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εις
into /is/
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Also: to, in, for
Example sentences
Εις υγείαν!
Cheers! (literally: to your health!)
Εις το επανιδείν.
Until we meet again.
Σας εύχομαι καλή επιτυχία εις το νέο σας ταξίδι.
I wish you good luck on your new journey.
Η επιστολή απευθύνεται εις όλους τους πολίτες.
The letter is addressed to all citizens.
Ο νόμος ισχύει εις άπασαν την επικράτειαν.
The law applies throughout the entire territory.
Πιστεύω εις ένα Θεόν, Πατέρα, Παντοκράτορα.
I believe in one God, the Father, the Almighty.
Word family
Etymology
Εις descends from Ancient Greek εἰς (Attic) and ἐς (Ionic), both meaning motion into or towards a place. Scholars trace the word to an earlier form *ἐνς, a combination of the preposition ἐν (in) with a directional element. In this view the root goes back to the PIE word for 'in'. Modern Greek kept εις mainly for formal and literary use, while everyday speech shifted to σε.
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