εἰς
eis
to or into (indicating the point reached or entered), of place, time, or (figuratively) purpose (result, etc.); also in adverbial phrases
Lexicon
Derivation: a primary preposition;
to or into (indicating the point reached or entered), of place, time, or (figuratively) purpose (result, etc.); also in adverbial phrases
- to or into (indicating the point reached or entered), of place, time, or (figuratively) purpose (result, etc.)
- also, in adverbial phrases
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: (abundant-)ly, against, among, as, at, (back-)ward, before, by, concerning, + continual, + far more exceeding, for (intent, purpose), fore, + forth, in (among, at, unto, -so much that, -to), to the intent that, + of one mind, + never, of, (up-)on, + perish, + set at one again, (so) that, therefore(-unto), throughout, til, to (be, the end, -ward), (here-)until(-to), …ward, (where-)fore, with
Usage
1803 occurrences · 0 OT · 1803 NT · 2 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- into556 · 35%
- to320 · 20%
- unto200 · 12%
- for141 · 9%
- in127 · 8%
- on57 · 4%
- that31 · 2%
- against28 · 2%
- toward26 · 2%
- at22 · 1%
- upon21 · 1%
- among17 · 1%
- of9 · 1%
- never7 · 0%
- whereunto6 · 0%
- throughout6 · 0%
- concerning5 · 0%
- one to another5 · 0%
- him into4 · 0%
- to the end4 · 0%
- it into4 · 0%
- therein4 · 0%
- one4 · 0%
- therefore3 · 0%
- by3 · 0%
Where it is used, by book.
- Matthew223
- Mark173
- Luke233
- John189
- Acts307
- Romans119
- 1 Corinthians39
- 2 Corinthians78
- Galatians31
- Ephesians37
- Philippians24
- Colossians20
- 1 Thessalonians26
- 2 Thessalonians14
- 1 Timothy19
Inflected forms found in the text.
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.