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Strong's #1533 - εἰσφέρω
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- to bring into, in or to
- to lead into
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εἰσφέρω,
fut. εἰσοίσω E. Ba. 367: aor. I εἰσήνεγκα Archil. 78.2 (s.v.l.): pf. εἰσενήνοχα D. 27.36: plpf. -όχειν Id. 24.19: —
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1. carry in, εἴσω Od. 7.6; ἐς. ἀγγελίας Hdt. 1.114; ἐς τὠυτὸ ἐς. Id. 9.70; τινὰ εἰς τὸ λογιστήριον PAmh. 2.77.22 (ii A.D.).
2. bring in, contribute, τῖμον Archil.l.c.; χρήματα X. Hier. 9.7, Plu. Publ. 12; εἰ. τινὶ ἔρανον Pl. Smp. 177c, cf. X. Cyr. 7.1.12; at Athens, etc., pay the propertytax (v. εἰσφορά II), ἐς. ἐσφοράν Th. 3.19, etc.; εἰσφοράς Antipho 2.2.12, Lys. 18.7: and abs., εἰ. εἰς τὴν πόλιν D. 27.36; εἰ. ἀφ' ὑπαρχούσης οὐσίας Id. 21.157.
3. bring in or upon, πένθος δόμοις E. Ba. 367; νόσον καινὴν γυναιξί ib. 353; πόλεμον Ἑλλήνων χθονί Id. Hel. 38; δειλίαν ἐσφέρει τοῖς ἀλκίμοισι brings cowardice into the brave, Id. Supp. 540.
4. introduce, καινὰ δαιμόνια X. Mem. 1.1.2; ψεῦδος Plb. 2.58.12; esp. of political measures, bring forward, propose, γνώμην Hdt. 3.80; γνώμην ἐς τὸν δῆμον Th. 8.67; εἰ. νόμον, =Lat. legem rogare, D. 23.218, 24.19; ψηφίσματα IG 22.1329.10; τιμάς ib.1343.29: abs., ἐς. ἐς τὰς βουλὰς περί τινος Th. 5.38; εἰς τοὺς νομοφύλακας Pl. Lg. 772c; τὴν δὲ βουλὴν εἰσενεγκεῖν, ὅτῳ τρόπῳ.. X. HG 1.7.7: — Pass., τὰ εἰσφερόμενα [ψηφίσματα] Arist. Pol. 1298b33. of persons, propose, nominate, Pl. Lg. 961b: — Pass., ibid.; τοὺς -ομένους ὑπὸ τῶν ὑπάτων πρεσβευτάς Plb. 35.4.5.
II Med., fut. ἐσοίσομαι E. Hel. 664 (lyr.): lon. aor. I ἐσενείκασθαι Hdt. (v. infr.): pf. Pass. εἰσενήνεγμαι (v. infr.): —
1. carry with one, sweep along, of a river, Il. 11.495.
2. bring in for oneself, τὰ ἐκ τῶν ἀγρῶν ἐς τὸ τεῖχος Hdt. 5.34, cf. Th. 5.115: — so in Pass., σῖτον ἐσενηνεῖχθαι or -έχθαι Hdt. 9.41.
3. bring in with one, introduce, τοὔνομα ἐς τὴν ποίησιν Id. 2.23; πῶμ' η[]ρε κεἰσηνέγκατο θνητοῖς E. Ba. 279; [λόγον] ἐσφέρεσθαι to utter it, Id. Hel. 664 (lyr.); ν' μνᾶς εἰς τὸν οἶκον εἰσενηνεγμένη having brought 50 minae as a dowry into the family, D. 27.4, cf. 41.4; προῖκα εἰσενεγκαμένῃ Thphr. Char. 22.10.
4. contribute, εἰσενήνεκται.. οὐκ ἔλαττον μ' μνῶν Lys. 19.43, cf. Michel 473.9 (Mylasa, ii B.C.); apply, employ, πᾶσαν εἰ. σπουδὴν καὶ φιλοτιμίαν Plb. 21.29.12, cf. Chrysipp.Stoic. 2.293, IG 22.1343.23, Inscr.Prien. 111.126 (i B.C.), D.S. 1.84; ἀνδρείαν Onos. 4.2; θάρσος J. AJ 18.8.5; ἰσχύν ib. 17.5.6; φιλονεικίαν Ael. VH 12.64.
5. like προσφέρεσθαι, eat, Hp. VM 3, Ant. Lib. 11.1; drink water, Arist. GA 767a32.
6. draw breath, Id. Somn.Vig. 456a17.
III Pass.,
1. to be brought in, introduced, ἐσενειχθέντος σιδηρίου Hdt. 9.37.
2. rush in, ἐς τὴν ὕλην Th. 3.98.
εἰσφέρω; 1 aorist ἐισήνεγκα; 2 aorist ἐισηνεγκον; (present passive ἐισφέρομαι; from Homer down); to bring into, in or to;
a. τί, followed by εἰς with the accusative of place, 1 Timothy 6:7; passive Hebrews 13:11; τινα namely, εἰς τήν οἰκίαν, Luke 5:18f; (τινα ἐπί τάς συναγωγάς etc. Luke 12:11 T Tr text WH); τί εἰς τάς ἀκοάς τίνος, i. e. to tell one a thing, Acts 17:20 (φέρειν τί εἰς τά ὦτα τίνος, Sophocles Aj. 149).
b. to lead into: τινα εἰς πειρασμόν, Matthew 6:13; Luke 11:4. (Compare: παρεισφέρω.)
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εἰσ -φέρω ,
[in LXX chiefly for H935 hi.;]
to bring in, into: c. acc pers., Luke 5:18-19; seq. εἰς , Matthew 6:13, Luke 11:4; ἐπί , Luke 12:11; c. acc rei, seq. εἰς , 1 Timothy 6:7; pass., Hebrews 13:11.†
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As illustrating the varied uses of this common verb we may cite P Eleph 8.19 (i/B.C.) οὗτος δὲ δύνατός ἐστιν εἰσενέγκαι καὶ ἔν [γυο ]ν ̣ [ἱ ]κ ̣[ανό ]ν ̣, P Ryl II. 154.22 (A.D. 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. 77.22 (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 II. 237v. 24 (A.D. 186) ἃ αὐτὸς εἰσήνεγκεν εἰς τὸ βιβλιοφυλσκιον, P Fay 124.24 (ii/A.D.) καὶ μετάμελόν σ [ο ]ι πάλειν εἰσο [ίσ ]ει ή πλεονεξ [ί ]α σου, ";and your cupidity will again cause you regret,"; Michel 472.22 (end of ii/B.C.) πᾶσαν κακοπαθίαν εἰσενεγκάμενος, ";having brought forward every grievance."; With the usage in Acts 17:20 cf. Syll 660.4 (iv/B.C.) καθότι Σκιρ [ίδα ]ι ἐξηγούμενοι εἰσφέρουσι (sc. εἰς τὸν δῆμον). For the verb = ";pay,"; see P Ryl II. 84.5 (A.D. 146) ἐὰν τὰ ὀφιλόμενα ε [ἰ ]σηνηνχθῇ, ";if the debts are paid,"; and cf. the common use of the subst. in connexion with taxation, e.g. P Tebt I. 36.9 (late ii/B.C.), etc. See also Michel 473.9 (ii/B.C.) εἰσφερόμενος εἰς τὰ κοινά, ";contributing to the common fund.";
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