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εἰσέρχομαι

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greekNew TestamentVerb195 occurrences10 books184 verses

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. Acts 14:20εἰσῆλθεν · and went back into
    But after the disciples had gathered around him, he got up and went back into the city. And the next day he left with Barnabas for Derbe.
  2. Acts 14:22εἰσελθεῖν · to enter
    …strengthening the souls of the disciples and encouraging them to continue in the faith. “We must endure many hardships to enter the kingdom of God,” they said.
  3. Acts 16:15εἰσελθόντες · come
    And when she and her household had been baptized, she urged us, “If you consider me a believer in the Lord, come and stay at my house.” And she persuaded us.
  4. Acts 16:40εἰσῆλθον · they went
    After Paul and Silas came out of the prison, they went to Lydia’s house to see the brothers and encourage them. Then they left the city.
  5. Acts 17:2εἰσῆλθεν · went into
    As was his custom, Paul went into the synagogue, and on three Sabbaths he reasoned with them from the Scriptures,
  6. Acts 18:7εἰσῆλθεν · [and] went
    So Paul left the synagogue and went next door to the house of Titus Justus, a worshiper of God.
  7. Acts 18:19εἰσελθὼν · went
    When they reached Ephesus, Paul left Priscilla and Aquila. He himself went into the synagogue there and reasoned with the Jews.
  8. Acts 19:8Εἰσελθὼν · [Paul] went
    Then Paul went into the synagogue and spoke boldly there for three months, arguing persuasively about the kingdom of God.
  9. Acts 19:30εἰσελθεῖν · to go before
    Paul wanted to go before the assembly, but the disciples would not allow him.
  10. Acts 20:29εἰσελεύσονται · will come in
    I know that after my departure, savage wolves will come in among you and will not spare the flock.
  11. Acts 21:8εἰσελθόντες
    Leaving the next day, we went on to Caesarea and stayed at the home of Philip the evangelist, who was one of the Seven.
  12. Acts 23:16εἰσελθὼν
    But when the son of Paul’s sister heard about the plot, he went into the barracks and told Paul.
  13. Acts 23:33εἰσελθόντες · arrived
    When the horsemen arrived in Caesarea, they delivered the letter to the governor and presented Paul to him.
  14. Acts 25:23εἰσελθόντων · entered
    The next day Agrippa and Bernice came with great pomp and entered the auditorium, along with the commanders and leading men of the city. And Festus ordered that Paul be brought in.
  15. Acts 28:8εἰσελθὼν · went in
    The father of Publius was sick in bed, suffering from fever and dysentery. Paul went in to see him, and after praying and placing his hands on him, he healed the man.
  16. Acts 28:16εἰσήλθομεν · we arrived
    When we arrived in Rome, Paul was permitted to stay by himself, with a soldier to guard him.
  17. Romans 5:12εἰσῆλθεν · entered
    Therefore, just as sin entered the world through one man, and death through sin, so also death was passed on to all men, because all sinned.
  18. Romans 11:25εἰσέλθῃ · has come in
    I do not want you to be ignorant of this mystery, brothers, so that you will not be conceited: A hardening in part has come to Israel, until the full number of the Gentiles has come in.
  19. 1 Corinthians 14:23εἰσέλθωσιν · come in
    So if the whole church comes together and everyone speaks in tongues, and some who are uninstructed or some unbelievers come in, will they not say that you are out of your minds?
  20. 1 Corinthians 14:24εἰσέλθῃ · comes in
    But if an unbeliever or uninstructed person comes in while everyone is prophesying, he will be convicted and called to account by all,
  21. Hebrews 3:11εἰσελεύσονται · They shall never enter
    So I swore on oath in My anger, ‘They shall never enter My rest.’”
  22. Hebrews 3:18εἰσελεύσεσθαι · would never enter
    And to whom did He swear that they would never enter His rest? Was it not to those who disobeyed?
  23. Hebrews 3:19εἰσελθεῖν · to enter
    So we see that it was because of their unbelief that they were unable to enter.
  24. Hebrews 4:1εἰσελθεῖν · of entering
    Therefore, while the promise of entering His rest still stands, let us be careful that none of you be deemed to have fallen short of it.
  25. Hebrews 4:3Εἰσερχόμεθα · enter; εἰσελεύσονται · They shall never enter
    Now we who have believed enter that rest. As for the others, it is just as God has said: “So I swore on oath in My anger, ‘They shall never enter My rest.’” And yet His works have been finished since the foundation of the world.
  26. Hebrews 4:5εἰσελεύσονται · They shall never enter
    And again, as He says in the passage above: “They shall never enter My rest.”
  27. Hebrews 4:6εἰσελθεῖν · to enter; εἰσῆλθον · did not enter
    Since, then, it remains for some to enter His rest, and since those who formerly heard the good news did not enter because of their disobedience,
  28. Hebrews 4:10εἰσελθὼν · enters
    For whoever enters God’s rest also rests from his own work, just as God did from His.
  29. Hebrews 4:11εἰσελθεῖν · to enter
    Let us, therefore, make every effort to enter that rest, so that no one will fall by following the same pattern of disobedience.
  30. Hebrews 6:19εἰσερχομένην · It enters
    We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, firm and secure. It enters the inner sanctuary behind the curtain,
  31. Hebrews 6:20εἰσῆλθεν · has entered
    …where Jesus our forerunner has entered on our behalf. He has become a high priest forever in the order of Melchizedek.
  32. Hebrews 9:12εἰσῆλθεν · He entered
    He did not enter by the blood of goats and calves, but He entered the Most Holy Place once for all by His own blood, thus securing eternal redemption.
  33. Hebrews 9:24εἰσῆλθεν · did not enter
    For Christ did not enter a man-made copy of the true sanctuary, but He entered heaven itself, now to appear on our behalf in the presence of God.
  34. Hebrews 9:25εἰσέρχεται · enters
    Nor did He enter heaven to offer Himself again and again, as the high priest enters the Most Holy Place every year with blood that is not his own.
  35. Hebrews 10:5εἰσερχόμενος · when [Christ] came
    Therefore, when Christ came into the world, He said: “Sacrifice and offering You did not desire, but a body You prepared for Me.
  36. James 2:2εἰσέλθῃ · comes; εἰσέλθῃ · comes in
    Suppose a man comes into your meeting wearing a gold ring and fine clothes, and a poor man in shabby clothes also comes in.
  37. James 5:4εἰσεληλύθασιν · have reached
    Look, the wages you withheld from the workmen who mowed your fields are crying out against you. The cries of the harvesters have reached the ears of the Lord of Hosts.
  38. Revelation 3:20εἰσελεύσομαι · I will come in
    Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in and dine with him, and he with Me.
  39. Revelation 11:11εἰσῆλθεν · entered
    But after the three and a half days, the breath of life from God entered the two witnesses, and they stood on their feet, and great fear fell upon those who saw them.
  40. Revelation 15:8εἰσελθεῖν · enter
    And the temple was filled with smoke from the glory of God and from His power; and no one could enter the temple until the seven plagues of the seven angels were completed.
  41. Revelation 21:27εἰσέλθῃ · will ever enter
    But nothing unclean will ever enter it, nor anyone who practices an abomination or a lie, but only those whose names are written in the Lamb’s Book of Life.
  42. Revelation 22:14εἰσέλθωσιν · may enter
    Blessed are those who wash their robes, so that they may have the right to the tree of life and may enter the city by its gates.