εἰς

eis

Greek G1519 Preposition 1,768 occurrences in 1,510 verses
εἰς toward

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: Mat.8:23, 9:7, Mrk.1:45, Luk.2:15, 8:31, al.;

(b) of approach, to or towards: Mrk.11:1, Luk.6:8, 19:28, Jhn.11:31, 21:6, al.;

(c) before pl. and collective nouns, among: Mrk.4:7, 8:19, 20, Luk.11:49, Jhn.21:23, al.;

(d) Of a limit reached, unto, on, upon: Mat.8:18, 21:1, Mrk.11:1, 13:16, Luk.14:10, Jhn.6:3, 11:32, al.; with accusative of person(s) (as in Ep. and Ion.), Act.23:15, Rom.5:12, 16:19, 2Co.10:14;

(e) elliptical: ἐπιστολαὶ εἰς Δαμασκόν, Act.9:2; ἡ διακονία μου ἡ εἰς Ἱ., Rom.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: Mat.6:26, Mrk.6:41, Luk.9:16, 62, Jhn.13:22, al.; metaphorically, of the mind, Heb.11:26, 12:2, al.;

(b) after verbs of speaking: Mat.13:10, 14:9, 1Th.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.): Mat.2:23, 4:13, 2Th.2:4, 2Ti.1:11, Heb.11:9, al.;

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

II. Of time, for, unto;

1. accentuating the duration expressed by the accusative: εἰς τ. αἰῶνα, Mat.21:19; εἰς γενεὰς καὶ γ., Luk.1:50; εἰς τ. διηνεκές, Heb.7:3, al.

2. Of a point or limit of time, unto, up to, until: Mat.6:34, Act.4:3, 25:21, Php.1:10, 2:16, 1Th.4:15, 2Ti.1:12; of entrance into a future period, σεις τὸ μέλλον (see: μέλλω), next (year), Luk.13:9 (but with ICC, in l.); εἰς τ. μεταξὺ σάββατον, on the next Sabbath, Act.13:42; εἰς τὸ πάλιν (see: πάλιν, 2Co.13:2.

III. Of result, after verbs of changing, joining, dividing, etc.: στρέφειν εἰς, Rev.11:6; μετας-, Act.2:20, Jas.4:9; μεταλλάσσειν, Rom.1:26; σχίζειν εἰς δύο, Mat.27:51, al.; predicatively with εἴναι, Act.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.): Luk.7:30, Rom.4:20, 15:2, 26, 1Co.16:1, Eph.3:16, al.; ἀγάπη εἰς, Rom.5:8, al.; χρηστός, Eph.4:32; φρονεῖν εἰς, Rom.12:16; θαρρεῖν, 2Co.10:1.

V. Of the end or object: εὔθετος εἰς, Luk.14:34; σόφος, Rom.16:19; ἰσχύειν, Mat.5:13; εἰς τοῦτο, Mrk.1:38, al.; ἀφορίζειν εἰς, Rom.1:1; indicating purpose, εἰς φόβον, Rom.8:15; εἰς ἔνδειξιν, Rom.3:25; εἰς τό, with inf. (= ἵνα or ὥστε; Bl., §71, 5; M, Pr., 218ff.): Mat.20:19, Rom.1:11, 1Co.9:18, al.

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

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Concordance 1,510 verses

  1. Acts 8:38 εἰς

    And he gave orders to stop the chariot. Then both Philip and the eunuch went down into the water, and Philip baptized him.

  2. Acts 8:40 εἰςεἰς

    But Philip appeared at Azotus and traveled through that region, preaching the gospel in all the towns until he came to Caesarea.

  3. Acts 9:1 εἰς

    Meanwhile, Saul was still breathing out murderous threats against the disciples of the Lord. He approached the high priest

  4. Acts 9:2 εἰςεἰς

    and requested letters to the synagogues in Damascus, so that if he found any men or women belonging to the Way, he could bring them as prisoners to Jerusalem.

  5. Acts 9:6 εἰς

    “Now get up and go into the city, and you will be told what you must do.”

  6. Acts 9:8 εἰς

    Saul got up from the ground, but when he opened his eyes he could not see a thing. So they led him by the hand into Damascus.

  7. Acts 9:17 εἰς

    So Ananias went to the house, and when he arrived, he placed his hands on Saul. “Brother Saul,” he said, “the Lord Jesus, who appeared to you on the road as you were coming here, has sent me so that you may see again and be filled with the Holy Spirit.”

  8. Acts 9:21 εἰςεἰς

    All who heard him were astounded and asked, “Isn’t this the man who wreaked havoc in Jerusalem on those who call on this name? And hasn’t he come here to take them as prisoners to the chief priests?”

  9. Acts 9:26 εἰς

    When Saul arrived in Jerusalem, he tried to join the disciples, but they were all afraid of him, not believing that he was a disciple.

  10. Acts 9:28 εἰς

    So Saul stayed with them, moving about freely in Jerusalem and speaking boldly in the name of the Lord.

  11. Acts 9:30 εἰςεἰς

    When the brothers learned of this, they took him down to Caesarea and sent him off to Tarsus.

  12. Acts 9:39 εἰς

    So Peter got up and went with them. On his arrival, they took him to the upper room. All the widows stood around him, weeping and showing him the tunics and other clothing that Dorcas had made while she was still with them.

  13. Acts 10:4 εἰς

    Cornelius stared at him in fear and asked, “What is it, Lord?” The angel answered, “Your prayers and gifts to the poor have ascended as a memorial offering before God.

  14. Acts 10:5 εἰς

    Now send men to Joppa to call for a man named Simon who is called Peter.

  15. Acts 10:8 εἰς

    He explained what had happened and sent them to Joppa.

  16. Acts 10:16 εἰς

    This happened three times, and all at once the sheet was taken back up into heaven.

  17. Acts 10:22 εἰς

    “Cornelius the centurion has sent us,” they said. “He is a righteous and God-fearing man with a good reputation among the whole Jewish nation. A holy angel instructed him to request your presence in his home so he could hear a message from you.”

  18. Acts 10:24 εἰς

    The following day he arrived in Caesarea, where Cornelius was expecting them and had called together his relatives and close friends.

  19. Acts 10:32 εἰς

    Therefore send to Joppa for Simon, who is called Peter. He is a guest in the home of Simon the tanner, by the sea.’

  20. Acts 10:43 εἰς

    All the prophets testify about Him that everyone who believes in Him receives forgiveness of sins through His name.”

  21. Acts 11:2 εἰς

    So when Peter went up to Jerusalem, the circumcised believers took issue with him

  22. Acts 11:6 εἰς

    I looked at it closely and saw four-footed animals of the earth, wild beasts, reptiles, and birds of the air.

  23. Acts 11:8 εἰς

    ‘No, Lord,’ I said, ‘for nothing impure or unclean has ever entered my mouth.’

  24. Acts 11:10 εἰς

    This happened three times, and everything was drawn back up into heaven.

  25. Acts 11:12 εἰς

    The Spirit told me to accompany them without hesitation. These six brothers also went with me, and we entered the man’s home.

  26. Acts 11:13 εἰς

    He told us how he had seen an angel standing in his house and saying, ‘Send to Joppa for Simon who is called Peter.

  27. Acts 11:18 εἰς

    When they heard this, their objections were put to rest, and they glorified God, saying, “So then, God has granted even the Gentiles repentance unto life.”

  28. Acts 11:20 εἰς

    But some of them, men from Cyprus and Cyrene, went to Antioch and began speaking to the Greeks as well, proclaiming the good news about the Lord Jesus.

  29. Acts 11:22 εἰς

    When news of this reached the ears of the church in Jerusalem, they sent Barnabas to Antioch.

  30. Acts 11:25 εἰς

    Then Barnabas went to Tarsus to look for Saul,

  31. Acts 11:26 εἰς

    and when he found him, he brought him back to Antioch. So for a full year they met together with the church and taught large numbers of people. The disciples were first called Christians at Antioch.

  32. Acts 11:27 εἰς

    In those days some prophets came down from Jerusalem to Antioch.

  33. Acts 11:29 εἰς

    So the disciples, each according to his ability, decided to send relief to the brothers living in Judea.

  34. Acts 12:4 εἰς

    He arrested him and put him in prison, handing him over to be guarded by four squads of four soldiers each. Herod intended to bring him out to the people after the Passover.

  35. Acts 12:10 εἰς

    They passed the first and second guards and came to the iron gate leading to the city, which opened for them by itself. When they had gone outside and walked the length of one block, the angel suddenly left him.

  36. Acts 12:17 εἰς

    Peter motioned with his hand for silence, and he described how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. “Send word to James and to the brothers,” he said, and he left for another place.

  37. Acts 12:19 εἰς

    After Herod had searched for him unsuccessfully, he examined the guards and ordered that they be executed. Then he went down from Judea to Caesarea and spent some time there.

  38. Acts 12:25 εἰς

    When Barnabas and Saul had fulfilled their mission to Jerusalem, they returned, bringing with them John, also called Mark.

  39. Acts 13:2 εἰς

    While they were worshiping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, “Set apart for Me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them.”

  40. Acts 13:4 εἰςεἰς

    So Barnabas and Saul, sent forth by the Holy Spirit, went down to Seleucia and sailed from there to Cyprus.

  41. Acts 13:9 εἰς

    Then Saul, who was also called Paul, filled with the Holy Spirit, looked directly at Elymas

  42. Acts 13:13 εἰςεἰς

    After setting sail from Paphos, Paul and his companions came to Perga in Pamphylia, where John left them to return to Jerusalem.

  43. Acts 13:14 εἰςεἰς

    And from Perga, they traveled inland to Pisidian Antioch, where they entered the synagogue on the Sabbath and sat down.

  44. Acts 13:22 εἰς

    After removing Saul, He raised up David as their king and testified about him: ‘I have found David son of Jesse a man after My own heart; he will carry out My will in its entirety.’

  45. Acts 13:29 εἰς

    When they had carried out all that was written about Him, they took Him down from the tree and laid Him in a tomb.

  46. Acts 13:31 εἰς

    and for many days He was seen by those who had accompanied Him from Galilee to Jerusalem. They are now His witnesses to our people.

  47. Acts 13:34 εἰς

    In fact, God raised Him from the dead, never to see decay. As He has said: ‘I will give you the holy and sure blessings promised to David.’

  48. Acts 13:42 εἰς

    As Paul and Barnabas were leaving the synagogue, the people urged them to continue this message on the next Sabbath.

  49. Acts 13:46 εἰς

    Then Paul and Barnabas answered them boldly: “It was necessary to speak the word of God to you first. But since you reject it and do not consider yourselves worthy of eternal life, we now turn to the Gentiles.

  50. Acts 13:47 εἰςεἰς

    For this is what the Lord has commanded us: ‘I have made you a light for the Gentiles, to bring salvation to the ends of the earth.’”

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