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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  1. God, who has called you into fellowship with His Son Jesus Christ our Lord, is faithful.

  2. Is Christ divided? Was Paul crucified for you? Were you baptized into the name of Paul?

  3. so no one can say that you were baptized into my name.

  4. No, we speak of the mysterious and hidden wisdom of God, which He destined for our glory before time began.

  5. I care very little, however, if I am judged by you or by any human court. In fact, I do not even judge myself.

  6. Brothers, I have applied these things to myself and Apollos for your benefit, so that you may learn from us not to go beyond what is written. Then you will not take pride in one man over another.

  7. hand this man over to Satan for the destruction of the flesh, so that his spirit may be saved on the Day of the Lord.

  8. Or don’t you know that he who unites himself with a prostitute is one with her in body? For it is said, “The two will become one flesh.”

  9. Flee from sexual immorality. Every other sin a man can commit is outside his body, but he who sins sexually sins against his own body.

  10. yet for us there is but one God, the Father, from whom all things came and for whom we exist. And there is but one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom all things came and through whom we exist.

  11. For if someone with a weak conscience sees you who are well informed eating in an idol’s temple, will he not be encouraged to eat food sacrificed to idols?

  12. 1 Corinthians 8:12 εἰςεἰς

    By sinning against your brothers in this way and wounding their weak conscience, you sin against Christ.

  13. Therefore, if what I eat causes my brother to stumble, I will never eat meat again, so that I will not cause him to stumble.

  14. What then is my reward? That in preaching the gospel I may offer it free of charge, and so not use up my rights in preaching it.

  15. They were all baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the sea.

  16. These things took place as examples to keep us from craving evil things as they did.

  17. Now these things happened to them as examples and were written down as warnings for us, on whom the fulfillment of the ages has come.

  18. So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all to the glory of God.

  19. 1 Corinthians 11:17 εἰςεἰς

    In the following instructions I have no praise to offer, because your gatherings do more harm than good.

  20. Don’t you have your own homes in which to eat and drink? Or do you despise the church of God and humiliate those who have nothing? What can I say to you? Shall I praise you for this? No, I will not!

  21. and when He had given thanks, He broke it and said, “This is My body, which is for you; do this in remembrance of Me.”

  22. In the same way, after supper He took the cup, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in My blood; do this, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of Me.”

  23. So, my brothers, when you come together to eat, wait for one another.

  24. If anyone is hungry, he should eat at home, so that when you come together it will not result in judgment. And when I come, I will give instructions about the remaining matters.

  25. For in one Spirit we were all baptized into one body, whether Jews or Greeks, slave or free, and we were all given one Spirit to drink.

  26. Again, if the trumpet sounds a muffled call, who will prepare for battle?

  27. So it is with you. Unless you speak intelligible words with your tongue, how will anyone know what you are saying? You will just be speaking into the air.

  28. Tongues, then, are a sign, not for believers, but for unbelievers. Prophecy, however, is for believers, not for unbelievers.

  29. Did the word of God originate with you? Or are you the only ones it has reached?

  30. But by the grace of God I am what I am, and His grace to me was not in vain. No, I worked harder than all of them—yet not I, but the grace of God that was with me.

  31. 1 Corinthians 15:45 εἰςεἰς

    So it is written: “The first man Adam became a living being;” the last Adam a life-giving spirit.

  32. When the perishable has been clothed with the imperishable and the mortal with immortality, then the saying that is written will come to pass: “Death has been swallowed up in victory.”

  33. Now about the collection for the saints, you are to do as I directed the churches of Galatia:

  34. Then, on my arrival, I will send letters with those you recommend to carry your gift to Jerusalem.

  35. You know that Stephanas and his household were the first converts in Achaia, and they have devoted themselves to the service of the saints. Now I urge you, brothers,

  36. who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves have received from God.

  37. For just as the sufferings of Christ overflow to us, so also through Christ our comfort overflows.

  38. He has delivered us from such a deadly peril, and He will deliver us. In Him we have placed our hope that He will yet again deliver us,

  39. as you help us by your prayers. Then many will give thanks on our behalf for the favor shown us in answer to their prayers.

  40. 2 Corinthians 1:16 εἰςεἰς

    I wanted to visit you on my way to Macedonia, and to return to you from Macedonia, and then to have you help me on my way to Judea.

  41. Now it is God who establishes both us and you in Christ. He anointed us,

  42. I call God as my witness that it was in order to spare you that I did not return to Corinth.

  43. For through many tears I wrote you out of great distress and anguish of heart, not to grieve you but to let you know how much I love you.

  44. Therefore I urge you to reaffirm your love for him.

  45. 2 Corinthians 2:9 Εἰςεἰς

    My purpose in writing you was to see if you would stand the test and be obedient in everything.

  46. 2 Corinthians 2:12 εἰςεἰς

    Now when I went to Troas to preach the gospel of Christ and a door stood open for me in the Lord,

  47. I had no peace in my spirit, because I did not find my brother Titus there. So I said goodbye to them and went on to Macedonia.

  48. 2 Corinthians 2:16 εἰςεἰς

    To the one, we are an odor of death and demise; to the other, a fragrance that brings life. And who is qualified for such a task?

  49. Now if the ministry of death, which was engraved in letters on stone, came with such glory that the Israelites could not gaze at the face of Moses because of its fleeting glory,

  50. We are not like Moses, who would put a veil over his face to keep the Israelites from gazing at the end of what was fading away.

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