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

Luke 8:22 εἰςεἰς

One day Jesus said to His disciples, “Let us cross to the other side of the lake.” So He got into a boat with them and set out.
Luke 8:23 εἰς

As they sailed, He fell asleep, and a windstorm came down on the lake, so that the boat was being swamped, and they were in great danger.
Luke 8:26 εἰς

Then they sailed to the region of the Gerasenes, across the lake from Galilee.
Luke 8:29 εἰς

For Jesus had commanded the unclean spirit to come out of the man. Many times it had seized him, and though he was bound with chains and shackles, he had broken the chains and been driven by the demon into solitary places.
Luke 8:30 εἰς

“What is your name?” Jesus asked. “Legion,” he replied, because many demons had gone into him.
Luke 8:31 εἰς

And the demons kept begging Jesus not to order them to go into the Abyss.
Luke 8:32 εἰς

There on the hillside a large herd of pigs was feeding. So the demons begged Jesus to let them enter the pigs, and He gave them permission.
Luke 8:33 εἰςεἰς

Then the demons came out of the man and went into the pigs, and the herd rushed down the steep bank into the lake and was drowned.
Luke 8:34 εἰςεἰς

When those tending the pigs saw what had happened, they ran off and reported this in the town and countryside.
Luke 8:37 εἰς

Then all the people of the region of the Gerasenes asked Jesus to depart from them, because great fear had taken hold of them. So He got into the boat and started back.
Luke 8:39 εἰς

“Return home and describe how much God has done for you.” So the man went away and proclaimed all over the town how much Jesus had done for him.
Luke 8:41 εἰς

Just then a synagogue leader named Jairus came and fell at Jesus’ feet. He begged Him to come to his house,
Luke 8:48 εἰς

“Daughter,” said Jesus, “your faith has healed you. Go in peace.”
Luke 8:51 εἰς

When He entered the house, He did not allow anyone to go in with Him except Peter, John, James, and the child’s father and mother.
Luke 9:3 εἰς

“Take nothing for the journey,” He told them, “no staff, no bag, no bread, no money, no second tunic.
Luke 9:4 εἰς

Whatever house you enter, stay there until you leave that area.
Luke 9:5 εἰς

If anyone does not welcome you, shake the dust off your feet when you leave that town, as a testimony against them.”
Luke 9:10 εἰς

Then the apostles returned and reported to Jesus all that they had done. Taking them away privately, He withdrew to a town called Bethsaida.
Luke 9:12 εἰς

As the day neared its end, the Twelve came to Jesus and said, “Dismiss the crowd so they can go to the surrounding villages and countryside for lodging and provisions. For we are in a desolate place here.”
Luke 9:13 εἰς

But Jesus told them, “You give them something to eat.” “We have only five loaves of bread and two fish,” they answered, “unless we go and buy food for all these people.”
Luke 9:16 εἰς

Taking the five loaves and the two fish and looking up to heaven, Jesus spoke a blessing and broke them. Then He gave them to the disciples to set before the people.
Luke 9:28 εἰς

About eight days after Jesus had said these things, He took with Him Peter, John, and James, and went up on a mountain to pray.
Luke 9:34 εἰς

While Peter was speaking, a cloud appeared and enveloped them, and they were afraid as they entered the cloud.
Luke 9:44 εἰςεἰς

“Let these words sink into your ears: The Son of Man is about to be delivered into the hands of men.”
Luke 9:51 εἰς

As the day of His ascension approached, Jesus resolutely set out for Jerusalem.
Luke 9:52 εἰς

He sent messengers on ahead, who went into a village of the Samaritans to make arrangements for Him.
Luke 9:53 εἰς

But the people there refused to welcome Him, because He was heading for Jerusalem.
Luke 9:56 εἰς

And He and His disciples went on to another village.
Luke 9:61 εἰς

Still another said, “I will follow You, Lord; but first let me bid farewell to my family.”
Luke 9:62 εἰς

Then Jesus declared, “No one who puts his hand to the plow and then looks back is fit for the kingdom of God.”
Luke 10:1 εἰς

After this, the Lord appointed seventy-two others and sent them two by two ahead of Him to every town and place He was about to visit.
Luke 10:2 εἰς

And He told them, “The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into His harvest.
Luke 10:5 Εἰς

Whatever house you enter, begin by saying, ‘Peace to this house.’
Luke 10:7 εἰς

Stay at the same house, eating and drinking whatever you are offered. For the worker is worthy of his wages. Do not move around from house to house.
Luke 10:8 εἰς

If you enter a town and they welcome you, eat whatever is set before you.
Luke 10:10 Εἰςεἰς

But if you enter a town and they do not welcome you, go into the streets and declare,
Luke 10:11 εἰς

‘Even the dust of your town that clings to our feet, we wipe off as a testimony against you. Yet be sure of this: The kingdom of God is near.’
Luke 10:30 εἰς

Jesus took up this question and said, “A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho when he fell into the hands of robbers. They stripped him, beat him, and went away, leaving him half dead.
Luke 10:34 εἰς

He went to him and bandaged his wounds, pouring on oil and wine. Then he put him on his own animal, brought him to an inn, and took care of him.
Luke 10:36 εἰς

Which of these three do you think was a neighbor to the man who fell into the hands of robbers?”
Luke 10:38 εἰςεἰς

As they traveled along, Jesus entered a village where a woman named Martha welcomed Him into her home.
Luke 11:4 εἰς

And forgive us our sins, for we also forgive everyone who sins against us. And lead us not into temptation.’”
Luke 11:7 εἰς

And suppose the one inside answers, ‘Do not bother me. My door is already shut, and my children and I are in bed. I cannot get up to give you anything.’
Luke 11:24 εἰς

When an unclean spirit comes out of a man, it passes through arid places seeking rest and does not find it. Then it says, ‘I will return to the house I left.’
Luke 11:32 εἰς

The men of Nineveh will stand at the judgment with this generation and condemn it; for they repented at the preaching of Jonah, and now One greater than Jonah is here.
Luke 11:33 εἰς

No one lights a lamp and puts it in a cellar or under a basket. Instead, he sets it on a stand, so those who enter can see the light.
Luke 11:49 εἰς

Because of this, the wisdom of God said, ‘I will send them prophets and apostles; some of them they will kill and others they will persecute.’
Luke 12:5 εἰς

But I will show you whom you should fear: Fear the One who, after you have been killed, has authority to throw you into hell. Yes, I tell you, fear Him!
Luke 12:10 εἰςεἰς

And everyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven.
Luke 12:19 εἰς

Then I will say to myself, “You have plenty of good things laid up for many years. Take it easy. Eat, drink, and be merry!”’