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. Luke 2:28 εἰς

    Simeon took Him in his arms and blessed God, saying:

  2. Luke 2:32 εἰς

    a light for revelation to the Gentiles, and for glory to Your people Israel.”

  3. Luke 2:34 εἰςεἰς

    Then Simeon blessed them and said to His mother Mary: “Behold, this Child is appointed to cause the rise and fall of many in Israel, and to be a sign that will be spoken against,

  4. Luke 2:39 εἰςεἰς

    When Jesus’ parents had done everything required by the Law of the Lord, they returned to Galilee, to their own town of Nazareth.

  5. Luke 2:41 εἰς

    Every year His parents went to Jerusalem for the Feast of the Passover.

  6. Luke 2:45 εἰς

    When they could not find Him, they returned to Jerusalem to search for Him.

  7. Luke 2:51 εἰς

    Then He went down to Nazareth with them and was obedient to them. But His mother treasured up all these things in her heart.

  8. Luke 3:3 εἰςεἰς

    He went into all the region around the Jordan, preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins,

  9. Luke 3:5 εἰςεἰς

    Every valley shall be filled in, and every mountain and hill made low. The crooked ways shall be made straight, and the rough ways smooth.

  10. Luke 3:9 εἰς

    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.”

  11. Luke 3:17 εἰς

    His winnowing fork is in His hand to clear His threshing floor and to gather the wheat into His barn; but He will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.”

  12. Luke 4:9 εἰς

    Then the devil led Him to Jerusalem and set Him on the pinnacle of the temple. “If You are the Son of God,” he said, “throw Yourself down from here.

  13. Luke 4:14 εἰς

    Jesus returned to Galilee in the power of the Spirit, and the news about Him spread throughout the surrounding region.

  14. Luke 4:16 εἰςεἰς

    Then Jesus came to Nazareth, where He had been brought up. As was His custom, He entered the synagogue on the Sabbath. And when He stood up to read,

  15. Luke 4:23 εἰς

    Jesus said to them, “Surely you will quote this proverb to Me: ‘Physician, heal yourself! Do here in Your hometown what we have heard that You did in Capernaum.’”

  16. Luke 4:26 εἰς

    Yet Elijah was not sent to any of them, but to the widow of Zarephath in Sidon.

  17. Luke 4:31 εἰς

    Then He went down to Capernaum, a town in Galilee, and on the Sabbath He began to teach the people.

  18. Luke 4:35 εἰς

    But Jesus rebuked the demon. “Be silent!” He said. “Come out of him!” At this, the demon threw the man down before them all and came out without harming him.

  19. Luke 4:37 εἰς

    And the news about Jesus spread throughout the surrounding region.

  20. Luke 4:38 εἰς

    After Jesus had left the synagogue, He went to the home of Simon, whose mother-in-law was suffering from a high fever. So they appealed to Jesus on her behalf,

  21. Luke 4:42 εἰς

    At daybreak, Jesus went out to a solitary place, and the crowds were looking for Him. They came to Him and tried to keep Him from leaving.

  22. Luke 4:44 εἰς

    And He continued to preach in the synagogues of Judea.

  23. Luke 5:3 εἰς

    Jesus got into the boat belonging to Simon and asked him to put out a little from shore. And sitting down, He taught the people from the boat.

  24. Luke 5:4 εἰςεἰς

    When Jesus had finished speaking, He said to Simon, “Put out into deep water and let down your nets for a catch.”

  25. Luke 5:14 εἰς

    “Do not tell anyone,” Jesus instructed him. “But go, show yourself to the priest and present the offering Moses prescribed for your cleansing, as a testimony to them.”

  26. Luke 5:17 εἰς

    One day Jesus was teaching, and the Pharisees and teachers of the law were sitting there. People had come from Jerusalem and from every village of Galilee and Judea, and the power of the Lord was present for Him to heal the sick.

  27. Luke 5:19 εἰς

    but they could not find a way through the crowd. So they went up on the roof and lowered him on his mat through the tiles into the middle of the crowd, right in front of Jesus.

  28. Luke 5:24 εἰς

    But so that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on the earth to forgive sins...” He said to the paralytic, “I tell you, get up, pick up your mat, and go home.”

  29. Luke 5:25 εἰς

    And immediately the man stood up before them, took what he had been lying on, and went home glorifying God.

  30. Luke 5:32 εἰς

    I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners, to repentance.”

  31. Luke 5:37 εἰς

    And no one pours new wine into old wineskins. If he does, the new wine will burst the skins, the wine will spill, and the wineskins will be ruined.

  32. Luke 5:38 εἰς

    Instead, new wine is poured into new wineskins.

  33. Luke 6:4 εἰς

    He entered the house of God, took the consecrated bread and gave it to his companions, and ate what is lawful only for the priests to eat.”

  34. Luke 6:6 εἰς

    On another Sabbath Jesus entered the synagogue and was teaching, and a man was there whose right hand was withered.

  35. Luke 6:8 εἰς

    But Jesus knew their thoughts and said to the man with the withered hand, “Get up and stand among us.” So he got up and stood there.

  36. Luke 6:12 εἰς

    In those days Jesus went out to the mountain to pray, and He spent the night in prayer to God.

  37. Luke 6:20 εἰς

    Looking up at His disciples, Jesus said: “Blessed are you who are poor, for yours is the kingdom of God.

  38. Luke 6:38 εἰς

    Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured back to you.”

  39. Luke 6:39 εἰς

    Jesus also told them a parable: “Can a blind man lead a blind man? Will they not both fall into a pit?

  40. Luke 7:1 εἰςεἰς

    When Jesus had concluded His discourse in the hearing of the people, He went to Capernaum.

  41. Luke 7:10 εἰς

    And when the messengers returned to the house, they found the servant in good health.

  42. Luke 7:11 εἰς

    Soon afterward, Jesus went to a town called Nain. His disciples went with Him, accompanied by a large crowd.

  43. Luke 7:24 εἰς

    After John’s messengers had left, Jesus began to speak to the crowds about John: “What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed swaying in the wind?

  44. Luke 7:30 εἰς

    But the Pharisees and experts in the law rejected God’s purpose for themselves, because they had not been baptized by John.

  45. Luke 7:36 εἰς

    Then one of the Pharisees invited Jesus to eat with him, and He entered the Pharisee’s house and reclined at the table.

  46. Luke 7:44 εἰς

    And turning toward the woman, He said to Simon, “Do you see this woman? When I entered your house, you did not give Me water for My feet, but she wet My feet with her tears and wiped them with her hair.

  47. Luke 7:50 εἰς

    And Jesus told the woman, “Your faith has saved you; go in peace.”

  48. Luke 8:8 εἰς

    Still other seed fell on good soil, where it sprang up and produced a crop—a hundredfold.” As Jesus said this, He called out, “He who has ears to hear, let him hear.”

  49. Luke 8:14 εἰς

    The seeds that fell among the thorns are those who hear, but as they go on their way, they are choked by the worries, riches, and pleasures of this life, and their fruit does not mature.

  50. Luke 8:17 εἰς

    For there is nothing hidden that will not be disclosed, and nothing concealed that will not be made known and brought to light.

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