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Enter, Entering, Entrance

Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words

"to come into" (eis, "in," erchomai, "to come"), is frequently rendered "entered" in the RV for AV, "went into," e.g., Matthew 9:25; 21:12; or "go in," e.g., Matthew 7:13; Luke 8:51; "go," Luke 18:25; "was coming in," Acts 10:25 . See COME , No. 2, GO (Notes).

"to enter together," is used in John 6:22 (in the best mss.; see No. 6); 18:15.

(a) "to come in beside" (para, "beside," and No. 1), is rendered "entered" in Romans 5:20 , AV for RV, "came in beside," the meaning being that the Law entered in addition to sin; (b) "to enter" secretly, by stealth, Galatians 2:4 , "came in privily," to accomplish the purposes of the circumcision party. See COME , No. 8. Cp. pareisduo (or, duno), Jude 4 , "crept in privily."

"to go into," found only in the Synoptists and Acts, is translated "to enter," in the RV of Mark 1:21; 6:56; 11:2; Luke 8:16; 11:33 (AV, "come in"); 19:30 (AV, "at your entering"); 22:10; in the following the RV has the verb "to go," for the AV, "to enter," Matthew 15:17; Mark 5:40; 7:15,18,19; in Acts 28:30 , "went," AV, "came;" in Acts 9:28 , RV, "going," AV, "coming;" in the following both AV and RV have the verb "to enter," Mark 4:19; Luke 18:24 (in the best mss.); Acts 3:2; 8:3 . See GO , No. 5.

"to go up" (ana, "up," baino, "to go"), is translated "entered" in 1 Corinthians 2:9 , metaphorically, of "coming" into the mind. In John 21:3 , the best mss. have No. 6. See ARISE , No. 6.

"to go in" (en, "in"), is used only in the Gospels, of "entering" a boat, Matthew 8:23; 9:1; 13:2; 14:22,32; 15:39; Mark 4:1; 5:18; 6:45; 8:10,13; Luke 5:3; 8:22,37; John 6:17 , (in some mss., in ver. 22), 24, RV, "got into the boats," for AV, "took shipping;" John 21:3 (some mss. have No. 5 here); Acts 21:6 (in the best mss.); of stepping into water, John 5:4 (RV omits the verb). See COME , No. 21, GET, No. 5, GO, Note (2), m, STEP, TAKE, Note (3).

"to go upon" (epi, "upon"), is used of "going" on board ship, Acts 21:2; 27:2 , AV, "entering into," RV, "embarking in." See ABOARD , COME , No. 16, SIT, Note.

"to go into" (eis, "into," eimi, "to go"), Acts 3:3; 21:18,26 , AV, "entered;" Hebrews 9:6 , RV, "go in," for AV, "went into." See GO , No. 12.

Notes: (1) Erchomai, "to come," is never translated "to enter," in the RV; in the AV, Mark 1:29; Acts 18:7 . (2) In 2 John 1:7 , the most authentic mss. have the verb exerchomai, "gone forth," RV, for AV (No. 1), "entered." (3) In Luke 16:16 , biazo, "to force, to enter in violently," is so rendered in the RV, for AV, "presseth."

lit., "a way in" (eis, "in," hodos, "a way"), "an entrance," is used (a) of the "coming" of Christ into the midst of the Jewish nation, Acts 13:24 , RV marg., "entering in;" (b) of "entrance" upon Gospel work in a locality, 1 Thessalonians 1:9; 2:1; (c) of the present "access" of believers into God's presence, Hebrews 10:19 , lit., "for entrance into;" (d) of their "entrance" into Christ's eternal Kingdom, 2 Peter 1:11 . See COMING.