εἰς eis

Greek word for “toward” · Strong’s G1519 · used 1,768 times in 1,511 verses

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Meaning

εἰς; prep. with accusative;

How it is translated

Glosses given for eis in context, with how often each is used:

• to 578
• into 563
• for 178
• in 157
• unto 67
• toward 43
• on 26
• at 21
• as 19
• against 17
• the 15
• among 13

Where it is used

Also in 15 more books.

Chapters where it is used most

Acts 21 (18), Luke 8 (17), Luke 9 (16), Matthew 26 (15), Mark 14 (15), John 6 (15), John 12 (14), Acts 7 (14), Acts 13 (14), Acts 16 (14)

Forms

• εἰς 1,767
• εἴς 1

Words used with it

Words that share verses with eis more often than their overall frequency would suggest:

• εἰσέρχομαι eiserchomai “to enter” 137
• βάλλω ballō “to throw” 72
• ἡμέρα hēmera “day” 100
• αἰών aiōn “an age” 68
• μετά meta “with/after” 101
• μαθητής mathētēs “disciple” 83
• ἐξέρχομαι exerchomai “to go out” 77
• πορεύω poreuō “to travel” 69
• πιστεύω pisteuō “to trust (in)” 76
• κατά kata “according to” 91
• πόλις polis “city” 64
• ἀναβαίνω anabainō “to ascend” 52

Key verses

The verses using eis that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):

• Matthew 6:13 — And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.
• Acts 26:18 — To open their eyes, and to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan unto God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins, and inheritance…
• Romans 8:28 — And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.
• Ephesians 1:6 — To the praise of the glory of his grace, wherein he hath made us accepted in the beloved.
• Ephesians 5:2 — And walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us, and hath given himself for us an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweetsmelling savour.
• 1 Timothy 6:17 — Charge them that are rich in this world, that they be not highminded, nor trust in uncertain riches, but in the living God, who giveth us richly all things to…
• Hebrews 12:2 — Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the…
• 1 Peter 1:3 — Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according to his abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of…
• 1 Peter 1:22 — Seeing ye have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit unto unfeigned love of the brethren, see that ye love one another with a pure heart…
• 1 Peter 2:9 — But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of…
• Revelation 11:15 — And the seventh angel sounded; and there were great voices in heaven, saying, The kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of our Lord, and of his…
• Revelation 12:9 — And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his…

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Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.