verb
eisagamō
Strong’sG1521
I lead in, bring in
stem eisag-11 times in the New Testamentin 4 of 27 books6 forms occur
What it means
What the word means, in the words of the lexicons out of copyright — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones, wherever each has an entry for it.
εἰσ-άγω
[in LXX chiefly for בּוֹא, hi.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G1521 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
Ionic dialect imperfect ἐσάγεσκον Refs 5th c.BC+: perfect -αγήοχα Epist. Philipp. cited in Refs 4th c.BC+: perfect passive ἐσῆγμαι Refs 5th c.BC+:—lead in or into, especially into one's dwelling, introduce, with doubleaccusative, αὐτοὺς εἰσῆγον θεῖον δόμον Refs 8th c.BC+; Κρήτην εἰσήγαγ᾽ ἑταίρους he led his comrades to Crete,Refs 5th c.BC+; ὅταν σε καιρὸς εἰσάγῃ, ={ὅταν καιρὸς ᾖ σὲ εἰσιέναι}, Refs 5th c.BC+:—middle, admit forces into a city, Refs 5th c.BC+; take in with one, introduce into a league or conspiracy, Ὀτάνης ἐσάγεται Ἰνταφρένεα Refs 5th c.BC+:— passive, τὴν θερμότητα εἰσάγεσθαι εἰς τοὺς πόρους Refs 4th c.BC+
2 ἐσαγαγεῖν or ἐσαγαγέσθαι γυναῖκα to lead a wife into one's house, Refs 5th c.BC+
3 bring in, σῖτον Refs 5th c.BC+; import, οἶνον Ἀθήναζε κατ᾽ ἐμπορίαν Refs 4th c.BC+:—middle, εἰσάγεσθαι καὶ ἐξάγεσθαι Refs 5th c.BC+ —passive, εἰσαγόμενα καὶ ἐξαγ. imports and exports, Refs 5th c.BC+
4 εἰ. εἰς τοὺς φράτερας introduce a child to the members of one's φρατρία, Refs 5th c.BC+; τινὰς ἐς σπονδάς secure their adhesion, Refs 5th c.BC+; ἰατρὸν εἰσάγειν τινί call in a physician for another, Refs 5th c.BC+:—middle, of the physician himself when ill, εἰσάγεσθαι ἄλλους ἰατρούς Refs 4th c.BC+
5 introduce new customs, Refs 5th c.BC+; τελετὰς πονηράς Refs 5th c.BC+; εἰ. τὰ εἴδη the doctrineofideas, Refs 4th c.BC+
6 δούλιον εἰσᾶγον αἶσαν, for δ. ἆγον εἰς αἶσαν, Refs 4th c.BC+
II bring in, bring forward, especially on the stage, χορόν Refs 5th c.BC+; of an orator, εἰ. σεαυτὸν ποιόν τινα Refs 4th c.BC+; represent in art, Refs 1st c.AD+
II.2 εἰ. τινὰ εἰς τὴν βουλήν bring a culprit before the Council, Refs 5th c.BC+
II.3 aslaw-term, εἰ. δίκην or γραφήν to bring a cause into court, of the prosecutor, Refs 4th c.BC+; also of the εἰσαγωγεύς II, Refs 5th c.BC+; οἱ δὲ θεσμοθέται εἰσαγόντων εἰς τὴν Ἡλιαίαν Legal cited in Refs 4th c.BC+
II.3.b εἰ. τινά bring forward the case of an officer at the εὔθυναι (which see), Refs 4th c.BC+: generally, bring a person into court, prosecute, Refs 5th c.BC+; in full, εἰ. εἰς δικαστήριονRefs
II.4 pay in, τὴν τιμὴν ἐπὶ τὴν δημοσίαν τράπεζαν Refs 3rd c.BC+
II.5 enter, register, Refs
III introduce to a subject, instruct:—passive, εἰσαγόμενοι, οἱ, beginners, Refs 1st c.AD+
IV intransitive, enter, Refs 8th c.BC+
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
Translated as
Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.
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Biblang forms
What the New Testament actually uses, first — the whole system this verb is built from is one click further down.
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| eisagataεἰσήγαγεν | happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular | brought | 3× |
| eisagalaεἰσήγαγον | happened · theyaorist active indicative 3rd person plural | brought | 3× |
| eisagateiaεἰσαγάγῃ | happened · he/she/itaorist active subjunctive 3rd person singular | brings | 1× |
| eisagasarεἰσάγαγε | happened · youaorist active imperative 2nd person singular | bring in | 1× |
| eisagorōεἰσάγεσθαι | happening now · the “to …” formpresent middle or passive infinitive | brought | 2× |
| eisagaraεἰσαγαγεῖν | happened · the “to …” formaorist active infinitive | brought in | 1× |
Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.
Every form the system can build — all 140, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 6 occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | eisagamō | eisagame | eisagami | eisagama | eisagamē | eisagamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | eisagasō | eisagase | eisagasi | eisagasa | eisagasē | eisagaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | eisagatō | eisagate | eisagati | eisagata3×εἰσήγαγεν | eisagatē | eisagatelē |
| we 1st person plural | eisaganō | eisagane | eisagani | eisagana | eisaganē | eisaganelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | eisagavō | eisagave | eisagavi | eisagava | eisagavē | eisagavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | eisagalō | eisagale | eisagali | eisagala3×εἰσήγαγον | eisagalē | eisagalelē |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | eisagomō | eisagome | eisagomē | eisagomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | eisagosō | eisagose | eisagosē | eisagoselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | eisagotō | eisagote | eisagotē | eisagotelē |
| we 1st person plural | eisagonō | eisagone | eisagonē | eisagonelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | eisagovō | eisagove | eisagovē | eisagovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | eisagolō | eisagole | eisagolē | eisagolelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, 1 occurrence
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | eisagameiō | eisagameia | eisagameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | eisagaseiō | eisagaseia | eisagaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | eisagateiō | eisagateia1×εἰσαγάγῃ | eisagateiē |
| we 1st person plural | eisaganeiō | eisaganeia | eisaganeiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | eisagaveiō | eisagaveia | eisagaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | eisagaleiō | eisagaleia | eisagaleiē |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | eisagomeiō | eisagomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | eisagoseiō | eisagoseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | eisagoteiō | eisagoteiē |
| we 1st person plural | eisagoneiō | eisagoneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | eisagoveiō | eisagoveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | eisagoleiō | eisagoleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, 1 occurrence
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | eisagasōr | eisagasar1×εἰσάγαγε | eisagasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | eisagatōr | eisagatar | eisagatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | eisagavōr | eisagavar | eisagavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | eisagalōr | eisagalar | eisagalēr |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | eisagosōr | eisagosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | eisagotōr | eisagotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | eisagovōr | eisagovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | eisagolōr | eisagolēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | eisagamoiō | eisagamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | eisagasoiō | eisagasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | eisagatoiō | eisagatoia |
| we 1st person plural | eisaganoiō | eisaganoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | eisagavoiō | eisagavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | eisagaloiō | eisagaloia |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | eisagomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | eisagosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | eisagotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | eisagonoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | eisagovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | eisagoloiō |
The “to …” form — infinitive, 3 occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | eisagarō | eisagari | eisagara1×εἰσαγαγεῖν | eisagarē |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | eisagorō2×εἰσάγεσθαι | eisagorē |
Used as an adjective — participle, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | eisagarōntos | eisagarintos | eisagarantos | eisagarēntos |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | eisagorōntos | eisagorēntos |
Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.
How every form is built — the slots that make them
eisag is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
11 occurrences, every one of them listed
eisagata“brought”happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular3×
John 18:16… archierevou kai legata ta thurōra kai eisagata ton Petron.… and spoke to the doorkeeper, and brought Peter in.
Acts 21:28… pantachē didaskarōntos, ēti tē kai Hellēnoin eisagata eis tem hierem kai koinatē ton …… against this place. Furthermore, he has brought Greeks into the temple and defiled …
Acts 21:29… hon nomizale hoti eis tem hierem eisagata tos Paulos.… and they assumed that Paul had brought him into the temple.
eisagala“brought”happened · theyaorist active indicative 3rd person plural3×
Luke 22:54“brought”Sullabarantois de auton agala kai eisagala eis tan oikian tou archierevou; tos …Then they seized Jesus, led Him away, and took Him into the house of the high priest …
Acts 7:45han kai eisagala diadecherantois tois patrois nu meta Iēsu …And our fathers who received it brought it in with Joshua when they dispossessed the …
Acts 9:8“brought”… autou oudenem blepate; cheiragōgarōntois de auton eisagala eis Damaskan.… he opened his eyes he could not see a thing. So they led him by the hand into Damascus.
eisagateia“brings”happened · he/she/itaorist active subjunctive 3rd person singular1×
Hebrews 1:6hotan de palin eisagateia ton prōtotokon eis tan oikoumenan, legatō; …And again, when God brings His firstborn into the world, He …
eisagasar“bring in”happened · youaorist active imperative 2nd person singular1×
Luke 14:21… kai anapēroin kai tufloin kai chōloin eisagasar hōde.… and alleys of the city, and bring in the poor, the crippled, the blind …
eisagorō“brought”happening now · the “to …” formpresent middle or passive infinitive2×
Acts 21:37“brought”Mellarōntos tē eisagorō eis tan parembolan tos Paulos legatō …… to take Paul into the barracks, he asked …
Acts 22:24keleuata tos chiliarchos eisagorō auton eis tan parembolan, legarantos mastigai …the commander ordered that Paul be brought into the barracks. He directed that …
eisagara“brought in”happened · the “to …” formaorist active infinitive1×
Luke 2:27… eis tem hierem; kai en te eisagara toin gonevoin tem paidiem Iēsun teu …… temple courts. And when the parents brought in the child Jesus to do for …