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Strong's #1525 - εἰσέρχομαι
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εἰσέρχομαι,
I fut. - ειεύσομαι: aor. - ήλῠθον, -ῆλθον: in Att., fut. is supplied by εἴσειμι, and impf. by εἰσῄειν: — Pi. N. 10.16; ἄλσος, δόμους, S. Tr. 1167, E. Alc. 563; οἴκαδε X. HG 5.4.28; οἴκαδε εἰς ἐμαυτοῦ Pl. Hp.Ma. 304d; εἰσῆλθ' ἑκατόμβας invaded the hecatombs, Il. 2.321: but in Prose mostly with Preps., ἐς οἴκημα Th. 1.134, etc.; ἐς. ἐς τὰς σπονδάς come into the treaty, Id. 5.36; εἰς τὸν πόλεμον v.l. in X. An. 7.1.27; εἰ. εἰς τοὺς ἐφήβους enter the ranks of the Ephebi, Id. Cyr. 1.5.1; also εἰ. πρός τινα enter his house, visit him, ib. 3.3.13; of a doctor, pay a visit, Gal. 18(2).36; εἰ. ἐπὶ τὸ δεῖπνον X. An. 7.3.21: abs., of money, etc., come in, προσόδους εἰσελθούσας Id. Vect. 5.12.
II of the Chorus, actors, etc., come upon the stage, enter, Pl. R. 580b, X. An. 6.1.9, etc.; enter the lists, in a contest, S. El. 700; πρός τινα in competition with.., D. 18.319.
III
1. as law-term, of the accuser, come into court, εἰς ὑμᾶς (sc. τοὺς δικαστάς) D. 59.1; but also τοὺς ὑπὲρ τῶν κοινῶν -εληλυθότας δικαστάς Id. 18.278.
2. of the parties, c. acc., εἰ. τὴν γραφήν enter the charge, Id. 18.105; εἰ. δίκας Id. 28.17 (so also εἰ. [τὴν καταχειροτονίαν] Id. 21.6; εἰ. λόγον κατά τινος Arg. Isoc.II).
3. of the accused, come before the court, δεῦρο Pl. Ap. 29c; εἰς δικαστήριον Id. Grg. 522b; εἰς ὑμᾶς D. 18.103, cf. 21.176; εἰσελθόντες δ' ὡς ὑμᾶς is prob. in Arist. Rh. 1410a18.
4. of the cause, to be brought in, ποῖ οὖν δεῖ ταύτην εἰσελθεῖν τὴν δίκην; D. 35.49. enter on an office, Antipho 6.44; ἐς. ἐς τὴν ὑπατείαν D.C. 41.39; ἐπὶ τὴν ἀρχήν Id. 64.7. consult a table, εἰ. εἰς ὄργανον Vett.Val. 20.12. metaph., [μένος] ἄνδρας ἐσέρχεται
1. courage enters into the men, Il. 17.157; πείνη δ' οὔ ποτε δῆμον ἐσέρχεται famine never enters the land, Od. 15.407; Κροῖσον γέλως ἐσῆλθε Hdt. 6.125; ὥς με πόλλ' εἰσέρχεται.. ἄλγη A. Pers. 845; πόθος μ' εἰσέρχεται E. IA 1410; νιν εἰσῆλθεν τάδε ib. 57: c. dat., εἰσῆλθε τοῖν τρὶς ἀθλίοιν ἔρις S. OC 372; [Κύπρις] εἰσέρχεται μὲν ἰχθύων.. γένει Id. Fr. 941.9; δέος εἰ. τινὶ περί τινος Pl. R. 330d; ὑποψία εἰ. μοι Id. Ly. 218c.
2. come into one's mind, Κροίσῳ ἐσελθεῖν τὸ τοῦ Σόλωνος Hdt. 1.86, cf. Pl. Tht. 147c; ἐσελθεῖν τισὶ ἡδονήν, οἶκτον, Hdt. 1.24, 3.14. impers., c. inf., τὸν δὲ ἐσῆλθε θεῖον εἶναι τὸ πρῆγμα it came into his head that.., Id. 3.42; ἐσῆλθέ με κατοικτῖραι Id. 7.46; εἰσῆλθε δή με..φοβηθῆναι Pl. Lg. 835d; τὸν δὲ ἐσῆλθε ὡς εἴη τέρας Hdt. 8.137; εἰσελθέτω σε μήποθ' ὡς.. A. Pr. 1002.
εἰσ -έρχομαι ,
[in LXX chiefly for H935;]
to go in or into, enter: Matthew 9:25, Luke 7:45, al.; seq. εἰς , Matthew 10:12, Mark 2:1, al.; seq. διά (πύλης , θύρας , etc.), Matthew 7:13, John 10:1, al.; ὑπὸ τ . στέγην , Matthew 8:8; c. adv.: ὅπου , Mark 14:14, Hebrews 6:20; ὧδε , Matthew 22:12; ἔσω , Matthew 26:58; seq. πρός , c. acc pers., Mark 15:43, Luke 1:28, Acts 10:3; Acts 11:3; Acts 16:40; Acts 17:2; Acts 28:8, Revelation 3:20; of demons taking possession, Mark 9:25, Luke 8:30; Luke 22:3, John 13:27; of food, Matthew 15:11, Acts 11:8. Metaph., of thoughts, Luke 9:46; εἰς κόπον , John 4:38; εἰς πειρασμόν , Matthew 26:41, Luke 22:40; Luke 22:46; of hope as an anchor, Hebrews 6:19; βοαί , James 5:4; πνεῦμα ζωῆς , Revelation 11:11; εἰς τ . κόσμον (cf. Wisdom of Solomon 2:24; Wisdom of Solomon 14:14, John 18:37), Romans 5:12, Hebrews 10:5; in counterparts of Jewish Aram. phrases relating to the theocracy (cf. Dalman, Words, 116 ff.):εἰς τ . γάμους , Matthew 25:10; εἰς τ . χάραν τ . κυρίου , Matthew 25:21; Matthew 25:23; εἰς τ . ζωήν , Matthew 18:8-9; Matthew 19:17 Mark 9:43-45; εἰς τ . βασιλ . τ . οὐρανῶν (τ . θεοῦ ), Matthew 5:20; Matthew 7:21, al. (see βασιλεία ); εἰς τ . κατάπαυσιν , Hebrews 3:11; Hebrews 3:18; Hebrews 4:1 ff.; εἰς τ . δόξαν , Luke 24:26; εἰσ . καὶ ἐξερχ ., to go in and out (like Heb. וְצֵאת H935, Deuteronomy 28:6, etc.), of familiar intercourse, Acts 1:21; fig., of moral freedom, John 10:9 (cf. ἐπ -, παρ -, συν - εισέρχομαι ).
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With the use of εἰσέρχομαι in Luke 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 υ ̣̔[πάρ ]χ ̣ο (υσαν) ἐν τῇ κώμῃ οἰκ [ίαν, P Oxy II. 237viii. 17 (A.D. 186) τὸν μείζονα ἀγῶνα ε ̣[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 Wv. 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.
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