εἰσέρχομαι

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Definition

εἰσ-έρχομαι,

[in LXX chiefly for בּוֹא ;]

to go in or into, enter: Matthew 9:25, Luke 7:45, al.; before εἰς, Matthew 10:12, Mark 2:1, al.; before διά (πύλης, θύρας, etc.), Matthew 7:13, John 10:1, al.; ὑπὸ τ. στέγην, Matthew 8:8; with adv.: ὅπου, Mark 14:14, Hebrews 6:20; ὧδε, Matthew 22:12; ἔσω, Matthew 26:58; before πρός, with accusative of person(s), Mark 15:43, Luke 1:28, Acts 10:3; 11:3; 16:40; 17:2; 28:8, Revelation 3:20; of demons taking possession, Mark 9:25, Luke 8:30 22:3, John 13:27; of food, Matthew 15:11, Acts 11:8. Metaphorical, of thoughts, Luke 9:46; εἰς κόπον, John 4:38; εἰς πειρασμόν, Matthew 26:41, Luke 22:40, 46; of hope as an anchor, Hebrews 6:19; βοαί, James 5:4; πνεῦμα ζωῆς, Revelation 11:11; εἰς τ. κόσμον (cf. Wis.2.24; 14:14, John 18:37), Romans 5:12, Hebrews 10:5; in counterparts of Jewish Aram. phrases relating to the theocracy (cf. Dalman, Words, 116ff.): εἰς τ. γάμους, Matthew 25:10; εἰς τ. χάραν τ. κυρίου, Matthew 25:21, 23; εἰς τ. ζωήν, Matthew 18:8, 9; 19:17, Mark 9:43, 45; εἰς τ. βασιλ. τ. οὐρανῶν, Matthew 5:20; 7:21, al. (see: βασιλεία); εἰς τ. κατάπαυσιν, Hebrews 3:11, 18; 4:1ff.; εἰς τ. δόξαν, Luke 24:26; εἰσ. καὶ ἐξερχ., to go in and out (like Heb. בוֹא וְצֵאת, Deuteronomy 28:6, etc.), of familiar intercourse, Acts 1:21; figuratively, of moral freedom, John 10:9 (cf. ἐπ-, παρ-, συν-εισέρχομαι).

Hebrew words it translates

The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as εἰσέρχομαι:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

195 total
  1. Luke 17:7εἰσελθόντι · comes in
    Which of you whose servant comes in from plowing or shepherding in the field will say to him, ‘Come at once and sit down to eat’?
  2. Luke 17:12εἰσερχομένου · entered
    As He entered one of the villages, He was met by ten lepers. They stood at a distance
  3. Luke 17:27εἰσῆλθεν · entered
    People were eating and drinking, marrying and being given in marriage, up to the day Noah entered the ark. Then the flood came and destroyed them all.
  4. Luke 18:17εἰσέλθῃ · will never enter
    Truly I tell you, anyone who does not receive the kingdom of God like a little child will never enter it.”
  5. Luke 18:25εἰσελθεῖν · to pass; εἰσελθεῖν · to enter
    Indeed, it is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God.”
  6. Luke 19:1εἰσελθὼν · Jesus entered
    Then Jesus entered Jericho and was passing through.
  7. Luke 19:7εἰσῆλθεν · He has gone
    And all who saw this began to grumble, saying, “He has gone to be the guest of a sinful man!”
  8. Luke 19:45εἰσελθὼν · [Jesus] entered
    Then Jesus entered the temple courts and began to drive out those who were selling there.
  9. Luke 21:21εἰσερχέσθωσαν · stay out of
    Then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains, let those in the city get out, and let those in the country stay out of the city.
  10. Luke 22:3Εἰσῆλθεν · entered
    Then Satan entered Judas Iscariot, who was one of the Twelve.
  11. Luke 22:10εἰσελθόντων · When you enter
    He answered, “When you enter the city, a man carrying a jug of water will meet you. Follow him to the house he enters,
  12. Luke 22:40εἰσελθεῖν · that you will not enter
    When He came to the place, He told them, “Pray that you will not enter into temptation.”
  13. Luke 22:46εἰσέλθητε · you will not enter
    “Why are you sleeping?” He asked. “Get up and pray so that you will not enter into temptation.”
  14. Luke 24:3εἰσελθοῦσαι · when they entered
    …but when they entered, they did not find the body of the Lord Jesus.
  15. Luke 24:26εἰσελθεῖν · to enter
    Was it not necessary for the Christ to suffer these things and then to enter His glory?”
  16. Luke 24:29εἰσῆλθεν · He went in
    But they pleaded with Him, “Stay with us, for it is nearly evening and the day is almost over.” So He went in to stay with them.
  17. John 3:4εἰσελθεῖν · enter
    “How can a man be born when he is old?” Nicodemus asked. “Can he enter his mother’s womb a second time to be born?”
  18. John 3:5εἰσελθεῖν · enter
    Jesus answered, “Truly, truly, I tell you, no one can enter the kingdom of God unless he is born of water and the Spirit.
  19. John 4:38εἰσεληλύθατε · have taken up
    I sent you to reap what you have not worked for; others have done the hard work, and now you have taken up their labor.”
  20. John 10:1εἰσερχόμενος · does not enter
    “Truly, truly, I tell you, whoever does not enter the sheepfold by the gate, but climbs in some other way, is a thief and a robber.
  21. John 10:2εἰσερχόμενος · enters
    But the one who enters by the gate is the shepherd of the sheep.
  22. John 10:9εἰσέλθῃ · enters; εἰσελεύσεται · He will come in
    I am the gate. If anyone enters through Me, he will be saved. He will come in and go out and find pasture.
  23. John 13:27εἰσῆλθεν · entered
    And when Judas had taken the morsel, Satan entered into him. Then Jesus said to Judas, “What you are about to do, do quickly.”
  24. John 18:1εἰσῆλθεν · entered
    After Jesus had spoken these words, He went out with His disciples across the Kidron Valley, where they entered a garden.
  25. John 18:28εἰσῆλθον · enter
    Then they led Jesus away from Caiaphas into the Praetorium. By now it was early morning, and the Jews did not enter the Praetorium, to avoid being defiled and unable to eat the Passover.
  26. John 18:33Εἰσῆλθεν · went
    Pilate went back into the Praetorium, summoned Jesus, and asked Him, “Are You the King of the Jews?”
  27. John 19:9εἰσῆλθεν · he went
    …and he went back into the Praetorium. “Where are You from?” he asked. But Jesus gave no answer.
  28. John 20:5εἰσῆλθεν · he did not go in
    He bent down and looked in at the linen cloths lying there, but he did not go in.
  29. John 20:6εἰσῆλθεν · He entered
    Simon Peter arrived just after him. He entered the tomb and saw the linen cloths lying there.
  30. John 20:8εἰσῆλθεν · went in
    Then the other disciple, who had reached the tomb first, also went in. And he saw and believed.
  31. Acts 1:13εἰσῆλθον · they arrived
    When they arrived, they went to the upper room where they were staying: Peter and John, James and Andrew, Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew, James son of Alphaeus, Simon the Zealot, and Judas son of James.
  32. Acts 1:21εἰσῆλθεν · went in
    Therefore it is necessary to choose one of the men who have accompanied us the whole time the Lord Jesus went in and out among us,
  33. Acts 3:8εἰσῆλθεν · he went
    He sprang to his feet and began to walk. Then he went with them into the temple courts, walking and leaping and praising God.
  34. Acts 5:7εἰσῆλθεν · came in
    About three hours later his wife also came in, unaware of what had happened.
  35. Acts 5:10εἰσελθόντες · came in [and]
    At that instant she fell down at his feet and died. Then the young men came in and, finding her dead, carried her out and buried her beside her husband.
  36. Acts 5:21εἰσῆλθον · [the apostles] entered
    At daybreak the apostles entered the temple courts as they had been told and began to teach the people. When the high priest and his associates arrived, they convened the Sanhedrin—the full assembly of the elders of Israel—and sent to the jail for the apostles.
  37. Acts 9:6εἴσελθε · go into
    “Now get up and go into the city, and you will be told what you must do.”
  38. Acts 9:12εἰσελθόντα · come
    In a vision he has seen a man named Ananias come and place his hands on him to restore his sight.”
  39. Acts 9:17εἰσῆλθεν · he arrived
    So Ananias went to the house, and when he arrived, he placed his hands on Saul. “Brother Saul,” he said, “the Lord Jesus, who appeared to you on the road as you were coming here, has sent me so that you may see again and be filled with the Holy Spirit.”
  40. Acts 10:3εἰσελθόντα · who came
    One day at about the ninth hour, he had a clear vision of an angel of God who came to him and said, “Cornelius!”
  41. Acts 10:24εἰσῆλθεν · he arrived
    The following day he arrived in Caesarea, where Cornelius was expecting them and had called together his relatives and close friends.
  42. Acts 10:25εἰσελθεῖν · to enter
    As Peter was about to enter, Cornelius met him and fell at his feet to worship him.
  43. Acts 10:27εἰσῆλθεν · he went inside
    As Peter talked with him, he went inside and found many people gathered together.
  44. Acts 11:3Εἰσῆλθες · You visited
    …and said, “You visited uncircumcised men and ate with them.”
  45. Acts 11:8εἰσῆλθεν · has {ever} entered
    ‘No, Lord,’ I said, ‘for nothing impure or unclean has ever entered my mouth.’
  46. Acts 11:12εἰσήλθομεν · we entered
    The Spirit told me to accompany them without hesitation. These six brothers also went with me, and we entered the man’s home.
  47. Acts 13:14εἰσελθόντες · they entered
    And from Perga, they traveled inland to Pisidian Antioch, where they entered the synagogue on the Sabbath and sat down.
  48. Acts 14:1εἰσελθεῖν · went
    At Iconium, Paul and Barnabas went as usual into the Jewish synagogue, where they spoke so well that a great number of Jews and Greeks believed.