- Original: εἰς - Transliteration: Eis - Phonetic: ice - Definition: 1. into, unto, to, towards, for, among For (as used in Act 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 forsignifies an action in the past. Otherwise, it would violate theentire tenor of the NT teaching on salvation by grace and not by works. - Origin: a primary preposition - TDNT entry: 09:00,2 - Part(s) of speech: Preposition - Strong's: A primary preposition; to or into (indicating the point reached or entered) of place time or (figuratively) purpose (result etc.); also in adverbial phrases.: - [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 till to (be the end -ward) (here-) until (-to) . . . ward [where-] fore with. Often used in composition with the same general import but only with verbs (etc.) expressing motion (literallyor figuratively. Total KJV Occurrences: 1267 • abundantly, 1 2 Corinthians 10:15 • again, 2 Act 7:26; Act 21:6 • against, 17 Mat 18:21; Luke 7:30; Luke 22:65; Joh 13:29; Act 6:11; Act 9:1; Act 25:8(3); Romans 8:7; 1 Corinthians 6:18; 1 Corinthians 8:12(2); 1 Timothy 6:19; 2 Timothy 1:12; Hebrews 12:3; 2 Peter 3:7 • among, 9 Joh 6:9; Joh 21:23; Act 2:22; Act 4:17; Act 14:14; Act 20:29; 2 Corinthians 11:6; 1 Thessalonians 5:15; 1 Peter 4:8 • another, 9 Joh 13:22; Romans 1:27; Romans 12:10; Romans 12:16; Eph 4:32; Colossians 3:9; 1 Thessalonians 3:12; 1 Peter 4:9; 1 Peter 4:10 • at, 16 Luke 8:26; Luke 9:61; Joh 11:32; Act 4:6; Act 8:40; Act 18:22; Act 20:14; Act 20:15; Act 20:16; Act 21:3; Act 21:13; Act 25:15; Act 27:3; Act 28:12; Romans 4:20; 2 Timothy 2:26 • away, 1 Hebrews 9:26 • back, 2 Joh 6:66; Joh 20:14 • backward, 1 Joh 18:6 • before, 3 Act 22:30; 2 Corinthians 8:24; Jam 2:6 • burned, 1 Hebrews 6:8 • by, 1 Act 7:53 • concerning, 6 Act 2:25; Romans 16:19; 2 Corinthians 8:23; Eph 5:32; Philippians 4:15; 1 Thessalonians 5:18 • continually, 2 Hebrews 7:3; Hebrews 10:1 • declare, 1 Romans 3:25 • despised, 1 Act 19:27 • ever, 23 Galatians 1:5; Philippians 4:20; 1 Timothy 1:17; 2 Timothy 4:18; Hebrews 1:8; Hebrews 7:24; Hebrews 13:21; 1 Peter 4:11; 1 Peter 5:11; Jude 1:25; Revelation 1:6; Revelation 4:9; Revelation 4:10; Revelation 5:13; Revelation 5:14; Revelation 7:12; Revelation 10:6; Revelation 11:15; Revelation 14:11; Revelation 15:7; Revelation 19:3; Revelation 20:10; Revelation 22:5 • exceeding, 1 2 Corinthians 4:17 • for, 70 Mat 27:10; Mar 1:4; Mar 6:8; Luke 2:34(2); Luke 3:3; Luke 9:13; Joh 1:7; Act 2:38; Act 7:5; Act 7:21; Act 9:21; Act 10:4; Act 13:2; Act 13:47; Act 14:26; Act 23:30; Romans 1:5; Romans 2:26; Romans 4:3; Romans 4:5; Romans 4:9; Romans 4:22; Romans 8:28; Romans 9:8; Romans 9:17; Romans 10:4; Romans 13:4; Romans 15:2; Romans 15:4; Romans 15:26; Romans 15:31; Romans 16:26; 1 Corinthians 5:5; 1 Corinthians 11:17(2); 1 Corinthians 14:22; 1 Corinthians 16:1; 2 Corinthians 5:5; 2 Corinthians 8:14(2); 2 Corinthians 9:10; 2 Corinthians 10:8(2); Galatians 3:6; Galatians 5:13; Eph 2:22; Eph 4:12(2); Eph 5:2; Eph 6:22; Philippians 1:17; Philippians 1:25; Colossians 1:16; Colossians 1:25; Colossians 4:8; 2 Timothy 4:11; Titus 3:14; Hebrews 3:5; Hebrews 6:16; Hebrews 9:9; Hebrews 9:15; Hebrews 11:8; Jam 2:23; 1 Peter 1:4; 1 Peter 2:14; 1 Peter 4:6; 1 John 3:8; Revelation 9:15; Revelation 22:2 • forever, 22 Luke 1:33; Luke 1:55; Joh 12:34; Romans 1:25; Romans 9:5; Romans 11:36; Romans 16:27; 2 Corinthians 9:9; Hebrews 5:6; Hebrews 6:20; Hebrews 7:17; Hebrews 7:21; Hebrews 10:12; Hebrews 10:14; Hebrews 13:8; 1 Peter 1:23; 1 Peter 1:25; 2 Peter 2:17; 2 Peter 3:18; 1 John 2:17; 2 John 1:2; Jude 1:13 • forevermore, 2 2 Corinthians 11:31; Hebrews 7:28 • from, 1 Luke 1:50 • hand, 1 2 Corinthians 10:16 • hereunto, 1 1 Peter 2:21 • in, 96 Mat 2:23; Mat 4:13; Mat 12:18; Mat 26:67; Mat 27:7; Mat 27:51; Mar 1:9; Mar 2:1; Mar 5:14(2); Mar 6:8; Mar 11:8(2); Mar 14:60; Mar 15:38; Luke 1:20; Luke 1:44; Luke 2:28; Luke 4:35; Luke 7:1; Luke 8:34(2); Luke 21:37; Joh 1:18; Joh 2:23; Joh 7:5; Joh 11:52; Joh 19:13; Joh 20:7; Joh 20:19; Joh 20:26; Act 2:27; Act 2:31; Act 4:3; Act 8:16; Act 8:23; Act 10:43; Act 12:4; Act 13:29; Act 16:24; Act 17:21; Act 18:21; Act 19:5; Act 19:22; Act 24:24; Romans 8:18; Romans 10:14; Romans 11:32; 1 Corinthians 1:13; 1 Corinthians 1:15; 1 Corinthians 8:6; 1 Corinthians 15:54; 2 Corinthians 1:5; 2 Corinthians 1:10; 2 Corinthians 1:21; 2 Corinthians 2:9; 2 Corinthians 6:1; 2 Corinthians 8:6; 2 Corinthians 8:22; 2 Corinthians 10:16; 2 Corinthians 11:3; Galatians 2:2; Galatians 2:16; Galatians 3:17; Galatians 5:10; Galatians 6:4(2); Eph 1:10; Eph 3:16; Eph 4:13; Philippians 1:5; Philippians 2:16(3); Philippians 2:22; Colossians 1:10; Colossians 2:5; Colossians 3:10; 1 Thessalonians 3:5; 1 Thessalonians 4:17; 2 Thessalonians 2:4; 1 Timothy 6:9; Philemon 1:6; Hebrews 11:9; Jam 3:3; 1 Peter 1:8; 1 Peter 1:21(2); 2 Peter 1:8; 2 Peter 1:17; 1 John 5:8; Revelation 6:15(2); Revelation 11:9; Revelation 13:6; Revelation 17:17 • into, 399 Mat 2:11; Mat 2:12; Mat 2:13; Mat 2:14; Mat 2:20; Mat 2:21; Mat 2:22; Mat 3:10; Mat 3:12; Mat 4:1; Mat 4:5; Mat 4:8; Mat 4:12; Mat 4:18; Mat 5:1; Mat 8:5; Mat 8:14; Mat 8:23; Mat 8:28; Mat 8:31; Mat 8:32(2); Mat 8:33; Mat 9:1(2); Mat 9:23; Mat 9:26; Mat 9:28; Mat 12:9; Mat 13:2; Mat 13:36; Mat 13:54; Mat 14:13; Mat 14:15; Mat 14:22; Mat 14:23; Mat 14:32; Mat 14:34; Mat 14:35; Mat 15:21; Mat 15:29; Mat 15:39; Mat 16:13; Mat 17:1; Mat 17:15(2); Mat 17:25; Mat 19:1; Mat 21:10; Mat 21:12; Mat 21:17; Mat 21:18; Mat 21:23; Mat 26:30; Mat 26:71; Mat 27:6; Mat 27:27; Mat 27:53; Mat 28:7; Mat 28:11; Mat 28:16(2); Mar 1:12; Mar 1:14; Mar 1:21(2); Mar 1:29; Mar 1:35; Mar 1:45; Mar 2:1; Mar 3:1; Mar 3:13; Mar 3:19; Mar 4:1; Mar 4:37; Mar 5:1; Mar 5:12(2); Mar 5:13(2); Mar 5:18; Mar 6:1; Mar 6:32; Mar 6:36; Mar 6:45; Mar 6:46; Mar 6:51; Mar 6:56; Mar 7:17; Mar 7:24(2); Mar 7:33; Mar 8:10(2); Mar 8:13; Mar 8:27; Mar 9:2; Mar 9:22(2); Mar 9:28;