verb
eiseiamō
Greekεἴσειμι (eiseimi)
Strong’sG1524
I go in, enter
stem eisei-4 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books3 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
εἴσ-ειμι
[in LXX for בּוֹא;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G1524 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidice'-i-mee
to enter
Fromfrom G1519 and εἶμι (to go);
King Jamesenter (go) into.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Forms in the New Testament
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| eiseialōεἰσίασιν | happening now · theypresent active indicative 3rd person plural | go | 1× |
| eiseiateεἰσῄει | was happening · he/she/itimperfect active indicative 3rd person singular | went | 2× |
| eiseiarōεἰσιέναι | happening now · the “to …” formpresent active infinitive | go | 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 86, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 3 occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | eiseiamō | eiseiame | eiseiami | eiseiama | eiseiamē | eiseiamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | eiseiasō | eiseiase | eiseiasi | eiseiasa | eiseiasē | eiseiaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | eiseiatō | eiseiate2×εἰσῄει | eiseiati | eiseiata | eiseiatē | eiseiatelē |
| we 1st person plural | eiseianō | eiseiane | eiseiani | eiseiana | eiseianē | eiseianelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | eiseiavō | eiseiave | eiseiavi | eiseiava | eiseiavē | eiseiavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | eiseialō1×εἰσίασιν | eiseiale | eiseiali | eiseiala | eiseialē | eiseialelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | eiseiameiō | eiseiameia | eiseiameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | eiseiaseiō | eiseiaseia | eiseiaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | eiseiateiō | eiseiateia | eiseiateiē |
| we 1st person plural | eiseianeiō | eiseianeia | eiseianeiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | eiseiaveiō | eiseiaveia | eiseiaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | eiseialeiō | eiseialeia | eiseialeiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | eiseiasōr | eiseiasar | eiseiasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | eiseiatōr | eiseiatar | eiseiatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | eiseiavōr | eiseiavar | eiseiavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | eiseialōr | eiseialar | eiseialēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | eiseiamoiō | eiseiamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | eiseiasoiō | eiseiasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | eiseiatoiō | eiseiatoia |
| we 1st person plural | eiseianoiō | eiseianoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | eiseiavoiō | eiseiavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | eiseialoiō | eiseialoia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, 1 occurrence
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | eiseiarō1×εἰσιέναι | eiseiari | eiseiara | eiseiarē |
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 | eiseiarōtos | eiseiaritos | eiseiaratos | eiseiarētos |
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
eisei 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
4 occurrences, every one of them listed
eiseialō“go”happening now · theypresent active indicative 3rd person plural1×
Hebrews 9:6“go”Houteiu de houtōs kataskeuazirēteiu, eis men tan prōtan skēnan dia pantou eiseialō tois hierevois tain latreiain epitelarōtois,When everything had been prepared in this way, the priests entered regularly into the first room to perform their sacred duties.
eiseiate“went”was happening · he/she/itimperfect active indicative 3rd person singular2×
Acts 21:18“went in”ta de epeiarōta eiseiate tos Paulos sun ni pros Iakōbon, pantois tē paraginela tois presbuterois.The next day Paul went in with us to see James, and all the elders were present.
Acts 21:26“went”tote tos Paulos paralambaratos toin anēroin ta echerōta hēmera sun autoi hagniziratos eiseiate eis tem hierem, diangellarōtos tan ekplērōsian taiu hēmeraiu tou hagnismou heōs hou prosferita huper henou hekastou autoiu tas prosforas.So the next day Paul took the men and purified himself along with them. Then he entered the temple to give notice of the date when their purification would be complete and the offering would be made for each of them.
eiseiarō“go”happening now · the “to …” formpresent active infinitive1×
Acts 3:3“go”hos horaratos Petron kai Iōannon mellarōtoin eiseiarō eis tem hierem erōtate eleēmosunan lambara.When he saw Peter and John about to enter, he asked them for money.