Lexical Definition
εἴσοδος eísodos (ice'-od-os) entry G:N-F
from εἰς and ὁδός
coming, enter(-ing) in (to).
- an entrance (literally or figuratively)
Abbott-Smith
εἴσ-οδος, -ου, ὁ (< ὁδός) [in LXX chiefly for בּוֹא ;]
1. a means of entering, place of entrance: He 10:19, II Pe 1:11 (cf. Westc., He., l.c.; MM, Exp., xii; but v. infr.).
2. a going in, entrance: Ac 13:24; c. gen. loc., He 10:19 (Thayer, s.v.; but v. supr.); seq. εἰς, II Pe 1:11 (Mayor, in l.; Thayer; but v. supr.); πρός, II Th 1:9 2:1.†
Abbott-Smith References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Acts | 13:24 |
| 2 Thessalonians | 1:9 · 2:1 |
| Hebrews | 10:19 |
| 2 Peter | 1:11 |
Liddell-Scott-Jones
εἴσοδος
or ἔσοδος, ἡ, entrance:
__I place of entrance, entry, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; ἐσόδους Φοίβου the entrance to his temple, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; of a mountain-pass, ἡ διὰ Τρηχῖνος ἔ. ἐς τὴν Ἑλλάδα [Refs 5th c.BC+]; in a theatre, entrance for the Chorus, [Refs 5th c.BC+], see Scholia; entrance-door of a court of justice, [Refs 4th c.BC+] paths to glory, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__II entering, entrance, εἴ. παρασχεῖν [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__II.2 entrance into the lists to contend in the games, ἱππείαν ἔ.(compare εἰσέρχομαι II) [Refs 5th c.BC+]; also ἡ εἴ. τῆς δίκης εἰς τὸ δικαστήριον the introduction of it, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__II.3 right or privilege of entrance, ἔσοδον εἶναι παρὰ βασιλέα ἄνευ ἀγγέλου [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__II.4 visit, κακῶν γυναικῶν εἴσοδοι [Refs 5th c.BC+]; of a doctor, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]
__II.5 study, investigation, Vett. Val.259.7; ἀκροθιγεῖς τὰς εἰσόδους ποιήσασθαι [Refs]; also, method, [Refs]
__III that which comes in, revenue, opposed to ἔξοδος, [Refs 2nd c.BC+]