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 19 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 24:24 · BSB · 1 occurrence
After several days, Felix returned with his wife Drusilla, who was a Jewess. He sent for Paul and listened to him speak about faith in Christ Jesus.
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Acts 25:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Three days after his arrival in the province, Festus went up from Caesarea to Jerusalem,
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Acts 25:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence
to grant them a concession against Paul by summoning him to Jerusalem, because they were preparing an ambush to kill him along the way.
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Acts 25:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But Festus replied, “Paul is being held in Caesarea, and I myself am going there soon.
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Acts 25:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence
After spending no more than eight or ten days with them, Festus went down to Caesarea. The next day he sat on the judgment seat and ordered that Paul be brought in.
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Acts 25:8 · BSB · 3 occurrences
Then Paul made his defense: “I have committed no offense against the law of the Jews or against the temple or against Caesar.”
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Acts 25:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But Festus, wishing to do the Jews a favor, said to Paul, “Are you willing to go up to Jerusalem to stand trial before me on these charges?”
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Acts 25:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence
After several days had passed, King Agrippa and Bernice came down to Caesarea to pay their respects to Festus.
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Acts 25:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence
While I was in Jerusalem, the chief priests and elders of the Jews presented their case and requested a judgment against him.
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Acts 25:20 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Since I was at a loss as to how to investigate these matters, I asked if he was willing to go to Jerusalem and be tried there on these charges.
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Acts 25:21 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But when Paul appealed to be held over for the decision of the Emperor, I ordered that he be held until I could send him to Caesar.”
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Acts 25:23 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The next day Agrippa and Bernice came with great pomp and entered the auditorium, along with the commanders and leading men of the city. And Festus ordered that Paul be brought in.
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Acts 26:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And now I stand on trial because of my hope in the promise that God made to our fathers,
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Acts 26:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence
the promise our twelve tribes are hoping to see fulfilled as they earnestly serve God day and night. It is because of this hope, O king, that I am accused by the Jews.
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Acts 26:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence
I frequently had them punished in the synagogues, and I tried to make them blaspheme. In my raging fury against them, I even went to foreign cities to persecute them.
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Acts 26:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence
In this pursuit I was on my way to Damascus with the authority and commission of the chief priests.
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Acts 26:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence
We all fell to the ground, and I heard a voice say to me in Hebrew, ‘Saul, Saul, why do you persecute Me? It is hard for you to kick against the goads.’
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Acts 26:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence
‘But get up and stand on your feet. For I have appeared to you to appoint you as a servant and as a witness of what you have seen from Me and what I will show you.
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Acts 26:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence
I will rescue you from your own people and from the Gentiles. I am sending you to them
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Acts 26:18 · BSB · 2 occurrences
to open their eyes, so that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and an inheritance among those sanctified by faith in Me.’
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Acts 26:24 · BSB · 1 occurrence
At this stage of Paul’s defense, Festus exclaimed in a loud voice, “You are insane, Paul! Your great learning is driving you to madness!”
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Acts 27:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence
When it was decided that we would sail for Italy, Paul and some other prisoners were handed over to a centurion named Julius, who belonged to the Imperial Regiment.
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Acts 27:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence
We boarded an Adramyttian ship about to sail for ports along the coast of Asia, and we put out to sea. Aristarchus, a Macedonian from Thessalonica, was with us.
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Acts 27:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The next day we landed at Sidon, and Julius treated Paul with consideration, allowing him to visit his friends and receive their care.
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Acts 27:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And when we had sailed across the open sea off the coast of Cilicia and Pamphylia, we came to Myra in Lycia.
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Acts 27:6 · BSB · 2 occurrences
There the centurion found an Alexandrian ship sailing for Italy and put us on board.
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Acts 27:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence
After we had moved along the coast with difficulty, we came to a place called Fair Havens, near the town of Lasea.
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Acts 27:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Since the harbor was unsuitable to winter in, the majority decided to sail on, hoping that somehow they could reach Phoenix to winter there. Phoenix was a harbor in Crete facing both southwest and northwest.
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Acts 27:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence
After hoisting it up, the crew used ropes to undergird the ship. And fearing that they would run aground on the sandbars of Syrtis, they lowered the sea anchor and were driven along.
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Acts 27:26 · BSB · 1 occurrence
However, we must run aground on some island.”
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Acts 27:30 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Meanwhile, the sailors attempted to escape from the ship. Pretending to lower anchors from the bow, they let the lifeboat down into the sea.
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Acts 27:38 · BSB · 1 occurrence
After the men had eaten their fill, they lightened the ship by throwing the grain into the sea.
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Acts 27:39 · BSB · 1 occurrence
When daylight came, they did not recognize the land, but they sighted a bay with a sandy beach, where they decided to run the ship aground if they could.
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Acts 27:40 · BSB · 2 occurrences
Cutting away the anchors, they left them in the sea as they loosened the ropes that held the rudders. Then they hoisted the foresail to the wind and made for the beach.
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Acts 27:41 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But the ship struck a sandbar and ran aground. The bow stuck fast and would not move, and the stern was being broken up by the pounding of the waves.
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Acts 28:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But Paul shook the creature off into the fire and suffered no ill effects.
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Acts 28:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The islanders were expecting him to swell up or suddenly drop dead. But after waiting a long time and seeing nothing unusual happen to him, they changed their minds and said he was a god.
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Acts 28:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Putting in at Syracuse, we stayed there three days.
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Acts 28:13 · BSB · 2 occurrences
From there we weighed anchor and came to Rhegium. After one day, a south wind came up, and on the second day we arrived at Puteoli.
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Acts 28:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence
There we found some brothers who invited us to spend the week with them. And so we came to Rome.
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Acts 28:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The brothers there had heard about us and traveled as far as the Forum of Appius and the Three Taverns to meet us. When Paul saw them, he was encouraged and gave thanks to God.
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Acts 28:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence
When we arrived in Rome, Paul was permitted to stay by himself, with a soldier to guard him.
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Acts 28:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence
After three days, he called together the leaders of the Jews. When they had gathered, he said to them, “Brothers, although I have done nothing against our people or the customs of our fathers, I was taken prisoner in Jerusalem and handed over to the Romans.
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Acts 28:23 · BSB · 1 occurrence
So they set a day to meet with Paul, and many people came to the place he was staying. He expounded to them from morning to evening, testifying about the kingdom of God and persuading them about Jesus from the Law of Moses and the Prophets.
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Romans 1:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Paul, a servant of Christ Jesus, called to be an apostle, and set apart for the gospel of God—
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Romans 1:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Through Him and on behalf of His name, we received grace and apostleship to call all those among the Gentiles to the obedience that comes from faith.
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Romans 1:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence
For I long to see you so that I may impart to you some spiritual gift to strengthen you,
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Romans 1:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence
I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, first to the Jew, then to the Greek.
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Romans 1:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence
For the gospel reveals the righteousness of God that comes by faith from start to finish, just as it is written: “The righteous will live by faith.”
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Romans 1:20 · BSB · 1 occurrence
For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities, His eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly seen, being understood from His workmanship, so that men are without excuse.
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