What does εἰσέρχομαι · πειρασμός mean in the Bible?
εἰσέρχομαι · πειρασμός is a Greek phrase meaning "to enter (literally or figuratively)".
Greek · G1525, G3986
εἰσέλθητε εἰς πειρασμόν
To enter (literally or figuratively) · temptation/testing: temptation
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εἰσέρχομαι G1525 to enter (literally or figuratively)
Pronunciation eisérchomai
Entry into physical or spiritual realms; especially salvation's threshold language (kingdom, life, glory, rest).
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πειρασμός G3986 temptation/testing: temptation
Pronunciation peirasmós
Trial or test that can lead either to spiritual strengthening or to sin, depending on response.
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What does εἰσέλθητε εἰς πειρασμόν (eiselthēte eis peirasmon) mean in the Bible?
εἰσέρχομαι · πειρασμός is a Greek phrase meaning "to enter (literally or figuratively)".
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Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G1525, G3986?
G1525, G3986 is connected to 193 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. to enter (literally or figuratively)
Source Gloss
to enter (literally or figuratively)
Grammatical Forms
How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 5 Aligned forms 193 Tenses Aorist, Future, Present, Perfect Voices Active, Middle
Tenses
Voices
Indicative states a fact or reality 74×
Aorist Active Matt 2:21 · Matt 12:4 · Matt 21:12 · Matt 24:38 · Mark 2:26 · Mark 3:1 · Mark 7:17 · Mark 11:11 · Mark 15:43 · Luke 1:40 · Luke 4:16 · Luke 4:38 · Luke 6:4 · Luke 7:1 · Luke 8:30 · Luke 9:46 60×
Future Middle Mark 10:23 · Acts 20:29 · Heb 3:11 · Heb 4:3 · Heb 4:5 · Matt 7:21 · Matt 19:23 · John 10:9 · Rev 3:20 9×
Present Middle Matt 23:13 · Heb 4:3 · Heb 9:25 3×
Perfect Active John 4:38 · Jas 5:4 2×
Infinitive verbal noun — the action in abstract 37×
Aorist Active Matt 12:29 · Matt 18:8 · Matt 18:9 · Matt 19:17 · Matt 19:24 · Matt 23:13 · Mark 1:45 · Mark 9:43 · Mark 9:45 · Mark 9:47 · Mark 10:24 · Mark 10:25 · Luke 6:6 · Luke 8:32 · Luke 8:41 · Luke 8:51 36×
Future Middle Heb 3:18 1×
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 48×
Aorist Active Matt 9:25 · Matt 22:11 · Matt 26:58 · Mark 2:1 · Mark 3:27 · Mark 5:39 · Mark 7:24 · Mark 11:15 · Luke 1:9 · Luke 1:28 · Luke 7:36 · Luke 11:37 · Luke 19:1 · Luke 19:45 · Acts 18:19 · Acts 19:8 38×
Present Middle John 10:1 · John 10:2 · Heb 10:5 · Matt 7:13 · Matt 10:12 · Matt 23:13 · Luke 11:52 · Matt 15:11 · Luke 17:12 · Heb 6:19 10×
Subjunctive possibility, probability, or purpose 27×
Aorist Active Matt 5:20 · Matt 10:5 · Matt 10:11 · Matt 18:3 · Matt 26:41 · Mark 6:10 · Luke 9:4 · Luke 10:5 · Luke 10:10 · Luke 22:46 · Mark 10:15 · Mark 14:14 · Luke 18:17 · John 10:9 · Rom 11:25 · 1 Cor 14:24 26×
Present Middle Luke 10:8 1×
Imperative command or strong request 7×
Aorist Active Matt 6:6 · Matt 25:21 · Matt 25:23 · Acts 9:6 · Matt 7:13 · Mark 13:15 6×
Present Middle Luke 21:21 1×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 192 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist 165 present 15 future 10 perfect 2
Voice
active 167 middle 25
Mood
indicative 73 participle 48 infinitive 37 subjunctive 27 imperative 7
NT Occurrences
Matthew 2:21 εἰσῆλθεν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 5:20 εἰσέλθητε aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Matthew 6:6 εἴσελθε aorist active imperative imperative Matthew 7:13 Εἰσέλθατε aorist active imperative imperative Matthew 7:13 εἰσερχόμενοι present middle participle participle Matthew 7:21 εἰσελεύσεται future middle indicative prospective Matthew 8:5 Εἰσελθόντος aorist active participle participle Matthew 8:8 εἰσέλθῃς aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Matthew 9:25 εἰσελθὼν aorist active participle participle Matthew 10:11 εἰσέλθητε aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Matthew 10:12 εἰσερχόμενοι present middle participle participle Matthew 10:5 εἰσέλθητε aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Matthew 12:29 εἰσελθεῖν aorist active infinitive infinitive Matthew 12:4 εἰσῆλθεν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 12:45 εἰσελθόντα aorist active participle participle Matthew 15:11 εἰσερχόμενον present middle participle participle Matthew 18:3 εἰσέλθητε aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Matthew 18:8 εἰσελθεῖν aorist active infinitive infinitive Matthew 18:9 εἰσελθεῖν aorist active infinitive infinitive Matthew 19:17 εἰσελθεῖν aorist active infinitive infinitive Matthew 19:23 εἰσελεύσεται future middle indicative prospective Matthew 19:24 εἰσελθεῖν aorist active infinitive infinitive Matthew 21:10 εἰσελθόντος aorist active participle participle Matthew 21:12 εἰσῆλθεν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 22:11 εἰσελθὼν aorist active participle participle Matthew 22:12 εἰσῆλθες aorist active indicative completed Matthew 23:13 εἰσέρχεσθε present middle indicative ongoing Matthew 23:13 εἰσερχομένους present middle participle participle Matthew 23:13 εἰσελθεῖν aorist active infinitive infinitive Matthew 24:38 εἰσῆλθεν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 25:10 εἰσῆλθον aorist active indicative completed Matthew 25:21 εἴσελθε aorist active imperative imperative Matthew 25:23 εἴσελθε aorist active imperative imperative Matthew 26:41 εἰσέλθητε aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Matthew 26:58 εἰσελθὼν aorist active participle participle Matthew 27:53 εἰσῆλθον aorist active indicative completed Mark 1:45 εἰσελθεῖν aorist active infinitive infinitive Mark 2:1 εἰσελθὼν aorist active participle participle Mark 2:26 εἰσῆλθεν aorist active indicative completed Mark 3:1 εἰσῆλθεν aorist active indicative completed
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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
εἰσέλθητε εἰς πειρασμόν is built from these roots:
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