Strong's Greek: 1524. εἴσειμι (eiseimi) -- To enter, to go into

Strong's Lexicon

eiseimi: To enter, to go into

Original Word: εἴσειμι
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: eiseimi
Pronunciation: ā-sā'-ē-mē
Phonetic Spelling: (ice'-i-mee)
Definition: To enter, to go into
Meaning: I go in, enter (originally: I shall go in).

Word Origin: From the preposition εἰς (eis, meaning "into") and the verb εἰμί (eimi, meaning "to be" or "to go").

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The Hebrew equivalent often used in similar contexts is בּוֹא (bo, Strong's Hebrew 935), which also means "to come" or "to enter."

Usage: The Greek verb εἴσειμι (eiseimi) is used to describe the action of entering or going into a place. It often conveys the physical act of moving from one space into another, such as entering a house, city, or any defined area. In a broader sense, it can also imply entering into a state or condition.

Cultural and Historical Background: In the ancient Greco-Roman world, the concept of entering a space carried significant cultural and social implications. Entering a home, for instance, was often associated with hospitality and the establishment of social bonds. In the context of the New Testament, entering a place could also have religious connotations, such as entering the temple or a synagogue, which were central to Jewish worship and community life.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from eis and eimi (to come or go)
Definition
to go in, enter
NASB Translation
entering (1), go (1), went (2).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon

STRONGS NT 1524: εἴσειμι

εἴσειμι, infinitive εἰσιέναι; imperfect ἐισεηιν; (εἰμί (cf. Buttmann, 50 (43))); (from Homer down); to go into, enter: followed by εἰς with the name of the place (cf. Winer's De verb. comp. etc. Part ii., p. 11), Acts 3:3; Acts 21:26; Hebrews 9:6 (Winer's Grammar, 267 (251)); πρός τινα, Acts 21:18.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

From eis and eimi (to go); to enter -- enter (go) into.

see GREEK eis

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Englishman's Concordance

Acts 3:3 V-PN
GRK: Ἰωάννην μέλλοντας εἰσιέναι εἰς τὸ
NAS: about to go into the temple,
KJV: John about to go into the temple
INT: John being about to enter into the

Acts 21:18 V-LIA-3S
GRK: δὲ ἐπιούσῃ εἰσῄει ὁ Παῦλος
NAS: day Paul went in with us to James,
KJV: Paul went in with
INT: moreover following [day] went in Paul

Acts 21:26 V-LIA-3S
GRK: αὐτοῖς ἁγνισθεὶς εἰσῄει εἰς τὸ
NAS: himself along with them, went into the temple
KJV: with them entered into the temple,
INT: them having been purified entered into the

Hebrews 9:6 V-PI-3P
GRK: διὰ παντὸς εἰσίασιν οἱ ἱερεῖς
NAS: are continually entering the outer
KJV: ordained, the priests went always into
INT: at all times everything enter the priests