Prepositions
εἰς, ἐς into, to, opposed to ἐξ; from ἐν + ς (cp. Lat. abs from ab + s). See on ἐν. On εἰς with the genitive by ellipsis, see 1302.
1. εἰς with the Accusative only
In the Old Attic alphabet (2 a), generally used in Attica in the fifth century, ΕΣ was written, and this may be either εἰς or ἐς. In the fourth century ΕΙΣ was generally written. In Thuc. ἐς is printed, but its correctness may be doubted; other Attic prose writers use εἰς, the poets εἰς or (less frequently) ἐς. It is not true that in poetry ἐς is used only before consonants, εἰς only before vowels.
a. Local: of the goal: Σικελοὶ ἐξ Ἰταλίᾱς διέβησαν ἐς Σικελίᾱν
the Sicels crossed over out of Italy into Sicily 6.2; with a personal object: ἦλθεν ἐκ τῆς Ἀσίᾱς ἐς ἀνθρώπους ἀπόρους he came from Asia to (a land of) poor men 1.9, ἐσπέμπει γράμματα ἐς (v. l. πρὸς) βασιλέᾱ he dispatches a letter to (the palace of) the king 1. 137 (of sending, etc., to individuals ὡς or πρός is used); against: ἐστράτευσαν ἐς τὴν Ἀττικήν
they invaded Attica 3.1, πόλεμος τοῖς Κορινθίοις ἐς τοὺς Ἀθηναίους war between the Corinthians and the Athenians 1. 55; with verbs of rest, 1659 b. The idea of motion holds where Eng. uses in or at: τελευτᾶν εἴς τι
to end in 2.51. Extension: Πελοποννησίους διαβαλεῖν ἐς τοὺς Ἕλληνας
to raise a prejudice against the Peloponnesians among the Greeks 3.109; in the presence of (coram): ἐς τὸ κοινὸν λέγειν to speak before the assembly 4. 58.
b. Temporal: of the goal: up to, until: ἐς ἐμέ
up to my time 1.52, ἐς τέλος finally 3. 40; at (by) such a time (of a fixed or expected time): προεῖπε εἰς τρίτην ἡμέρᾱν παρεῖναι commanded them to be present on the third day C. 3.1.42, ἥκετε εἰς τριᾱκοστὴν ἡμέρᾱν come on the thirtieth day 5. 3. 6. Limit of time attained: εἰς τοιοῦτον καιρὸν ἀφῑγμένοι
arriving at such a time 16.5. Extension (over future time): εἰς τὸν λοιπὸν χρόνον
in all future time 16.2.
c. Measure and Limit with numerals: εἰς χῑλίους to the number of (up to) a thousand A. 1.8.5, εἰς δύο two abreast 2. 4. 26, ἐς δραχμήν
to the amount of a drachma 8.29.
d. Other relations: Goal, Purpose, Intention: ἡ σὴ πατρὶς εἰς σὲ ἀποβλέπει
your country looks for help to you H. 6.1.8, χρῆσθαι εἰς τᾱ̀ς σφενδόνᾱς
to use for the slings A. 3.4.17, παιδεύειν εἰς ἀρετήν
to train with a view to virtue G. 519e. Relation to: καλὸν εἰς στρατιᾱ́ν
excellent for the army C. 3.3.6, often in Thuc. ( = πρός with accus.). Manner: εἰς καιρόν
in season C. 3.1.8, εἰς δύναμιν to the extent of one's powers 4. 5. 52.
2. εἰς in Composition
Into, in, to (εἰσβαίνειν enter, εἰσπρᾱ́ττειν get in, exact a debt).
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