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

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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 18 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 20:15 · BSB · 2 occurrences
Sailing on from there, we arrived the next day opposite Chios. The day after that we arrived at Samos, and on the following day we came to Miletus.
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Acts 20:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Paul had decided to sail past Ephesus to avoid spending time in the province of Asia, because he was in a hurry to reach Jerusalem, if possible, by the day of Pentecost.
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Acts 20:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence
From Miletus, Paul sent to Ephesus for the elders of the church.
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Acts 20:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence
When they came to him, he said, “You know how I lived the whole time I was with you, from the first day I arrived in the province of Asia.
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Acts 20:21 · BSB · 2 occurrences
testifying to Jews and Greeks alike about repentance to God and faith in our Lord Jesus Christ.
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Acts 20:22 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And now, compelled by the Spirit, I am going to Jerusalem, not knowing what will happen to me there.
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Acts 20:29 · BSB · 1 occurrence
I know that after my departure, savage wolves will come in among you and will not spare the flock.
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Acts 20:38 · BSB · 1 occurrence
They were especially grieved by his statement that they would never see his face again. Then they accompanied him to the ship.
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Acts 21:1 · BSB · 3 occurrences
After we had torn ourselves away from them, we sailed directly to Cos, and the next day on to Rhodes, and from there to Patara.
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Acts 21:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Finding a ship crossing over to Phoenicia, we boarded it and set sail.
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Acts 21:3 · BSB · 2 occurrences
After sighting Cyprus and passing south of it, we sailed on to Syria and landed at Tyre, where the ship was to unload its cargo.
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Acts 21:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence
We sought out the disciples in Tyre and stayed with them seven days. Through the Spirit they kept telling Paul not to go up to Jerusalem.
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Acts 21:6 · BSB · 2 occurrences
And after we had said our farewells, we went aboard the ship, and they returned home.
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Acts 21:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence
When we had finished our voyage from Tyre, we landed at Ptolemais, where we greeted the brothers and stayed with them for a day.
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Acts 21:8 · BSB · 2 occurrences
Leaving the next day, we went on to Caesarea and stayed at the home of Philip the evangelist, who was one of the Seven.
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Acts 21:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Coming over to us, he took Paul’s belt, bound his own feet and hands, and said, “The Holy Spirit says: ‘In this way the Jews of Jerusalem will bind the owner of this belt and hand him over to the Gentiles.’”
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Acts 21:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence
When we heard this, we and the people there pleaded with Paul not to go up to Jerusalem.
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Acts 21:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Then Paul answered, “Why are you weeping and breaking my heart? I am ready not only to be bound, but also to die in Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.”
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Acts 21:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence
After these days, we packed up and went on to Jerusalem.
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Acts 21:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence
When we arrived in Jerusalem, the brothers welcomed us joyfully.
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Acts 21:26 · BSB · 1 occurrence
So the next day Paul took the men and purified himself along with them. Then he entered the temple to give notice of the date when their purification would be complete and the offering would be made for each of them.
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Acts 21:28 · BSB · 1 occurrence
crying out, “Men of Israel, help us! This is the man who teaches everyone everywhere against our people and against our law and against this place. Furthermore, he has brought Greeks into the temple and defiled this holy place.”
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Acts 21:29 · BSB · 1 occurrence
For they had previously seen Trophimus the Ephesian with him in the city, and they assumed that Paul had brought him into the temple.
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Acts 21:34 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Some in the crowd were shouting one thing, and some another. And since the commander could not get at the truth because of the uproar, he ordered that Paul be brought into the barracks.
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Acts 21:37 · BSB · 1 occurrence
As they were about to take Paul into the barracks, he asked the commander, “May I say something to you?” “Do you speak Greek?” he replied.
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Acts 21:38 · BSB · 1 occurrence
“Aren’t you the Egyptian who incited a rebellion some time ago and led four thousand members of the Assassins into the wilderness?”
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Acts 22:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence
I persecuted this Way even to the death, detaining both men and women and throwing them into prison,
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Acts 22:5 · BSB · 2 occurrences
as the high priest and the whole Council can testify about me. I even obtained letters from them to their brothers in Damascus, and I was on my way to apprehend these people and bring them to Jerusalem to be punished.
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Acts 22:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence
I fell to the ground and heard a voice say to me, ‘Saul, Saul, why do you persecute Me?’
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Acts 22:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Then I asked, ‘What should I do, Lord?’ ‘Get up and go into Damascus,’ He told me. ‘There you will be told all that you have been appointed to do.’
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Acts 22:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Because the brilliance of the light had blinded me, my companions led me by the hand into Damascus.
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Acts 22:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence
came and stood beside me. ‘Brother Saul,’ he said, ‘receive your sight.’ And at that moment I could see him.
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Acts 22:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Later, when I had returned to Jerusalem and was praying at the temple, I fell into a trance
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Acts 22:21 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Then He said to me, ‘Go! I will send you far away to the Gentiles.’”
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Acts 22:23 · BSB · 1 occurrence
As they were shouting and throwing off their cloaks and tossing dust into the air,
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Acts 22:24 · BSB · 1 occurrence
the commander ordered that Paul be brought into the barracks. He directed that Paul be flogged and interrogated to determine the reason for this outcry against him.
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Acts 22:30 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The next day the commander, wanting to learn the real reason Paul was accused by the Jews, released him and ordered the chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin to assemble. Then he brought Paul down and had him stand before them.
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Acts 23:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The dispute grew so violent that the commander was afraid they would tear Paul to pieces. He ordered the soldiers to go down and remove him by force and bring him into the barracks.
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Acts 23:11 · BSB · 2 occurrences
The following night the Lord stood near Paul and said, “Take courage! As you have testified about Me in Jerusalem, so also you must testify in Rome.”
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Acts 23:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Now then, you and the Sanhedrin petition the commander to bring him down to you on the pretext of examining his case more carefully. We are ready to kill him on the way.”
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Acts 23:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But when the son of Paul’s sister heard about the plot, he went into the barracks and told Paul.
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Acts 23:20 · BSB · 1 occurrence
He answered, “The Jews have agreed to ask you to bring Paul to the Sanhedrin tomorrow on the pretext of acquiring more information about him.
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Acts 23:28 · BSB · 1 occurrence
and since I wanted to understand their charges against him, I brought him down to their Sanhedrin.
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Acts 23:30 · BSB · 1 occurrence
When I was informed that there was a plot against the man, I sent him to you at once. I also instructed his accusers to present their case against him before you.
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Acts 23:31 · BSB · 1 occurrence
So the soldiers followed their orders and brought Paul by night to Antipatris.
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Acts 23:32 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The next day they returned to the barracks and let the horsemen go on with him.
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Acts 23:33 · BSB · 1 occurrence
When the horsemen arrived in Caesarea, they delivered the letter to the governor and presented Paul to him.
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Acts 24:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence
You can verify for yourself that no more than twelve days ago I went up to Jerusalem to worship.
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Acts 24:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence
and I have the same hope in God that they themselves cherish, that there will be a resurrection of both the righteous and the wicked.
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Acts 24:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence
After several years, then, I returned to Jerusalem to bring alms to my people and to present offerings.
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