adverb
esō
Greekἔσω (esō)
Strong’sG2080
within, inside
stem esō-9 times in the New Testamentin 8 of 27 books
Translated as
What it means
ἔσω, Ion. and old Att.. form of εἴσω
(< εἰς),
adv.,[in LXX for פְנִימָה etc.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2080 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saides'-o
inside (as preposition or adjective)
Fromfrom G1519;
King James(with-)in(-ner, -to, -ward).
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
This word never changes. It is spelled the same wherever it appears, so there is nothing to learn beyond the word itself.
Where it appears
9 occurrences, every one of them listed
esō9×
Matthew 26:58“in”tos de Petros akolouthate auto apo makrothen heōs tau aulau tou archierevou, kai eisercharatos esō kathete meta toiu hupēretoiu horara tem telem.But Peter followed Him at a distance, right up to the courtyard of the high priest. And he went in and sat down with the guards to see the outcome.
Mark 14:54“inside”kai tos Petros apo makrothen akolouthata auto heōs esō eis tan aulan tou archierevou kai ate sunkatherōtos meta toiu hupēretoiu kai thermainerōtos pros tem fōtem.Peter followed Him at a distance, right into the courtyard of the high priest. And he sat with the officers and warmed himself by the fire.
John 20:26“inside”Kai meta hēmerain oktō palin ale esō tois mathētois autou kai Thōmaos meta autoiu. erchetō tos Iēsus taiu thuraiu kleiirētaiu, kai histanata eis tem mesem kai legata; Eirēnas vi.Eight days later, His disciples were once again inside with the doors locked, and Thomas was with them. Jesus came and stood among them and said, “Peace be with you.”
Acts 5:23“inside”legarōtois hoti Tem desmōtēriem heuriskana kleiirētem en panta asfaleia kai toin fulaxoin histanarētoin epi taiu thuraiu, anoigaratois de esō oudenon heuriskana.“We found the jail securely locked, with the guards posted at the doors; but when we opened them, we found no one inside.”
Romans 7:22“inner”sunēdemō gar to nomo tou theou kata ton esō anthrōpon,For in my inner being I delight in God’s law.
1 Corinthians 5:12“inside”tinem gar mi toin exō krinarō? ouchi toin esō vis krinavō,What business of mine is it to judge those outside the church? Are you not to judge those inside?
2 Corinthians 4:16“inner”Dio ouk enkakanō, alla ei kai tos exō nu anthrōpos diaftheiritō, alla tos esō nu anakainitō hēmera kai hēmera.Therefore we do not lose heart. Though our outer self is wasting away, yet our inner self is being renewed day by day.
Ephesians 3:16“inner”hina dōateia vi kata tem ploutem tau doxau autou dunamia krataiira dia teu pneumeu autou eis ton esō anthrōpon,I ask that out of the riches of His glory He may strengthen you with power through His Spirit in your inner being,
Mark 15:16“into”Tois de stratiōtois apagala auton esō tau aulau, hem atō praitōriem, kai sunkalalō holan tan speiran.Then the soldiers led Jesus away into the palace (that is, the Praetorium) and called the whole company together.