Eis

ice
Parts of Speech Preposition

Eis Definition

  1. into, unto, to, towards, for, among
"For" (as used in Acts 2:38 "for the forgiveness...") could have twomeanings. If you saw a poster saying "Jesse James wanted forrobbery", "for" could mean Jesse is wanted so he can commit arobbery, or is wanted because he has committed a robbery. The latersense is the correct one. So too in this passage, the word "for"signifies an action in the past. Otherwise, it would violate theentire tenor of the NT teaching on salvation by grace and not by works.
Audio Pronunciation
Original Language
eijß
Origin
a primary preposition
Strong's Number
1519
TDNT Entry
2:420,211

KJV Word Usage

into
573
to
281
unto
207
for
140
in
138
on
58
toward
29
against
26
miscellaneous
322
Total
1774

KJV Verse Count

197
133
206
166
254
95
35
63
24
30
19
18
18
12
18
14
2
2
63
12
35
11
8
3
1
5
69
Total
1513
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Greek lexicon based on Thayer's and Smith's Bible Dictionary plus others; this is keyed to the large Kittel and the "Theological Dictionary of the New Testament." These files are public domain.

Thayer and Smith. "Greek Lexicon entry for Eis". "The KJV New Testament Greek Lexicon". . .