εἰσ-

See also: Appendix:Variations of "εις"

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Prefixal form of εἰς (eis, “into”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /eːs/ → /is/ → /is/

• (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-)

1. 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