What does εἴσειμι (eíseimi) mean in the Bible?
εἴσειμι (eíseimi) is a Greek word meaning "to enter".
Greek · G1524
εἴσειμι
To enter
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εἴσειμι G1524
Pronunciation eíseimi
What does εἴσειμι (eíseimi) mean in the Bible?
εἴσειμι (eíseimi) is a Greek word meaning "to enter".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G1524?
The BSB source-word alignment has 4 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include [Then] he entered (1), entered (1), to enter (1), went in (1).
Where does εἴσειμι (eíseimi) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Acts 3:3. Its strongest book concentrations include Acts (3), Hebrews (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It [Then] he entered 1× Acts 21:26
entered 1× Hebrews 9:6
to enter 1× Acts 3:3
went in 1× Acts 21:18
Show sample aligned rows
Acts 3:3 εἰσιέναι to to enter Verb - Present Infinitive Active Acts 21:18 εἰσῄει to went in Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Acts 21:26 εἰσῄει to [Then] he entered Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Hebrews 9:6 εἰσίασιν to entered Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Acts 3:3
Aligned rows 4
Books represented 2
Acts 3 Hebrews 1
Source forms
εἰσῄει 2x eisēei Acts 21:18, Acts 21:26
εἰσίασιν 1x eisiasin Hebrews 9:6
εἰσιέναι 1x eisienai Acts 3:3
Parsing patterns
Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular 2x Acts 21:18, Acts 21:26
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural 1x Hebrews 9:6
Verb - Present Infinitive Active 1x Acts 3:3
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to enter
Source Gloss
to enter
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
4 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Acts 3:3 Verb Present Active Infinitive
εἰσιέναι eisienai
I go in, enter
Read verse Acts 21:18 Verb Third Person Singular Imperfect Active Indicative
εἰσῄει eishei
I go in, enter
Read verse Acts 21:26 Verb Third Person Singular Imperfect Active Indicative
εἰσῄει eishei
I go in, enter
Read verse Hebrews 9:6 Verb Third Person Plural Present Active Indicative
εἰσίασιν eisiasin
I go in, enter
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 4 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present 2 imperfect 2
Voice
active 4
Mood
indicative 3 infinitive 1
NT Occurrences
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Word Origins
εἴσειμι is built from this root:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain