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.;

(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

Matthew 22:10 εἰς

So the servants went out into the streets and gathered everyone they could find, both evil and good, and the wedding hall was filled with guests.
Matthew 22:13 εἰς

Then the king told the servants, ‘Tie him hand and foot, and throw him into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’
Matthew 22:16 εἰς

They sent their disciples to Him along with the Herodians. “Teacher,” they said, “we know that You are honest and that You teach the way of God in accordance with the truth. You seek favor from no one, because You pay no attention to external appearance.
Matthew 23:34 εἰς

Because of this, I am sending you prophets and wise men and teachers. Some of them you will kill and crucify, and others you will flog in your synagogues and persecute in town after town.
Matthew 24:9 εἰς

Then they will deliver you over to be persecuted and killed, and you will be hated by all nations because of My name.
Matthew 24:13 εἰς

But the one who perseveres to the end will be saved.
Matthew 24:14 εἰς

And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in all the world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come.
Matthew 24:16 εἰς

then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains.
Matthew 24:38 εἰς

For in the days before the flood, people were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, up to the day Noah entered the ark.
Matthew 25:1 εἰς

“At that time the kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom.
Matthew 25:6 εἰς

At midnight the cry rang out: ‘Here is the bridegroom! Come out to meet him!’
Matthew 25:10 εἰς

But while they were on their way to buy it, the bridegroom arrived. Those who were ready went in with him to the wedding banquet, and the door was shut.
Matthew 25:21 εἰς

His master replied, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Enter into the joy of your master!’
Matthew 25:23 εἰς

His master replied, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Enter into the joy of your master!’
Matthew 25:30 εἰς

And throw that worthless servant into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’
Matthew 25:41 εἰς

Then He will say to those on His left, ‘Depart from Me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels.
Matthew 25:46 εἰςεἰς

And they will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.”
Matthew 26:2 εἰς

“You know that the Passover is two days away, and the Son of Man will be handed over to be crucified.”
Matthew 26:3 εἰς

At that time the chief priests and elders of the people assembled in the courtyard of the high priest, whose name was Caiaphas,
Matthew 26:8 Εἰς

When the disciples saw this, they were indignant and asked, “Why this waste?
Matthew 26:10 εἰς

Aware of this, Jesus asked, “Why are you bothering this woman? She has done a beautiful deed to Me.
Matthew 26:13 εἰς

Truly I tell you, wherever this gospel is preached in all the world, what she has done will also be told in memory of her.”
Matthew 26:18 εἰς

He answered, “Go into the city to a certain man and tell him that the Teacher says, ‘My time is near. I will keep the Passover with My disciples at your house.’”
Matthew 26:28 εἰς

This is My blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins.
Matthew 26:30 εἰς

And when they had sung a hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives.
Matthew 26:32 εἰς

But after I have risen, I will go ahead of you into Galilee.”
Matthew 26:36 εἰς

At that time Jesus went with His disciples to a place called Gethsemane, and He told them, “Sit here while I go over there and pray.”
Matthew 26:41 εἰς

“Watch and pray so that you will not enter into temptation. For the spirit is willing, but the body is weak.”
Matthew 26:45 εἰς

Then He returned to the disciples and said, “Are you still sleeping and resting? Look, the hour is near, and the Son of Man is betrayed into the hands of sinners.
Matthew 26:52 εἰς

“Put your sword back in its place,” Jesus said to him. “For all who draw the sword will die by the sword.
Matthew 26:67 εἰς

Then they spit in His face and struck Him. Others slapped Him
Matthew 26:71 εἰς

When Peter had gone out to the gateway, another servant girl saw him and said to the people there, “This man was with Jesus of Nazareth.”
Matthew 27:5 εἰς

So Judas threw the silver into the temple and left. Then he went away and hanged himself.
Matthew 27:6 εἰς

The chief priests picked up the pieces of silver and said, “It is unlawful to put this into the treasury, since it is blood money.”
Matthew 27:7 εἰς

After conferring together, they used the money to buy the potter’s field as a burial place for foreigners.
Matthew 27:10 εἰς

and they gave them for the potter’s field, as the Lord had commanded me.”
Matthew 27:27 εἰς

Then the governor’s soldiers took Jesus into the Praetorium and gathered the whole company around Him.
Matthew 27:30 εἰςεἰς

Then they spit on Him and took the staff and struck Him on the head repeatedly.
Matthew 27:31 εἰς

After they had mocked Him, they removed the robe and put His own clothes back on Him. Then they led Him away to crucify Him.
Matthew 27:33 εἰς

And when they came to a place called Golgotha, which means The Place of the Skull,
Matthew 27:51 εἰς

At that moment the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom. The earth quaked and the rocks were split.
Matthew 27:53 εἰς

After Jesus’ resurrection, when they had come out of the tombs, they entered the holy city and appeared to many people.
Matthew 28:1 εἰς

After the Sabbath, at dawn on the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to see the tomb.
Matthew 28:7 εἰς

Then go quickly and tell His disciples, ‘He has risen from the dead and is going ahead of you into Galilee. There you will see Him.’ See, I have told you.”
Matthew 28:10 εἰς

“Do not be afraid,” said Jesus. “Go and tell My brothers to go to Galilee. There they will see Me.”
Matthew 28:11 εἰς

While the women were on their way, some of the guards went into the city and reported to the chief priests all that had happened.
Matthew 28:16 εἰςεἰς

Meanwhile, the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain Jesus had designated.
Matthew 28:19 εἰς

Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit,
Mark 1:4 εἰς

John the Baptist appeared in the wilderness, preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins.
Mark 1:9 εἰς

In those days Jesus came from Nazareth in Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan.