Quick Definition
εἰσφέρω v. I lead into, bring in
Strong's Definition
from 1519 and 5342; to carry inward (literally or figuratively)
KJV Usage: bring (in), lead into
UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament
verb | aor. εἰσήνεγκον · inf. εἰσενεγκεῖν | φέρω
15.194 · Linear Movement · Carry, Bear
to bring in, to carry in to carry or bring something into an area or structure
90.93 · Case · To Cause To Experience
to cause to, to bring in to, to lead to to cause someone to enter into a particular event or state
24.55 · Sensory Events and States · Hear
Collocation: εἰσφέρω εἰς τὰς ἀκοάς
to cause to hear, to make hear (an idiom, literally: to bring into the ears) to cause someone to hear In a number of languages, however, it is awkward to speak of ‘to cause to hear’; rather, it seems far better to use an expression of ‘speaking,’ for example, ‘what we hear you say is strange.’ For another interpretation of this idiom in ACT 17:20, see 33.92.
33.92 · Communication · Speak, Talk
Collocation: εἰσφέρω εἰς τὰς ἀκοάς
to bring to the attention of, to speak about to (an idiom, literally: to bring into the ears) to bring something to the attention of people by means of speech, but probably not in a formal or open manner For another interpretation of this idiom in ACT 17:20, see 24.55.
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Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary
εἰσφέρω eispherō 8x
to bring in or into, Lk. 5:18, 19; 1 Tim. 6:7; Heb. 13:11; to bring to the ears of any one, to announce, Acts 17:20; to lead into, Mt. 6:13; Lk. 11:4; drag in, Lk. 12:11*
Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon
εἰσ-φέρω
[in LXX chiefly for בּוֹא hi. ;]
to bring in, into: c. acc pers., Lk 5:18, 19; seq. εἰς, Mt 6:13, Lk 11:4; ἐπί, Lk 12:11; c. acc rei, seq. εἰς, I Ti 6:7; pass., He 13:11.†
Moulton & Milligan — Vocabulary of the Greek NT
εἰσφέρω. Asillustrating the varied uses of this common verb we may cite P Eleph 819 (i/B.c.) οὗτος δὲ δύνατός ἐστιν εἰσενέγκαι καὶ ἔν[ γυο]ν [{Ἰκ[ανό]ν, P Ryl 11. 15472 (Α.Ὁ. 66) ε[ἰ]σφέρ[ον]τος εἰς τὸν κοινὸν τῆς [σ]υμβιώσεως οἶκον, “carrying it (sc. the produce of his work) to the home of their common wedded life’’ (Edd.), P Amh II. 7722 (A.D. 139) ἀμφότεροι βίᾳ βασ[τ]άξαντές με εἰσήνεγκαν εἰς τὸ λογ[ι]στήριον τοῦ ἐπιτρόπου, ‘taking me up by force they together carried me to the counting-house of the superintendent ” (Edd.), P Oxy =) €l\TA II. 2377. 38 (A.D. 186) ἃ αὐτὸς εἰσήνεγκεν εἰς τὸ βιβλιοφυλόκιον, P Fay 1245 (ii/A.D.) καὶ μετάμελόν ool. πάλειν εἰσο[(σΊει ἡ πλεονεξ[(]α σου, ‘and your cupidity will again cause you regret,” Arche 4727? (end of ii/B.c.) πᾶσαν κακοπαθίαν εἰσενεγκάμενος, “having brought forward every grievance.’’ With the usage in Ac 177° cf. Sy// 6604 (iv/B.C.) καθότι Dkip[ (Sac ἐξηγούμενοι εἰσφέρουσι (sc. εἰς τὸν δῆμον). For the verb = ‘‘ pay,” see P Ryl II. 845 (a.p. 146) ἐὰν τὰ ὀφιλόμενα ε[ἰἸσηνηνχθῇ, ‘if the debts are paid,” and cf. the common use of the subst. in connexion with taxation, e.g. P Tebt I. 369 (late ii/B.c.), etc. See also Michel 473° (ii/B.C.) εἰσφερόμενος εἰς τὰ κοινά, ‘contributing to the common fund.” eita is praised by Phrynichus (ed. Lobeck, p. 124) as against the ‘*barbarous”’ etrev, but it occurs frequently alike in the New Menander and in vernacular documents: see e.g. P Fay 127° (c. B.c. 103) ἐξέδυσαν ὃ περ[ιε]βεβλήμην ἱμάτιον καὶ τοῦτο ἀπηλλάγησαν ἔχοντίες ἐϊξέντες γυμνόν. εἶθ᾽ οὕτῳς pet ἐνδύματος... ὑπὸ τῶν γνωρίμων κτλ. “ they stripped me of the garment I was wearing, and went off with it, sending me forth naked. Afterwards, a garment having been (supplied) by my friends,” ete. (Edd.). BGU_ IL. 6657 (i/A.D.) ἐϊγ]ὼ τῷ πατρί pov γράψω τὸ μὲν πρῶτον περὶ τοῦ τοκετοῦ αὐτῆς τὸ ἀνανκαιότερον, εἶτα καὶ περὶ τῆς διαλλαγῆς, 20. IV. 10194 (mid. 11,Α.1».} πολλὰς καταστάσεις πρὸς αὐτὸν πεποίηται. ΕἸ Ἶτα καὶ ἐπὶ Neoκύδην τὸν γενόμενον δικαιοδότην ἧκεν, and P Lond 1173" (A.D. 125) (= III. p. 208) ἐπ[έτρε)ψάς [μ]οι διὰ λόγον μηκέτι κατερ[γάζεσθαι] ε[ἴ]τα τὸ ἐμὲ ϑαπανῆσαι ἀπὸ tals] συμ[φ]ωνίας ἧς ἐποίησας πρὸς τοὺς [ἐργά]τας. These exx. confirm Hort’s comment on Jas 14° that “" εἶτα, when historical - marks a freshand distinct incident.’’ This force is considerably weakened in the boy’s letter to his father, P Oxy 1. 1198 (ii/iii A.D.) (= Selections, p. 103), where the word hardly admits of translation—ovd μὴ γράψω σε ἐπιστολήν, οὔτε λαλῶ σε, οὔτε viyévw σε εἶτα, “1 won't write you a letter, or speak to you, or wish you health no more.”’
Liddell-Scott-Jones — Greek-English Lexicon
εἰσφέρω (eispherō) — to bring in. εἰσφέρω, future εἰσοίσω [Refs 5th c.BC+]: aorist I εἰσήνεγκα [Refs 7th c.BC+]: perfect εἰσενήνοχα [Refs 4th c.BC+]: pluperfect -όχειν[Refs]:—carry in, εἴσω [Refs 8th c.BC+]
2. bring in, contribute, τῖμον Archil.[same place]; χρήματα [Refs 5th c.BC+]; at Athens, etc., pay the propertytax (see. εἰσφορά II), ἐς. ἐσφοράν [Refs 5th c.BC+]
3. bring in or upon, πένθος δόμοις [Refs 5th c.BC+]; νόσον καινὴν γυναιξί[Refs]; δειλίαν ἐσφέρει τοῖς ἀλκίμοισι brings cowardice into the brave, [Refs]
4. introduce, καινὰ δαιμόνια [Refs 5th c.BC+]; especially of political measures, bring forward, propose, γνώμην [Refs 5th c.BC+]; εἰ. νόμον,=Latin legem rogare, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; τιμάς [Refs 5th c.BC+]:—passive, τὰ εἰσφερόμενα [ψηφίσματα] [Refs 4th c.BC+]
4. b of persons, propose, nominate, [Refs 5th c.BC+] —passive [Refs]; τοὺς -ομένους ὑπὸ τῶν ὑπάτων πρεσβευτάς [Refs 2nd c.BC+]
II. middle, future ἐσοίσομαι [Refs 5th c.BC+]: Ionic aorist I ἐσενείκασθαι [Refs 5th c.BC+]perfect passive εἰσενήνεγμαι (see. below):—carry with one, sweep along, of a river, [Refs 8th c.BC+]
II.2. bring in for oneself, τὰ ἐκ τῶν ἀγρῶν ἐς τὸ τεῖχος [Refs 5th c.BC+] —so in passive, σῖτον ἐσενηνεῖχθαι or -έχθαι[Refs 5th c.BC+]
II.3. bring in with one, introduce, τοὔνομα ἐς τὴν ποίησιν [Refs]; πῶμ᾽ ηὗρε κεἰσηνέγκατο θνητοῖς [Refs 5th c.BC+]; [λόγον] ἐσφέρεσθαι to utter it, [Refs]having brought [Refs] minae as a dowry into the family, [Refs 4th c.BC+]
II.4. contribute, εἰσενήνεκται.. οὐκ ἔλαττον μ᾽ μνῶν [Refs 5th c.BC+]; apply, employ, πᾶσαν εἰ. σπουδὴν καὶ φιλοτιμίαν [Refs 3rd c.BC+]; ἰσχύν[Refs 2nd c.AD+]
II.5. like{προσφέρεσθαι}, eat, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; drink water, [Refs 4th c.BC+]
II.6. draw breath, [Refs]
III. passive, to be brought in, introduced, ἐσενειχθέντος σιδηρίου [Refs 5th c.BC+]
III.2. rush in, ἐς τὴν ὕλην [Refs 5th c.BC+]