Quick Definition
εἴσειμι v. I go in, enter
Strong's Definition
from 1519 and eimi (to go); to enter
KJV Usage: enter (go) into
UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
εἴσ-ειμι, inf. εἰσιέναι ; impf. εἰσήειν; (εἶμι [ef. B. 50 (43)]); [fr. Hom. down]; to go into, enter: foll. by εἰς with the name of the place (ef. Win. De verb. comp. ete. Pt. ii. p. 11), Acts iii. 3; xxi. 26; Heb. ix. 6 [W. 267 (251)]; πρός τινα, Acts xxi. 18.
Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary
εἴσειμι eiseimi 4x
to go in, enter, Acts 3:3; 21:18, 26; Heb. 9:6*
Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon
εἴσ-ειμι
[in LXX for בּוֹא ;]
to go in, enter: seq. εἰς, Ac 3:3 21:26, He 9:6; πρὸς Ἰάκωβον, Ac 21:18.†
Moulton & Milligan — Vocabulary of the Greek NT
εἴσειμι. P Petr II. 168 (mid. 11},}8.6.} Φιλωνίδης δεῖ. . ... Ἴωι εἰσιέναι ἔστιν [πρὸς τὸ]ν βασιλέα, P Tor I. 101-19. (Bic. 117-6) καὶ εἰς τὸ Ἡραῖον εἰσιόντας τὸ ὅμοιον ἐπιτελεῖν. The verb is very common in notices of time, e.g. P Oxy II. 24341 (A.D. 79) ἀπὸ τοῦ εἰσιόντος μηνὸς Φαρμοῦθι, 23. IX. 1187° (A.D. 254) τῷ εἰσιόντι ἔτει, 25. X. 127817 (A.D. 214) τοῦ ἰσιζό]ντος Kd (ἔτους), ‘of the coming 24th year.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — Greek-English Lexicon
εἴσειμι (eiseimi) — to enter. εἴσειμι, infinitive -ιέναι, serving as future to εἰσέρχομαι: imperfect εἰσῄειν:— enter, go into, οὐδ᾽ Ἀχιλῆος ὀφθαλμοὺς εἴσειμι I will not come before Achilles' eyes, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; πρός τινα [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐσιέναι ἐς σπονδάς enter into a treaty, [Refs 5th c.BC+] the ensuing month, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
II. of the Chorus or actors, come upon the stage, enter, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τὸ τοὺς τυράννους..εἰσιέναι take the part of king, [Refs 4th c.BC+]
III. of public speakers, come into the assembly, εἰς ἀγοράν [Refs 5th c.BC+]; of judges, come into court, εἰ. κρινοῦντες [Refs 4th c.BC+]
III.2. of the parties to a lawsuit, come before the court, εἰς ὑμᾶς [Refs 5th c.BC+]
III.3. of the charges or actions, ἡ δίκη εἰσῄει [Refs 4th c.BC+]; δίκας εἰσιέναι κατά τινος enter upon actions, [Refs 4th c.BC+]
III.4. enter on an office, εἰς ἀρχήν [Refs 4th c.BC+]; ὁ ἐσιών the new king, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
IV. metaphorically, come into one's mind, Ἀστυάγεα ἀνάγνωσις ἐσήιε [Refs 5th c.BC+]
IV.2. impersonal, εἰσῄει αὐτοὺς ὅπως ἂν.. they began to think how they might.., [Refs 5th c.BC+]: with infinitive, οὐδενὸς εἰσῄει μοι φθονεῖν [Refs 4th c.BC+]
V. rarely of things, τὰ εἰσιόντα what enters into one, food, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
