εἰς

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Definition

εἰς,

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;

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

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

(with) before pl. and collective nouns, among: Mark 4:7; 8:19, 20, Luke 11:49, John 21:23, al.;

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

(e) elliptical: ἐπιστολαὶ εἰς Δαμασκόν, Acts 9:2; ἡ διακονία μου ἡ εἰς Ἱ., Romans 15:31; metaphorically, 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, 62, John 13:22, al.; metaphorically, of the mind, Hebrews 11:26; 12:2, al.;

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

3. After verbs of rest;

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

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

II. Of time, for, unto;

1. accentuating the duration expressed by the accusative: 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; 25:21, Philippians 1:10; 2:16, 1 Thessalonians 4:15, 2 Timothy 1:12; of entrance into a future period, σεις τὸ μέλλον (see: μέλλω), next (year), Luke 13:9 (but with 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; μεταλλάσσειν, Romans 1:26; σχίζειν 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 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.): Luke 7:30, Romans 4:20; 15:2, 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; σόφος, Romans 16:19; ἰσχύειν, Matthew 5:13; εἰς τοῦτο, Mark 1:38, al.; ἀφορίζειν εἰς, Romans 1:1; indicating purpose, εἰς φόβον, Romans 8:15; εἰς ἔνδειξιν, Romans 3:25; εἰς τό, with inf. (= ἵνα or ὥστε; Bl., §71, 5; M, Pr., 218ff.): Matthew 20:19, Romans 1:11, 1 Corinthians 9:18, al.

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

Hebrew words it translates

The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as εἰς:

כָּתַתka.tat“to crush”56%
אֶלel“to(wards)”21%
אֲתָרִיםa.ta.rim“Atharim”9%
עַלal“upon”3%
דֹּתָןdo.tan“Dothan”2%
עַדad“till”1%

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

1,768 total

Matthew 2:1εἰς · in
After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the time of King Herod, Magi from the east arrived in Jerusalem,
Matthew 2:8εἰς · to
And sending them to Bethlehem, he said: “Go and search carefully for the Child, and when you find Him, report to me, so that I too may go and worship Him.”
Matthew 2:11εἰς · to
On coming to the house, they saw the Child with His mother Mary, and they fell down and worshiped Him. Then they opened their treasures and presented Him with gifts of gold and frankincense and myrrh.
Matthew 2:12εἰς · to
And having been warned in a dream not to return to Herod, they withdrew to their country by another route.
Matthew 2:13εἰς · to
When the Magi had gone, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream. “Get up!” he said. “Take the Child and His mother and flee to Egypt. Stay there until I tell you, for Herod is going to search for the Child to kill Him.”
Matthew 2:14εἰς · to
So he got up, took the Child and His mother by night, and withdrew to Egypt,
Matthew 2:20εἰς · to
“Get up!” he said. “Take the Child and His mother and go to the land of Israel, for those seeking the Child’s life are now dead.”
Matthew 2:21εἰς · to
So Joseph got up, took the Child and His mother, and went to the land of Israel.
Matthew 2:22εἰς · to
But when he learned that Archelaus was reigning in Judea in place of his father Herod, he was afraid to go there. And having been warned in a dream, he withdrew to the district of Galilee,
Matthew 2:23εἰς · in
…and he went and lived in a town called Nazareth. So was fulfilled what was spoken through the prophets: “He will be called a Nazarene.”
Matthew 3:10εἰς · into
The axe lies ready at the root of the trees, and every tree that does not produce good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire.
Matthew 3:11εἰς · for
I baptize you with water for repentance, but after me will come One more powerful than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire.
Matthew 3:12εἰς · into
His winnowing fork is in His hand to clear His threshing floor and to gather His wheat into the barn; but He will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.”
Matthew 4:1εἰς · into
Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil.
Matthew 4:5εἰς · to
Then the devil took Him to the holy city and set Him on the pinnacle of the temple.
Matthew 4:8εἰς · to
Again, the devil took Him to a very high mountain and showed Him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory.
Matthew 4:12εἰς · to
When Jesus heard that John had been imprisoned, He withdrew to Galilee.
Matthew 4:13εἰς · in
Leaving Nazareth, He went and lived in Capernaum, which is by the sea in the region of Zebulun and Naphtali,
Matthew 4:18εἰς · into
As Jesus was walking beside the Sea of Galilee, He saw two brothers, Simon called Peter and his brother Andrew. They were casting a net into the sea, for they were fishermen.
Matthew 4:24εἰς · over
News about Him spread all over Syria, and people brought to Him all who were ill with various diseases, those suffering acute pain, the demon-possessed, those having seizures, and the paralyzed, and He healed them.
Matthew 5:1εἰς · on
When Jesus saw the crowds, He went up on the mountain and sat down. His disciples came to Him,
Matthew 5:13εἰς · for
You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its savor, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled by men.
Matthew 5:20εἰς
For I tell you that unless your righteousness exceeds that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.
Matthew 5:22εἰς · to
But I tell you that anyone who is angry with his brother will be subject to judgment. Again, anyone who says to his brother, ‘Raca,’ will be subject to the Sanhedrin. But anyone who says, ‘You fool!’ will be subject to the fire of hell.
Matthew 5:25εἰς · into
Reconcile quickly with your adversary, while you are still on the way to court. Otherwise, he may hand you over to the judge, and the judge may hand you over to the officer, and you may be thrown into prison.
Matthew 5:29εἰς · into
If your right eye causes you to sin, gouge it out and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to be thrown into hell.
Matthew 5:30εἰς · into
And if your right hand causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to depart into hell.
Matthew 5:35εἰς · by
…or by the earth, for it is His footstool; or by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great King.
Matthew 5:39εἰς · on
But I tell you not to resist an evil person. If someone slaps you on your right cheek, turn to him the other also;
Matthew 6:6εἰς · into
But when you pray, go into your inner room, shut your door, and pray to your Father, who is unseen. And your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.
Matthew 6:13εἰς · into
And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.’
Matthew 6:26εἰς · at; εἰς · into
Look at the birds of the air: They do not sow or reap or gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they?
Matthew 6:30εἰς · into
If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the furnace, will He not much more clothe you, O you of little faith?
Matthew 6:34εἰς · about
Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Today has enough trouble of its own.
Matthew 7:13εἰς · to
Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and many enter through it.
Matthew 7:14εἰς · to
But small is the gate and narrow the way that leads to life, and only a few find it.
Matthew 7:19εἰς · into
Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.
Matthew 7:21εἰς
Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only he who does the will of My Father in heaven.
Matthew 8:4εἰς · as
Then Jesus instructed him, “See that you don’t tell anyone. But go, show yourself to the priest and offer the gift prescribed by Moses, as a testimony to them.”
Matthew 8:5εἰς
When Jesus had entered Capernaum, a centurion came and pleaded with Him,
Matthew 8:12εἰς · into
But the sons of the kingdom will be thrown into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.”
Matthew 8:14εἰς · at
When Jesus arrived at Peter’s house, He saw Peter’s mother-in-law sick in bed with a fever.
Matthew 8:18εἰς · to
When Jesus saw a large crowd around Him, He gave orders to cross to the other side of the sea.
Matthew 8:23εἰς
When He got into the boat, His disciples followed Him.
Matthew 8:28εἰς · on; εἰς · in
When Jesus arrived on the other side in the region of the Gadarenes, He was met by two demon-possessed men coming from the tombs. They were so violent that no one could pass that way.
Matthew 8:31εἰς · into
So the demons begged Jesus, “If You drive us out, send us into the herd of pigs.”
Matthew 8:32εἰς · into; εἰς · into
“Go!” He told them. So they came out and went into the pigs, and the whole herd rushed down the steep bank into the sea and died in the waters.