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Wherewith vs Whereinto - What's the difference?

wherewith | whereinto |

As adverbs the difference between wherewith and whereinto

is that wherewith is with which; with what while whereinto is into which.

As a noun wherewith

is something with which; the means by which.

wherewith

English

Adverb

(-)
  • (archaic) With which; with what.
  • * Matthew 5:13:
  • *:Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be salted?
  • * Zechariah 14:12:
  • *:And this shall be the plague wherewith the LORD will smite all the people that have fought against Jerusalem.

    • Noun

    (-)
  • (archaic) Something with which; the means by which.
  • *, II.12:
  • *:Hath not he wherewith to be beholding unto this his killing vivacitie?

    • See also

    * herewith * therewith * wherewithal English pronominal adverbs

    whereinto

    English

    Adverb

    (-)
  • Into which.
    • the troubles whereinto the state of Athens fell — Sir Walter Raleigh.

    See also

    * thereabout, thereafter, thereagainst, thereat, thereby, therefor, therefore, therefrom, therein, thereinafter, thereof, thereon, thereto, theretofore, thereunder, thereunto, thereupon, therewith, therewithal * hereabout, hereafter, hereat, hereby, herein, hereinafter, hereinbefore, hereinto, hereof, hereon, hereto, heretofore, hereunto, hereunder, hereupon, herewith * whereabouts, whereas, whereafter, whereat, whereby, wherefore, wherefrom, wherein, whereinto, whereof, whereon, whereto, whereunder, whereupon, wherever, wherewith, wherewithal English pronominal adverbs English words not following the I before E except after C rule