What does οὐδείς · εἰσφέρω mean in the Bible?
οὐδείς · εἰσφέρω is a Greek phrase meaning "we brought nothing in".
Greek · G3762, G1533
οὐδὲν εἰσηνέγκαμεν
None · to carry inward (literally or figuratively)
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οὐδείς G3762 none
Pronunciation oudeís
Absolute negation of existence or possession; contrasts with μηδείς by asserting objective fact rather than subjective possibility.
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εἰσφέρω G1533 to carry inward (literally or figuratively)
Pronunciation eisphérō
Brings someone or something into a space or situation, often implying a formal or consequential entry.
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What does οὐδὲν εἰσηνέγκαμεν (ouden eisēnenkamen) mean in the Bible?
οὐδείς · εἰσφέρω is a Greek phrase meaning "we brought nothing in".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for G3762, G1533?
G3762, G1533 is connected to 232 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. we brought nothing in
Source Gloss
we brought nothing in
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 10 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns 10 Aligned forms 232 Case pattern Nominative (120) Number pattern Singular (232)
Nominative · Singular · Masculine Matt 6:24 · Matt 9:16 · Matt 11:27 · Matt 20:7 · Matt 22:46 · Matt 24:36 · Mark 2:21 · Mark 2:22 · Mark 3:27 · Mark 5:3 · Mark 5:4 · Mark 9:39 · Mark 10:18 · Mark 10:29 · Mark 11:2 · Mark 12:34 96×
Nominative · Singular · Neuter Matt 10:26 · Matt 17:20 · Matt 23:16 · Matt 23:18 · Mark 7:15 · Luke 10:19 · Luke 12:2 · Luke 23:15 · John 8:54 · Acts 18:17 · Acts 21:24 · Acts 25:11 · Rom 8:1 · Rom 14:14 · 1 Cor 7:19 · 1 Cor 8:4 21×
Nominative · Singular · Feminine Acts 27:22 · Phil 4:15 · 1 John 1:5 3×
Genitive · Singular · Masculine Matt 22:16 · Mark 12:14 · Acts 20:24 · Acts 20:33 · Acts 27:34 · 1 Cor 2:15 · 2 Cor 11:9 · Heb 6:13 8×
Genitive · Singular · Neuter Luke 8:43 · Luke 22:35 2×
Dative · Singular · Masculine Matt 8:10 · Mark 16:8 · Luke 9:36 · John 8:33 · Acts 4:12 · Acts 8:16 · 1 Cor 9:15 7×
Dative · Singular · Neuter Mark 9:29 · Phil 1:20 2×
Accusative · Singular · Neuter Matt 5:13 · Matt 13:34 · Matt 21:19 · Matt 26:62 · Matt 27:12 · Matt 27:24 · Mark 7:12 · Mark 11:13 · Mark 14:60 · Mark 14:61 · Mark 15:4 · Mark 15:5 · Mark 16:8 · Luke 4:2 · Luke 5:5 · Luke 9:36 69×
Accusative · Singular · Masculine Matt 17:8 · Mark 5:37 · Mark 7:24 · Mark 9:8 · John 5:22 · John 8:15 · John 18:9 · John 18:31 · Acts 5:23 · 1 Cor 1:14 · 2 Cor 5:16 · 2 Cor 7:2 · Phil 2:20 · Jas 1:13 16×
Accusative · Singular · Feminine Mark 6:5 · Luke 4:26 · John 16:29 · John 18:38 · John 19:4 · John 19:11 · Acts 25:18 · 2 Cor 7:5 8×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 8 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist 5 present 3
Voice
active 7 passive 1
Mood
subjunctive 4 indicative 3 infinitive 1
NT Occurrences
Matthew 6:13 εἰσενέγκῃς aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Luke 5:18 εἰσενεγκεῖν aorist active infinitive infinitive Luke 5:19 εἰσενέγκωσιν aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Luke 11:4 εἰσενέγκῃς aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Luke 12:11 εἰσφέρωσιν present active subjunctive subjunctive Acts 17:20 εἰσφέρεις present active indicative ongoing 1 Timothy 6:7 εἰσηνέγκαμεν aorist active indicative completed Hebrews 13:11 εἰσφέρεται present passive indicative ongoing
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
οὐδὲν εἰσηνέγκαμεν 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