Strong G1525εἰσέρχομαι
to enter
- Transliteration
- eiserchomai
- Pronunciation
- ice-er'-khom-ahee
- Morphology
- Greek Verb
Definition
Detailed definition
εἰσ-έρχομαι,
[in LXX chiefly for בּוֹא;]
to go in or into, enter: Mat.9:25, Luk.7:45, al.; before εἰς, Mat.10:12, Mrk.2:1, al.; before διά (πύλης, θύρας, etc.), Mat.7:13, Jhn.10:1, al.; ὑπὸ τ. στέγην, Mat.8:8; with adv.: ὅπου, Mrk.14:14, Heb.6:20; ὧδε, Mat.22:12; ἔσω, Mat.26:58; before πρός, with accusative of person(s), Mrk.15:43, Luk.1:28, Act.10:3 11:3 16:40 17:2 28:8, Rev.3:20; of demons taking possession, Mrk.9:25, Luk.8:30 22:3, Jhn.13:27; of food, Mat.15:11, Act.11:8. Metaphorical, of thoughts, Luk.9:46; εἰς κόπον, Jhn.4:38; εἰς πειρασμόν, Mat.26:41, Luk.22:40, 46; of hope as an anchor, Heb.6:19; βοαί, Jas.5:4; πνεῦμα ζωῆς, Rev.11:11; εἰς τ. κόσμον (cf. Wis.2:24 14:14, Jhn.18:37), Rom.5:12, Heb.10:5; in counterparts of Jewish Aram. phrases relating to the theocracy (cf. Dalman, Words, 116ff.): εἰς τ. γάμους, Mat.25:10; εἰς τ. χάραν τ. κυρίου, Mat.25:21, 23; εἰς τ. ζωήν, Mat.18:8, 9 19:17, Mrk.9:43, 45; εἰς τ. βασιλ. τ. οὐρανῶν, Mat.5:20 7:21, al. (see: βασιλεία); εἰς τ. κατάπαυσιν, Heb.3:11, 18 4:1ff.; εἰς τ. δόξαν, Luk.24:26; εἰσ. καὶ ἐξερχ., to go in and out (like Heb. בוֹא וְצֵאת, Deu.28:6, etc.), of familiar intercourse, Act.1:21; figuratively, of moral freedom, Jhn.10:9 (cf. ἐπ-, παρ-, συν-εισέρχομαι).
(AS)
[in LXX chiefly for בּוֹא;]
to go in or into, enter: Mat.9:25, Luk.7:45, al.; before εἰς, Mat.10:12, Mrk.2:1, al.; before διά (πύλης, θύρας, etc.), Mat.7:13, Jhn.10:1, al.; ὑπὸ τ. στέγην, Mat.8:8; with adv.: ὅπου, Mrk.14:14, Heb.6:20; ὧδε, Mat.22:12; ἔσω, Mat.26:58; before πρός, with accusative of person(s), Mrk.15:43, Luk.1:28, Act.10:3 11:3 16:40 17:2 28:8, Rev.3:20; of demons taking possession, Mrk.9:25, Luk.8:30 22:3, Jhn.13:27; of food, Mat.15:11, Act.11:8. Metaphorical, of thoughts, Luk.9:46; εἰς κόπον, Jhn.4:38; εἰς πειρασμόν, Mat.26:41, Luk.22:40, 46; of hope as an anchor, Heb.6:19; βοαί, Jas.5:4; πνεῦμα ζωῆς, Rev.11:11; εἰς τ. κόσμον (cf. Wis.2:24 14:14, Jhn.18:37), Rom.5:12, Heb.10:5; in counterparts of Jewish Aram. phrases relating to the theocracy (cf. Dalman, Words, 116ff.): εἰς τ. γάμους, Mat.25:10; εἰς τ. χάραν τ. κυρίου, Mat.25:21, 23; εἰς τ. ζωήν, Mat.18:8, 9 19:17, Mrk.9:43, 45; εἰς τ. βασιλ. τ. οὐρανῶν, Mat.5:20 7:21, al. (see: βασιλεία); εἰς τ. κατάπαυσιν, Heb.3:11, 18 4:1ff.; εἰς τ. δόξαν, Luk.24:26; εἰσ. καὶ ἐξερχ., to go in and out (like Heb. בוֹא וְצֵאת, Deu.28:6, etc.), of familiar intercourse, Act.1:21; figuratively, of moral freedom, Jhn.10:9 (cf. ἐπ-, παρ-, συν-εισέρχομαι).
(AS)
In the Bible
Strong G1525 appears in 186 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- enter114
- go37
- come29
- shall7
- entereth4
- when4
- in3
- be2
- ye2
- arose1
- cometh1
- entered1
First verses
- Matthew 5:20For I say unto you, That except your righteousness shall exceed the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no case enter into the kingdom of heaven.
- Matthew 6:6But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly.
- Matthew 7:13Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat:
- Matthew 7:21Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.
- Matthew 8:5And when Jesus was entered into Capernaum, there came unto him a centurion, beseeching him,
- Matthew 8:8The centurion answered and said, Lord, I am not worthy that thou shouldest come under my roof: but speak the word only, and my servant shall be healed.
- Matthew 9:25But when the people were put forth, he went in, and took her by the hand, and the maid arose.
- Matthew 10:5These twelve Jesus sent forth, and commanded them, saying, Go not into the way of the Gentiles, and into any city of the Samaritans enter ye not:
- Matthew 10:11And into whatsoever city or town ye shall enter, enquire who in it is worthy; and there abide till ye go thence.
- Matthew 10:12And when ye come into an house, salute it.
- Matthew 12:4How he entered into the house of God, and did eat the shewbread, which was not lawful for him to eat, neither for them which were with him, but only for the priests?
- Matthew 12:29Or else how can one enter into a strong man’s house, and spoil his goods, except he first bind the strong man? and then he will spoil his house.
- Matthew 12:45Then goeth he, and taketh with himself seven other spirits more wicked than himself, and they enter in and dwell there: and the last state of that man is worse than the first. Even so shall it be also unto this wicked generation.
- Matthew 15:11Not that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man; but that which cometh out of the mouth, this defileth a man.
- Matthew 17:25He saith, Yes. And when he was come into the house, Jesus prevented him, saying, What thinkest thou, Simon? of whom do the kings of the earth take custom or tribute? of their own children, or of strangers?
- Matthew 18:3And said, Verily I say unto you, Except ye be converted, and become as little children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven.
- Matthew 18:8Wherefore if thy hand or thy foot offend thee, cut them off, and cast them from thee: it is better for thee to enter into life halt or maimed, rather than having two hands or two feet to be cast into everlasting fire.
- Matthew 18:9And if thine eye offend thee, pluck it out, and cast it from thee: it is better for thee to enter into life with one eye, rather than having two eyes to be cast into hell fire.
- Matthew 19:17And he said unto him, Why callest thou me good? there is none good but one, that is, God: but if thou wilt enter into life, keep the commandments.
- Matthew 19:23Then said Jesus unto his disciples, Verily I say unto you, That a rich man shall hardly enter into the kingdom of heaven.
Occurrences by book
Related words
Detailed Greek dictionary
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+ (8th c.BC: Homerus Epicus and Poets mostly with _accusative_, Φρυγίην εἰσήλυθον 8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 3.184; ἀλλ᾽ εἰσέρχεο τεῖχος 22.56; αὐιάν 5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “N.” 10.16)]; ἄλσος, δόμους, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Trachiniae” 1167, 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Alcestis” 563; οἴκαδε 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Historia Graeca (Hellenica)” 5.4.28; οἴκαδε εἰς ἐμαυτοῦ 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Hp.Ma.” 304d)]; εἰσῆλθ᾽ ἑκατόμβας invaded the hecatombs, [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 2.321)]: but in Prose mostly with Preps., ἐς οἴκημα [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 1.134, etc.)]; ἐς. ἐς τὰς σπονδάς come into the treaty, [Refs ([prev. author] 5.36)]; εἰς τὸν πόλεμον variant in [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Anabasis” 7.1.27)]; εἰ. εἰς τοὺς ἐφήβους enter the ranks of the Ephebi, [Refs ([prev. author] “Cyr.” 1.5.1)]; also εἰ. πρός τινα enter his house, visit him, [Refs ([prev. work] 3.3.13)]; of a doctor, pay a visit, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (2nd c.AD: Galenus Medicus 18(2).36; εἰ. ἐπὶ τὸ δεῖπνον 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Anabasis” 7.3.21)]: absolutely, of money, etc., come in, προσόδους εἰσελθούσας [Refs ([prev. author] “Vect.” 5.12.)]
II of the Chorus, actors, etc., come upon the stage, enter, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Respublica” 580b, 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Anabasis” 6.1.9, etc.)]; enter the lists, in a contest, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Electra” 700)]; πρός τινα in competition with.., [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 18.319.)]
III as law-term, of the accuser, come into court, εἰς ὑμᾶς (i.e. τοὺς δικαστάς) [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 59.1; but also τοὺς ὑπὲρ τῶν κοινῶν -εληλυθότας δικαστάς [prev. author] 18.278.)]
III.2 of the parties, with accusative, εἰ. τὴν γραφήν enter the charge, [Refs ([prev. author] 18.105; εἰ. δίκας [prev. author] 28.17 (so also εἰ. [τὴν καταχειροτονίαν] [prev. author] 21.6)]; εἰ. λόγον κατά τινος argument Isoc.II).
III.3 of the accused, come before the court, δεῦρο [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Apologia” 29c; εἰς δικαστήριον [prev. author] “Grg.” 522b; εἰς ὑμᾶς 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 18.103, compare 21.176)]; εἰσελθόντες δ᾽ ὡς ὑμᾶς is probably in [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Rhetorica” 1410a18.)]
III.4 of the cause, to be brought in, ποῖ οὖν δεῖ ταύτην εἰσελθεῖν τὴν δίκη; [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 35.49.)]
IV enter on an office, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Antipho Orator 6.44; ἐς. ἐς τὴν ὑπατείαν 2nd-3rd c.AD: Dio Cassius Historicus 41.39; ἐπὶ τὴν ἀρχήν [prev. author] 64.7.)]
V consult a table, εἰ. εἰς ὄργανον [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Vettius Valens Astrologus 20.12.)]
VI metaphorically, [μένος] ἄνδρας ἐσέρχεται courage enters into the men, [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 17.157)]; πείνη δ᾽ οὔ ποτε δῆμον ἐσέρχεται famine never enters the land, [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 15.407; Κροῖσον γέλως ἐσῆλθε 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 6.125; ὥς με πόλλ᾽ εἰσέρχεται.. ἄλγη 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Persae” 845; πόθος μ᾽ εἰσέρχεται 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Iphigenia Aulidensis” 1410; νιν εἰσῆλθεν τάδε [prev. work] 57)]: with dative, εἰσῆλθε τοῖν τρὶς ἀθλίοιν ἔρις [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Oedipus Coloneus” 372; [Κύπρις] εἰσέρχεται μὲν ἰχθύων.. γένει [prev. author] “fragment” 941.9; δέος εἰ. τινὶ περί τινος 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Respublica” 330d; ὑποψία εἰ. μοι [prev. author] “Ly.” 218c.)]
VI.2 come into one's mind, Κροίσῳ ἐσελθεῖν τὸ τοῦ Σόλωνος [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 1.86, compare 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Theaetetus” 147c)]; ἐσελθεῖν τισὶ ἡδονήν, οἶκτον, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 1.24, 3.14.)]
VI.2.b impersonal, with infinitive, τὸν δὲ ἐσῆλθε θεῖον εἶναι τὸ πρῆγμα it came into his head that.., [Refs 5th c.BC+ ([prev. author] 3.42; ἐσῆλθέ με κατοικτῖραι [prev. author] 7.46; εἰσῆλθε δή με..φοβηθῆναι 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Leges” 835d; τὸν δὲ ἐσῆλθε ὡς εἴη τέρας 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 8.137; εἰσελθέτω σε μήποθ᾽ ὡς.. 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Prometheus Vinctus” 1002.)]
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+ (8th c.BC: Homerus Epicus and Poets mostly with _accusative_, Φρυγίην εἰσήλυθον 8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 3.184; ἀλλ᾽ εἰσέρχεο τεῖχος 22.56; αὐιάν 5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “N.” 10.16)]; ἄλσος, δόμους, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Trachiniae” 1167, 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Alcestis” 563; οἴκαδε 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Historia Graeca (Hellenica)” 5.4.28; οἴκαδε εἰς ἐμαυτοῦ 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Hp.Ma.” 304d)]; εἰσῆλθ᾽ ἑκατόμβας invaded the hecatombs, [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 2.321)]: but in Prose mostly with Preps., ἐς οἴκημα [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 1.134, etc.)]; ἐς. ἐς τὰς σπονδάς come into the treaty, [Refs ([prev. author] 5.36)]; εἰς τὸν πόλεμον variant in [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Anabasis” 7.1.27)]; εἰ. εἰς τοὺς ἐφήβους enter the ranks of the Ephebi, [Refs ([prev. author] “Cyr.” 1.5.1)]; also εἰ. πρός τινα enter his house, visit him, [Refs ([prev. work] 3.3.13)]; of a doctor, pay a visit, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (2nd c.AD: Galenus Medicus 18(2).36; εἰ. ἐπὶ τὸ δεῖπνον 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Anabasis” 7.3.21)]: absolutely, of money, etc., come in, προσόδους εἰσελθούσας [Refs ([prev. author] “Vect.” 5.12.)]
II of the Chorus, actors, etc., come upon the stage, enter, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Respublica” 580b, 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Anabasis” 6.1.9, etc.)]; enter the lists, in a contest, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Electra” 700)]; πρός τινα in competition with.., [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 18.319.)]
III as law-term, of the accuser, come into court, εἰς ὑμᾶς (i.e. τοὺς δικαστάς) [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 59.1; but also τοὺς ὑπὲρ τῶν κοινῶν -εληλυθότας δικαστάς [prev. author] 18.278.)]
III.2 of the parties, with accusative, εἰ. τὴν γραφήν enter the charge, [Refs ([prev. author] 18.105; εἰ. δίκας [prev. author] 28.17 (so also εἰ. [τὴν καταχειροτονίαν] [prev. author] 21.6)]; εἰ. λόγον κατά τινος argument Isoc.II).
III.3 of the accused, come before the court, δεῦρο [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Apologia” 29c; εἰς δικαστήριον [prev. author] “Grg.” 522b; εἰς ὑμᾶς 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 18.103, compare 21.176)]; εἰσελθόντες δ᾽ ὡς ὑμᾶς is probably in [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Rhetorica” 1410a18.)]
III.4 of the cause, to be brought in, ποῖ οὖν δεῖ ταύτην εἰσελθεῖν τὴν δίκη; [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 35.49.)]
IV enter on an office, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Antipho Orator 6.44; ἐς. ἐς τὴν ὑπατείαν 2nd-3rd c.AD: Dio Cassius Historicus 41.39; ἐπὶ τὴν ἀρχήν [prev. author] 64.7.)]
V consult a table, εἰ. εἰς ὄργανον [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Vettius Valens Astrologus 20.12.)]
VI metaphorically, [μένος] ἄνδρας ἐσέρχεται courage enters into the men, [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 17.157)]; πείνη δ᾽ οὔ ποτε δῆμον ἐσέρχεται famine never enters the land, [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 15.407; Κροῖσον γέλως ἐσῆλθε 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 6.125; ὥς με πόλλ᾽ εἰσέρχεται.. ἄλγη 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Persae” 845; πόθος μ᾽ εἰσέρχεται 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Iphigenia Aulidensis” 1410; νιν εἰσῆλθεν τάδε [prev. work] 57)]: with dative, εἰσῆλθε τοῖν τρὶς ἀθλίοιν ἔρις [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Oedipus Coloneus” 372; [Κύπρις] εἰσέρχεται μὲν ἰχθύων.. γένει [prev. author] “fragment” 941.9; δέος εἰ. τινὶ περί τινος 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Respublica” 330d; ὑποψία εἰ. μοι [prev. author] “Ly.” 218c.)]
VI.2 come into one's mind, Κροίσῳ ἐσελθεῖν τὸ τοῦ Σόλωνος [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 1.86, compare 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Theaetetus” 147c)]; ἐσελθεῖν τισὶ ἡδονήν, οἶκτον, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 1.24, 3.14.)]
VI.2.b impersonal, with infinitive, τὸν δὲ ἐσῆλθε θεῖον εἶναι τὸ πρῆγμα it came into his head that.., [Refs 5th c.BC+ ([prev. author] 3.42; ἐσῆλθέ με κατοικτῖραι [prev. author] 7.46; εἰσῆλθε δή με..φοβηθῆναι 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Leges” 835d; τὸν δὲ ἐσῆλθε ὡς εἴη τέρας 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 8.137; εἰσελθέτω σε μήποθ᾽ ὡς.. 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Prometheus Vinctus” 1002.)]