εἰσέρχομαι future εἰσελεύσομαι; 2 aorist εἰσῆλθον, 2 person plural εἰσήλθατε (Luk_11:52, but Rec. εἰσήλθετε), imperative εἰσέλθατε (Mat_7:13 but R G εἰσέλθετε (3rd person singular ἐισεθάτω Mar_13:15, R G εἰσελθέτω)); see ἀπέρχομαι, at the beginning; perfect εἰσελήλυθα, 3 person plural ἐισεληλυθαν (Jas_5:4, for R G εἰσεληλύθασιν, see γίνομαι, at the beginning); the Sept. mostly for αΜεΰ; to go or come into or in; to enter; 1. properly, of men and of animals: followed by εἰς with specification of the place (cf. Winer's De verb. comp. etc. Part ii., p. 12f), as into a house, into a city, Mat_8:5; Mat_10:12; Mar_2:1; Mar_11:11; Act_23:16; Act_23:33, and often. without specification of place when mention of it has already been made, as Mat_9:25; (Mar_7:25 Tdf.); Luk_7:45; Luk_14:23; Luk_15:28, cf. ; Act_1:13; Act_5:7; Act_5:10; Act_10:25; 1Co_14:23 f; or it can be easily supplied from the context, as Luk_13:24; Luk_17:7; εἰς is also added to signify among: Act_19:30; Act_20:29; ἐισέρχεσθαι διά τίνος, to enter (a place) through something: διά τῆς πύλης, to enter the kingdom of God (compared to a palace) through the gate, Mat_7:13; Luk_13:24; διά τῆς θύρας εἰς τήν αὐλήν, Joh_10:1 f; add, Mat_19:24 G T Tr text WH text; (Mar_10:25 Rst L marginal reading Tr marginal reading); Luk_18:25 R G T Tr text WH; ἐισέρχεσθαι ὑπό τήν στέγην, by entering to come under the roof, i. e. enter my house, Mat_8:8; with adverbs: ὅπου, Mar_14:14; Heb_6:20; ὧδε, Mat_22:12; ἔσω Mat_26:58; εἰς with the accusative of person, into one's house, Act_16:40, but on this passage see εἰς, A. I. 1 a. ἐισέρχεσθαι πρός τινα, to one, i. e. into his house, visit, Mar_15:43; Luk_1:28; Act_10:3; Act_11:3; Act_16:40 G L T Tr WH; ; Rev_3:20; to an assembly of persons, Act_17:2. Moreover, the following deserve notice: a. the phrase ἐισέρχεσθαι καί ἐξέρχεσθαι, to go in and out, (the Hebrew εΐφΕΰϊ αΜεΰ or reversed εΜαεΰ φΕΰϊ, usually denotes one's whole mode of living and acting, Deu_28:6; 1Sa_29:6, etc.; cf. Gesenius, Thesaurus i., p. 184f), is used of familiar contact with one: ἐν παντί χρόνῳ ᾧ εἰσῆλθε καί ἐξῆλθεν ἐφ' ἡμᾶς ὁ κύριος, equivalent to εἰσῆλθε ἐφ' ἡμᾶς καί. ἐξηλθεαφ' ἡμ. Act_1:21 (Euripides, Phoen. 536 ἐς οἴκους εἰσῆλθε καί ἐξηλθ' (Winers Grammar, 624f (580); but cf. Buttmann, 390 (334))); figuratively, of moral pursuits unimpeded by difficulties, Joh_10:9. b. ἐισέρχεσθαι εἰς is joined with nouns designating not a place, but what occurs in a place: εἰς τούς γάμους, Mat_25:10; εἰς τήν χαράν τοῦ κυρίου, 21, 23. c. εἰσελθεῖν εἰς τινα is used of demons or of Satan taking possession of the body of a person: Mar_9:25; Luk_8:30; Luk_22:3; Joh_13:27. d. of things: as of food, that enters into the eater's mouth, Mat_15:11; Act_11:8; figuratively, hope is called ἄγκυρα ἐισερχομενη εἰς τό ἐσώτερον τοῦ καταπετάσματος, i. e. we firmly rely on the hope that we shall be received into heaven, Heb_6:19; cries of complaint are said ἐισέρχεσθαι εἰς τά ὦτα τίνος, i. e. to be heard, Jas_5:4; of forces and influences: πνεῦμα ζωῆς εἰσῆλθεν ἐν αὐτοῖς (Tr omits; WH brackets ἐν; Rec. ἐπ' αὐτούς (Buttmann, 338 (291))), a pregnant construction, the breath of life entered into and remained in them, Rev_11:11 (Winers Grammar, § 50, 4; Buttmann, 329 (283)). 2. Metaphorically used, a. of entrance into any condition, state of things, society, employment: εἰς τήν ζωήν, Mat_18:8; Mat_19:17; Mar_9:43; Mar_9:45; εἰς τήν βασιλείαν τῶν οὐρανῶν or τοῦ Θεοῦ (see βασιλεία, 3, p. 97{b} ): τούς εἰσερχομένους, that are trying to enter, or rather, that have taken the road to enter, are (engaged in) entering, Mat_23:13 (14); Luk_11:52; used absolutely of those who come into (i. e. become members of) the Christian church, Rom_11:25 (hence, in 1Co_5:12 f οἱ ἔσω and οἱ ἔξω are distinguished); εἰς τήν κατάπαυσιν, Heb_3:11; Heb_3:18; Hebrews 4:1 , 3 , 5 f, 10f; εἰς τήν δόξαν, Luk_24:26; εἰς πειρασμόν, to come (i. e., fall) into temptation, Mat_26:41; Mar_14:38 (T WH ἔλθητε); Luk_22:40; Luk_22:46; εἰς τόν κόπον τίνος (see εἰς, B. I. 3), Joh_4:38. ἐισερχέσθεσθαι εἰς τόν κόσμον, to enter the world (cf. Winer's Grammar, 18), is α. equivalent to to arise, come into existence, begin to be (i. e., among men): used thus of sin and death, Rom_5:12; of death, Wis_2:24; Clement of Rome, 1Co_3:1-23; 1Co_4:1-21 [ET]; of idols, Wis_14:14. β. of men, to come into life: whether by birth, Antoninus 6, 56; or by divine creation, Philo, opif. mund. § 25. γ. to come before the public: 2Jn_1:7 (Rec.); to come to men, of Christ, Joh_18:37; εἰσερχόμενος εἰς τόν κόσμον, when he cometh into the world, i. e. when he was on the point of entering it, viz. at his incarnation, Heb_10:5. b. of thoughts coming into the mind: εἰσῆλθε διαλογισμός ἐν αὐτοῖς, a pregnant construction, there came in and established itself within (others take ἐν outwardly: among (cf. διαλογέομαι at the end)) them, Luk_9:46 (cf. Winers Grammar, 413 (385)). The Greeks from Homer down use ἐισέρχεσθαι τινα of thoughts and feelings, as φόβος, μένος, πόθος, etc. (cf. Winer's Grammar, 427 (398). Compare: ἐπέρχομαι, παρέρχομαι, συνέρχομαι, εἰσέρχομαι.

εἰσέρχομαι eiserchomai 194x to go or come in, enter, Mat_7:13 ; Mat_8:5 ; Mat_8:8 ; spc. to enter by force, break in, Mar_3:27 ; Act_20:29 ; met. with εἰς κόσμον , to begin to exist, come into existence, Rom_5:12 ; 2Jn_1:7 ; or, to make one s appearance on earth, Heb_10:5 ; to enter into or take possession of, Luk_22:3 ; Joh_13:27 ; to enter into, enjoy, partake of, Mat_19:23-24 ; to enter into any one s labor, be his successor, Joh_4:38 ; to fall into, be placed in certain circumstances, Mat_26:41 ; to be put into, Mat_15:11 ; Act_11:8 ; to present one s self before, Act_19:30 ; met. to a rise, spring up, Luk_9:46 ; from the Hebrew, εἰσέρχεσθαι καὶ ἐξέρχεσθαι , to go in and out, to live, discharge the ordinary functions of life, Act_1:21 enter.

εἰσ -έρχομαι , [in LXX chiefly for H935 ;] to go in or into, enter: Mat_9:25 , Luk_7:45 , al. ; seq . εἰς , Mat_10:12 , Mar_2:1 , al. ; seq . διά (πύλης , θύρας , etc.), Mat_7:13 , Joh_10:1 , al. ; ὑπὸ τ . στέγην , Mat_8:8 ; c . adv. : ὅπου , Mar_14:14 , Heb_6:20 ; ὧδε , Mat_22:12 ; ἔσω , Mat_26:58 ; seq . πρός , c . acc pers ., Mar_15:43 , Luk_1:28 , Act_10:3 ; Act_11:3 ; Act_16:40 ; Act_17:2 ; Act_28:8 , Rev_3:20 ; of demons taking possession, Mar_9:25 , Luk_8:30 ; Luk_22:3 , Joh_13:27 ; of food, Mat_15:11 , Act_11:8 . Metaph ., of thoughts, Luk_9:46 ; εἰς κόπον , Joh_4:38 ; εἰς πειρασμόν , Mat_26:41 , Luk_22:40 ; Luk_22:46 ; of hope as an anchor, Heb_6:19 ; βοαί , Jas_5:4 ; πνεῦμα ζωῆς , Rev_11:11 ; εἰς τ . κόσμον ( cf. Wis_2:24 ; Wis_14:14 , Joh_18:37 ), Rom_5:12 , Heb_10:5 ; in counterparts of Jewish Aram. phrases relating to the theocracy ( cf. Dalman, Words , 116 ff .):εἰς τ . γάμους , Mat_25:10 ; εἰς τ . χάραν τ . κυρίου , Mat_25:21 ; Mat_25:23 ; εἰς τ . ζωήν , Mat_18:8-9 ; Mat_19:17 Mar_9:43-45 ; εἰς τ . βασιλ . τ . οὐρανῶν (τ . θεοῦ ), Mat_5:20 ; Mat_7:21 , al. ( see βασιλεία ); εἰς τ . κατάπαυσιν , Heb_3:11 ; Heb_3:18 ; Heb_4:1 ff .; εἰς τ . δόξαν , Luk_24:26 ; εἰσ . καὶ ἐξερχ ., to go in and out (like Heb . εΐφΕΰϊ H935 , Deu_28:6 , etc.), of familiar intercourse, Act_1:21 ; fig ., of moral freedom, Joh_10:9 ( cf. ἐπ -, παρ -, συν - εισέρχομαι ).

εἰσέρχομαι [page 188] With the use of εἰσέρχομαι in Luk_17:7 we may compare P Eleph 13 .6 (B.C. 223 2) οὔπω εἰσελήλυθεν ἐξ ἀγροῦ . For other examples of this common verb, cf. P Ryl II. 151 .8 (A.D. 40) εἰσελθὼν εἰς τὴν ὑ̣ [πάρ ]χ̣ο (υσαν ) ἐν τῇ κώμῃ οἰκ [ίαν , P Oxy II. 237 viii. 17 (A.D. 186) τὸν μείζονα ἀγῶνα ε̣[ἰ ]σελεύσεται , he shall enter upon the more serious lawsuit (Edd.), and P Tebt P II. 418 .8 ff. (iii/A.D.) καλῶς ποιήσεις , ἀδελφέ , [ἐ ]ὰν εἰσέρχῃ ἐνεγκὼν μετὰ σεαυτοῦ τὴν γυναῖκά μου , ἔγραψα [γ ]ὰρ αὐτῇ σὺν σοὶ εἰσελθεῖν , you will do well, brother, to come up and bring my wife with you, for I have written to her to come with you (Edd.). See also P Leid W v. 41 (ii/iii A.D.) Κύριε . . . εἴσελθε καὶ ἐπάκουσόν μοι . On the use of the mid. εἰσέλθοιτο for the active in Phrygian sepulchral inscrr. see W. M. Ramsay Exp T xxvi. p. 174.

εἰσέρχομαι fut. -ελεύσομαι aor2 -ήλυ^θον, -ῆλθον but attic fut. is supplied by εἴσειμι and imperf. by εἰσῄειν Dep.:— "to go in or into, enter", c. acc., Il. , etc.; in Prose, εἰς. εἰς . . , Xen. , etc.; εἰς. εἰς τὰς σπονδάς "to come into" the treaty, Thuc. ; εἰς. εἰς τοὺς ἐφήβους "to enter" the Ephebi, Xen. : of money, "to come in", id=Xen. of the chorus or of actors, "to come upon" the stage, "to enter", Plat. , Xen. :— "to enter the lists", Soph. as attic law-term, of the accuser, "to come into court", Plat. , Dem. metaph., [μένος] ἄνδρας ἐσέρχεται courage "enters into" the men, Il. ; Κροῖσον γέλως εἰσῆλθεalso c. dat., δέος εἰς. τινι Plat. :—also "to come into one's mind", Hdt. ; so, impers., εἰσῆλθε αὐτόν, c. inf., "it comes into one's head" that . . , id=Hdt.

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)