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εἴσειμι

eíseimi

G1524 verb

SILEX Entry

Definition

To enter, go or come into (a place or state); primarily refers to the act of physically moving into a place or space, but can extend metaphorically to entering into a situation, relationship, or condition. In some contexts, may emphasize initiation or transition into a new state or domain.

Semantic Range

to enter (a place), to go in, to come into, to move into a new state or condition, to begin participation in an event or relationship

Root / Etymology

From the preposition εἰς (into) and the verb εἶμι (to go, to come). Formed by compounding, indicating motion toward and entry into a particular location or state.

Historical & Contextual Notes

εἴσειμι occurs chiefly in Classical and Koine Greek, often expressing literal entry into a physical space (e.g., a building, city, assembly). The compound construction foregrounds the directionality (εἰς) and the motion (εἶμι). While εἴσειμι is standard for 'to enter' in literary and some formal contexts, the New Testament more commonly uses εἰσέρχομαι for the same sense, potentially due to the preference for the verb ἔρχομαι in Koine over εἶμι, which became less common outside Attic and higher literary registers. The semantic distinction between εἴσειμι and related compounds (e.g., εἰσέρχομαι, εισπορεύομαι) is minimal in later Greek, but εἴσειμι can sometimes bear literary or elevated undertones. English translations like "enter (into)" or "go in" capture the core sense, but the nuance of transition or effective entry, especially in ritual or legal contexts (e.g., entering an assembly or contract), can be lost. The verb is occasionally used metaphorically (e.g., entering a new state of being or relationship), though this sense is more prominent in philosophical or rhetorical Greek than in the Septuagint or New Testament.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

from εἰς and (to go); to enter:--enter (go) into.

Root Family

εἴσειμι (eiseimi) — to go, to come, to enter

Root εἶμι to go, to come

Word Forms

3 distinct forms

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 SIBI-P2 Occurrences
G1524-01 εἰσῄει eiseei V IMPF ACT IND 3P SG entered was entering was entering 2
G1524-03 εἰσιέναι eisienai V PRS ACT INF enter to enter to enter 1
G1524-02 εἰσίασιν eisiasin V PRS ACT IND 3P PL enter they are entering they enter 1

Occurrences in Scripture

4 occurrences

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 SIBI-P2
G1524-03 Acts 3:3 εἰσιέναι eisienai V PRS ACT INF enter to enter to enter
G1524-01 Acts 21:18 εἰσῄει eiseei V IMPF ACT IND 3P SG went was entering was entering
G1524-01 Acts 21:26 εἰσῄει eiseei V IMPF ACT IND 3P SG entered was entering was entering
G1524-02 Hebrews 9:6 εἰσίασιν eisiasin V PRS ACT IND 3P PL enter they are entering they enter
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