib I. 27.121 (calendar—B.C. 301–240) κ ̄δ ̄ ἡλίου τροπαὶ εἰς θέρος, P Par 51.2 (B.C. 160) Τῦβι ι ̄β ̄ εἰς τὴν ι ̄γ ̄, P Tebt I. 5.96 (B.C. 118) ἀπ [ὸ το ]ῦ ς ̄ (ἔτους) εἰς ἄλλα τρία, P Oxy II. 277.5 (lease of land—B.C. 19) ὥστε σπεῖραι εἰς τὸ δωδέκατον ἔτος πυρῶι. With Matthew 28:1 cf. more particularly P Petr III. 28(e ).5 (B.C. 260) νυκτὸς τῆι κ ̄ζ ̣̄ εἰς τὴ [ν κ ̄η ̄] τοῦ Πάχων, P Ryl II. 127.6 (A.D. 29) νυκτὶ τῇ φερούσῃ εἰς τὴν ι ̄ζ ̄ τοῦ ἐνεστῶτο (ς) μηνό (ς). See also BGU III. 916.15 (i/A.D.) ἡ μίσθωσις ἥδ᾽ ᾖ εἰς ἐνιαυτὸν [ἕ ]να, and such temporal phrases as P Petr III. 42 G (9).6 (mid. iii/B.C.) εἰς τὸ λοιπόν, P Tebt I. 56.16 (c. B.C. 130–121) εἰς τὸν ἅπαντα χρόν [ον, and P Oxy X. 1294.14 (ii/iii A.D.) εἰσάπαξ γὰρ αὐτὸ λήμψῃ, ";for you will get it once for all"; (Edd.).

As showing the growth in the use of εἰς, two instances may be cited where, with the acc. of a person, it takes the place of a possessive genitive—P Tebt I. 16.9 (B.C. 114) οὐ λήγοντες τῆι ̣ [εἰς ] αὐτοὺς αὐθαδίᾳ χρώμενοι, ";persisting in their violent behaviour,"; P Par 5ii. 2 (B.C. 114) χωρὶς τοῦ εἰς αὐτὴν οἶκον (l. οἴκου), ";her house"; : cf. ib. 5i. 7 (B.C. 114) τὸν εἰς Τάγην οἶκου ᾠκοδομημένον, where εἰς Τάγην has the force of a dat. commodi. For further particulars reference must be made to the useful Dissertations by Kuhring and Rossberg : see Abbreviations I.

On εἰς, ";into,"; for ἐνς which survived in Cretan before vowels, see Moulton Gr. ii. § 117, In MGr the forms εἰς, ᾽ς, εἰσέ, and σέ are used.

List of Word Forms

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