εἰσ-

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See also: Appendix:Variations of "εις"

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Prefixal form of εἰς (eis, “into”).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /eːs/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /is/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /is/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /is/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /is/

Prefix

εἰσ- • (eis-)

into
‎εἰσ- (eis-) + ‎ἔρχομαι (érkhomai, “to go”) → ‎εἰσέρχομαι (eisérkhomai, “to enter”)

Derived terms

Ancient Greek terms prefixed with εἰσ-

References

εἰς in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible

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