What does εἰς · αὐτός · οὗτος mean in the Bible?
εἰς · αὐτός · οὗτος is a Greek phrase meaning "for this very purpose".
Greek · G1519, G846, G3778
εἰς αὐτὸ τοῦτο
Toward · it/s/he · this/he/she/it
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εἰς G1519 toward
Pronunciation eis
Expresses motion toward an endpoint, result, or purpose; can indicate entrance, direction, limit, or intended outcome.
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αὐτός G846 it/s/he
Pronunciation autós
In oblique cases, functions as simple third-person pronoun; in nominative, emphasizes identity or distinction.
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οὗτος G3778 this/he/she/it
Pronunciation hoûtos
Demonstrates proximity or immediacy; contrasts with ἐκεῖνος (that) as near versus distant.
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What does εἰς αὐτὸ τοῦτο (eis auto touto) mean in the Bible?
εἰς · αὐτός · οὗτος is a Greek phrase meaning "for this very purpose".
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Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G1519, G846, G3778?
G1519, G846, G3778 is connected to 1,754 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. for this very purpose
Source Gloss
for this very purpose
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 1 case and number pattern. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns 1 Aligned forms 1754
Matt 2:1 · Matt 2:8 · Matt 2:11 · Matt 2:12 · Matt 2:13 · Matt 2:14 · Matt 2:20 · Matt 2:21 · Matt 2:22 · Matt 2:23 · Matt 3:10 · Matt 3:11 · Matt 3:12 · Matt 4:1 · Matt 4:5 · Matt 4:8 1754×
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain