Lexical Definition
εἰσέρχομαι eisérchomai (ice-er'-khom-ahee) to enter G:V
from εἰς and ἔρχομαι
X arise, come (in, into), enter in(-to), go in (through).
- to enter (literally or figuratively)
Abbott-Smith
εἰσ-έρχομαι, [in LXX chiefly for בּוֹא ;]
to go in or into, enter: Mt 9:25, Lk 7:45, al.; seq. εἰς, Mt 10:12, Mk 2:1, al.; seq. διά (πύλης, θύρας, etc.), Mt 7:13, Jo 10:1, al.; ὑπὸ τ. στέγην, Mt 8:8; c. adv.: ὅπου, Mk 14:14, He 6:20; ὧδε, Mt 22:12; ἔσω, Mt 26:58; seq. πρός, c acc. pers., Mk 15:43, Lk 1:28, Ac 10:3 11:3 16:40 17:2 28:8, Re 3:20; of demons taking possession, Mk 9:25, Lk 8:30 22:3, Jo 13:27; of food, Mt 15:11, Ac 11:8. Metaph., of thoughts, Lk 9:46; εἰς κόπον, Jo 4:38; εἰς πειρασμόν, Mt 26:41, Lk 22:40, 46; of hope as an anchor, He 6:19; βοαί, Ja 5:4; πνεῦμα ζωῆς, Re 11:11; εἰς τ. κόσμον (cf. Wi 2:24 14:14, Jo 18:37), Ro 5:12, He 10:5; in counterparts of Jewish Aram. phrases relating to the theocracy (cf. Dalman, Words, 116ff.): εἰς τ. γάμους, Mt 25:10; εἰς τ. χάραν τ. κυρίου, Mt 25:21, 23; εἰς τ. ζωήν, Mt 18:8, 9 19:17, Mk 9:43, 45; εἰς τ. βασιλ. τ. οὐρανῶν, Mt 5:20 7:21, al. (v.s. βασιλεία); εἰς τ. κατάπαυσιν, He 3:11, 18 4:1ff.; εἰς τ. δόξαν, Lk 24:26; εἰσ. καὶ ἐξερχ., to go in and out (like Heb. בֹוא וְצֵאת, De 28:6, etc.), of familiar intercourse, Ac 1:21; fig., of moral freedom, Jo 10:9 (cf. ἐπ-, παρ-, συν-εισέρχομαι).
Abbott-Smith References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Deuteronomy | 28:6 |
| Matthew | 5:20 · 7:13 · 7:21 · 8:8 · 9:25 · 10:12 · 15:11 · 18:8 · 18:9 · 19:17 · 22:12 · 25:10 · 25:21 · 25:23 · 26:41 · 26:58 |
| Mark | 2:1 · 9:25 · 9:43 · 9:45 · 14:14 · 15:43 |
| Luke | 1:28 · 7:45 · 8:30 · 9:46 · 22:3 · 22:40 · 22:46 · 24:26 |
| John | 4:38 · 10:1 · 10:9 · 13:27 · 18:37 |
| Acts | 1:21 · 10:3 · 11:3 · 11:8 · 16:40 · 17:2 · 28:8 |
| Romans | 5:12 |
| Hebrews | 3:11 · 3:18 · 4:1 · 6:19 · 6:20 · 10:5 |
| James | 5:4 |
| Revelation | 3:20 · 11:11 |
Liddell-Scott-Jones
εἰσέρχομαι,
future -ειεύσομαι: aorist -ήλῠθον, -ῆλθον: in Attic dialect, future is supplied by εἴσειμι, and imperfect by εἰσῄειν:— go in or into, enter, in [Refs 8th c.BC+]; ἄλσος, δόμους, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; εἰσῆλθ᾽ ἑκατόμβας invaded the hecatombs, [Refs 8th c.BC+]: but in Prose mostly with Preps., ἐς οἴκημα [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐς. ἐς τὰς σπονδάς come into the treaty, [Refs]; εἰς τὸν πόλεμον variant in [Refs 5th c.BC+]; εἰ. εἰς τοὺς ἐφήβους enter the ranks of the Ephebi, [Refs]; also εἰ. πρός τινα enter his house, visit him, [Refs]; of a doctor, pay a visit, [Refs 5th c.BC+]: absolutely, of money, etc., come in, προσόδους εἰσελθούσας [Refs]
__II of the Chorus, actors, etc., come upon the stage, enter, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; enter the lists, in a contest, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; πρός τινα in competition with.., [Refs 4th c.BC+]
__III as law-term, of the accuser, come into court, εἰς ὑμᾶς (i.e. τοὺς δικαστάς) [Refs 4th c.BC+]
__III.2 of the parties, with accusative, εἰ. τὴν γραφήν enter the charge, [Refs]; εἰ. λόγον κατά τινος argument Isoc.II).
__III.3 of the accused, come before the court, δεῦρο [Refs 5th c.BC+]; εἰσελθόντες δ᾽ ὡς ὑμᾶς is probably in [Refs 4th c.BC+]
__III.4 of the cause, to be brought in, ποῖ οὖν δεῖ ταύτην εἰσελθεῖν τὴν δίκη; [Refs 4th c.BC+]
__IV enter on an office, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__V consult a table, εἰ. εἰς ὄργανον [Refs 2nd c.AD+]
__VI metaphorically, [μένος] ἄνδρας ἐσέρχεται courage enters into the men, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; πείνη δ᾽ οὔ ποτε δῆμον ἐσέρχεται famine never enters the land, [Refs 8th c.BC+]: with dative, εἰσῆλθε τοῖν τρὶς ἀθλίοιν ἔρις [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__VI.2 come into one's mind, Κροίσῳ ἐσελθεῖν τὸ τοῦ Σόλωνος [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐσελθεῖν τισὶ ἡδονήν, οἶκτον, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__VI.2.b impersonal, with infinitive, τὸν δὲ ἐσῆλθε θεῖον εἶναι τὸ πρῆγμα it came into his head that.., [Refs 5th c.BC+]