eis G1519

εἰς (eis) means “toward” in the TBESG Greek lexicon from STEPBible.

εἰς Greek · G1519 1,750 tagged occurrences in 1,497 verses

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TBESG · G1519

εἰς · eis · 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.; (with) 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.). (AS)

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Dodson Greek Lexicon

into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.

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How translators render G1519

Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.

BSB rendering counts
Rendering	Count
to	467
into	296
in	177
for	127
vvv	96
on	44
at	32
as	30
so that	19
against	18
among	11
of	6
about	5
and	4
brought	4
leading to	4
over	4
that	4
throughout	4
until	4
why	4
with	4
and so	3
are for	3
before	3
in order that	3
so	3
the	3
to the	3
toward	3
and are	2
and gone into	2
and into	2
back in	2
back to	2
because he is	2
by	2
forever	2
in dealing with	2
on to	2
onto	2
so as	2
to be	2
to bring	2
to please	2
under	2
where	2
actually brought	1
ahead	1
and are turning to	1
and brought into	1
and came to	1
and went into	1
are inclined to	1
as a result	1
as to	1
away to	1
bound for	1
but to bring	1
concerning	1
consequently	1
doing	1
down into	1
endures forever	1
entered	1
escalating	1
extends	1
filled with	1
for gods own	1
for the	1
for to	1
goes back to her	1
he entered	1
how	1
in him	1
in leading	1
in order	1
in order to	1
in order to bring	1
in order to lead	1
in order to meet	1
in your	1
inside	1
is destined for	1
is for	1
it goes into	1
leads to	1
led you to	1
meant to bring	1
meet	1
my purpose	1
off into	1
on my way to	1
out of	1
over to	1
serves as	1
should use	1
so that you may have	1
so then	1
straight	1
that is why	1
that leads to	1
that would have	1
the promise	1
then	1
this is why	1
to advance	1
to bring you	1
to call	1
to cause	1
to come	1
to its	1
to keep	1
to lead us	1
to look into	1
to make	1
to preach	1
to speak	1
to the increase	1
to this	1
to this end	1
to win	1
unto	1
up on	1
upon	1
we went to	1
will meet	1
will suffer	1
with her perpetual requests	1

KJV rendering counts
Rendering	Count
into	571
to	336
unto	207
for	147
in	136
on	57
toward	28
against	27
that	27
upon	23
at	20
among	16
of	7
throughout	6
concerning	5
one	5
the head	5
back	4
therein	4
whereunto	4
before	3
by	3
forth	3
to the end	3
up to	3
wherein	3
again	2
continually	2
ever	2
home	2
ship	2
so that	2
the person	2
therefore	2
thereunto	2
to be	2
up	2
wherefore	2
with	2
a god	1
a great	1
a living	1
a people	1
a quickening	1
a recompence	1
a snare	1
a stumblingblock	1
a trap	1
abroad	1
after that	1
amen	1
are	1
as	1
at home	1
backward	1
believest thou	1
but	1
even	1
fountains	1
from	1
grew	1
henceforward for	1
home again	1
in among	1
in at	1
it	1
mad	1
made	1
me	1
more exceeding	1
my	1
neither	1
never	1
of against	1
out	1
over unto	1
people	1
shipping	1
soberly	1
that form	1
that i abuse	1
that we	1
that ye should	1
the church	1
the face	1
the fowls	1
the minds	1
the next	1
the record	1
them	1
thereinto	1
those things which are offered to idols	1
till	1
to him	1
to make	1
to the intent	1
until	1
up to be	1
what	1
whereinto	1
whereto	1
wherewith one may edify	1
while	1
whither	1
why	1
wormwood	1

Verses containing G1519

Page 17 of 30. 1497 verses in the selected STEP text, printed below in BSB where available. Read each verse in its chapter to follow the author’s thought.

Acts 14:26 · BSB · 2 occurrences
From Attalia they sailed to Antioch, where they had been commended to the grace of God for the work they had just completed.
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Acts 15:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And after engaging these men in sharp debate, Paul and Barnabas were appointed, along with some other believers, to go up to Jerusalem to see the apostles and elders about this question.
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Acts 15:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence
On their arrival in Jerusalem, they were welcomed by the church and apostles and elders, to whom they reported all that God had done through them.
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Acts 15:22 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Then the apostles and elders, with the whole church, decided to select men from among them to send to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas. They chose Judas called Barsabbas and Silas, two leaders among the brothers,
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Acts 15:30 · BSB · 1 occurrence
So the men were sent off and went down to Antioch, where they assembled the congregation and delivered the letter.
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Acts 15:38 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But Paul thought it best not to take him, because he had deserted them in Pamphylia and had not accompanied them in the work.
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Acts 15:39 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Their disagreement was so sharp that they parted company. Barnabas took Mark and sailed for Cyprus,
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Acts 16:1 · BSB · 2 occurrences
Paul came to Derbe and then to Lystra, where he found a disciple named Timothy, the son of a believing Jewish woman and a Greek father.
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Acts 16:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And when they came to the border of Mysia, they tried to enter Bithynia, but the Spirit of Jesus would not permit them.
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Acts 16:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence
So they passed by Mysia and went down to Troas.
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Acts 16:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence
During the night, Paul had a vision of a man of Macedonia standing and pleading with him, “Come over to Macedonia and help us.”
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Acts 16:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence
As soon as Paul had seen the vision, we got ready to leave for Macedonia, concluding that God had called us to preach the gospel to them.
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Acts 16:11 · BSB · 2 occurrences
We sailed from Troas straight to Samothrace, and the following day on to Neapolis.
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Acts 16:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence
From there we went to the Roman colony of Philippi, the leading city of that district of Macedonia. And we stayed there several days.
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Acts 16:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And when she and her household had been baptized, she urged us, “If you consider me a believer in the Lord, come and stay at my house.” And she persuaded us.
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Acts 16:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence
One day as we were going to the place of prayer, we were met by a slave girl with a spirit of divination, who earned a large income for her masters by fortune-telling.
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Acts 16:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence
When the girl’s owners saw that their hope of making money was gone, they seized Paul and Silas and dragged them before the authorities in the marketplace.
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Acts 16:23 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And after striking them with many blows, they threw them into prison and ordered the jailer to guard them securely.
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Acts 16:24 · BSB · 2 occurrences
On receiving this order, he placed them in the inner cell and fastened their feet in the stocks.
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Acts 16:34 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Then he brought them into his home and set a meal before them. So he and all his household rejoiced that they had come to believe in God.
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Acts 16:37 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But Paul said to the officers, “They beat us publicly without a trial and threw us into prison, even though we are Roman citizens. And now do they want to send us away secretly? Absolutely not! Let them come themselves and escort us out!”
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Acts 17:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence
When they had passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where there was a Jewish synagogue.
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Acts 17:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The Jews, however, became jealous. So they brought in some troublemakers from the marketplace, formed a mob, and sent the city into an uproar. They raided Jason’s house in search of Paul and Silas, hoping to bring them out to the people.
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Acts 17:10 · BSB · 2 occurrences
As soon as night had fallen, the brothers sent Paul and Silas away to Berea. On arriving there, they went into the Jewish synagogue.
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Acts 17:20 · BSB · 1 occurrence
For you are bringing some strange notions to our ears, and we want to know what they mean.”
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Acts 17:21 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Now all the Athenians and foreigners who lived there spent their time doing nothing more than hearing and articulating new ideas.
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Acts 18:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence
After this, Paul left Athens and went to Corinth.
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Acts 18:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But when they opposed and insulted him, he shook out his garments and told them, “Your blood be on your own heads! I am innocent of it. From now on I will go to the Gentiles.”
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Acts 18:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence
So Paul left the synagogue and went next door to the house of Titus Justus, a worshiper of God.
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Acts 18:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Paul remained in Corinth for quite some time before saying goodbye to the brothers. He had his head shaved in Cenchrea to keep a vow he had made, and then he sailed for Syria, accompanied by Priscilla and Aquila.
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Acts 18:19 · BSB · 2 occurrences
When they reached Ephesus, Paul left Priscilla and Aquila. He himself went into the synagogue there and reasoned with the Jews.
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Acts 18:22 · BSB · 2 occurrences
When Paul had landed at Caesarea, he went up and greeted the church at Jerusalem. Then he went down to Antioch.
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Acts 18:24 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Meanwhile a Jew named Apollos, a native of Alexandria, came to Ephesus. He was an eloquent man, well versed in the Scriptures.
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Acts 18:27 · BSB · 1 occurrence
When Apollos resolved to cross over to Achaia, the brothers encouraged him and wrote to the disciples there to welcome him. On his arrival, he was a great help to those who by grace had believed.
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Acts 19:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence
While Apollos was at Corinth, Paul passed through the interior and came to Ephesus. There he found some disciples
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Acts 19:3 · BSB · 2 occurrences
“Into what, then, were you baptized?” Paul asked. “The baptism of John,” they replied.
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Acts 19:4 · BSB · 2 occurrences
Paul explained: “John’s baptism was a baptism of repentance. He told the people to believe in the One coming after him, that is, in Jesus.”
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Acts 19:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence
On hearing this, they were baptized into the name of the Lord Jesus.
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Acts 19:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Then Paul went into the synagogue and spoke boldly there for three months, arguing persuasively about the kingdom of God.
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Acts 19:21 · BSB · 1 occurrence
After these things had happened, Paul resolved in the Spirit to go to Jerusalem, passing through Macedonia and Achaia. “After I have been there,” he said, “I must see Rome as well.”
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Acts 19:22 · BSB · 2 occurrences
He sent two of his helpers, Timothy and Erastus, to Macedonia, while he stayed for a time in the province of Asia.
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Acts 19:27 · BSB · 2 occurrences
There is danger not only that our business will fall into disrepute, but also that the temple of the great goddess Artemis will be discredited and her majesty deposed—she who is worshiped by all the province of Asia and the whole world.”
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Acts 19:29 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Soon the whole city was in disarray. They rushed together into the theatre, dragging with them Gaius and Aristarchus, Paul’s traveling companions from Macedonia.
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Acts 19:30 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Paul wanted to go before the assembly, but the disciples would not allow him.
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Acts 19:31 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Even some of Paul’s friends who were officials of the province of Asia sent word to him, begging him not to venture into the theatre.
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Acts 20:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence
When the uproar had ended, Paul sent for the disciples. And after encouraging them, he said goodbye to them and left for Macedonia.
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Acts 20:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence
After traveling through that area and speaking many words of encouragement, he arrived in Greece,
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Acts 20:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence
where he stayed three months. And when the Jews formed a plot against him as he was about to sail for Syria, he decided to go back through Macedonia.
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Acts 20:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And after the Feast of Unleavened Bread, we sailed from Philippi, and five days later we rejoined them in Troas, where we stayed seven days.
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Acts 20:14 · BSB · 2 occurrences
And when he met us at Assos, we took him aboard and went on to Mitylene.
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