#77 · 194× in the NT · verb
εἰσέρχομαι
I go in, I enter
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In the NT
ὥσπερ ὁ ἀρχιερεὺς εἰσέρχεται εἰς τὰ ἅγια
as the high priest enters the holy places
Heb 9:25 · dictionary form
οὐ δύναται εἰσελθεῖν εἰς τὴν βασιλείαν τοῦ θεοῦ
he cannot enter into the kingdom of God
John 3:5 · aorist infinitive
οὐ πᾶς ὁ λέγων μοι κύριε κύριε εἰσελεύσεται εἰς τὴν βασιλείαν τῶν οὐρανῶν
not everyone who says to me ‘Lord, Lord’ will enter the kingdom of the heavens
Matt 7:21 · 3sg future
Morphology
Compound of εἰς + ἔρχομαι · present middle/deponent
Aorist εἰσῆλθον. 1sg present is unattested in the NT; the verse shows 3sg εἰσέρχεται.
εἰς + ἔρχομαι. Aorist εἰσῆλθεν; infinitive εἰσελθεῖν; future εἰσελεύσεται. Present 1sg is unattested; you will see the aorist and infinitive.
Further reading
- Mounce, BBG 4th ed. ch. 18, pp. 187–198 (middle/deponent)
- Smyth §356
- Hildebrandt, Mastering NT Greek ch. 3, p. 25 (CLI)
Mounce pages are the 4th edition (2019 hardcover). Smyth 1920 is public domain. Hildebrandt pages follow the free 2019 CLI PDF.