eiserchomai · enter, go in

What it means

eiserchomai (εἰσέρχομαι) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “enter, go in”.

Come in.

How to say it

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

1. To go into a house, a town or a place.
2. To enter something new: the kingdom, life, temptation.

From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)

Word study

Enter. Abbott-Smith: to go in, enter. Formed from εἰς, “into”, and ἔρχομαι, “come, go”.

• To enter a house or a town Luke 10:38Luke 7:36
• To enter the kingdom of God Mark 10:15Matthew 5:20
• “That you may not enter into temptation” Luke 22:40Luke 22:46
• Spirits that enter the pigs Mark 5:13Luke 8:33
• To enter through the gate John 10:1John 10:9

How we translate it

“Enter” 59 times, “entered” 43, “he went” 14, “come” 13, “go in” 10. It is translated “enter” or “go in”, and “come” or “go” where English says so more naturally.

How it is translated

The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.

• enter ×59
• entered ×43
• he went ×14
• come ×13
• go in ×10
• entering ×8
• went in ×8
• came in ×5
• enters ×5
• go ×5
• others ×23

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

• Matthew×36
• Mark×29
• Luke×50
• John×15
• Acts×34
• Romans×2
• 1 Corinthians×2
• Hebrews×17
• James×3
• Revelation×5

• Matthew 2:21

  And he got up, took the child and his mother, and went into the land of Israel.

• Matthew 5:20

  For I tell you that unless your righteousness far exceeds that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will never enter into the kingdom of heaven.

• Matthew 6:6

  But you, when you pray, go into your inner room and, having shut your door, pray to your Father who is in secret; and your Father who sees in secret will repay you.

• Matthew 7:13

  “Enter through the narrow gate; for wide is the gate and spacious the way that leads to destruction, and many are those who enter through it;

• Matthew 7:21

  “Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter into the kingdom of heaven, but the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven.

• Matthew 8:5

  When he had entered Capernaum, a centurion came to him, pleading with him

• Matthew 8:8

  And the centurion answered and said, “Lord, I am not worthy to have you come under my roof; but only say a word, and my servant will be healed.

• Matthew 9:25

  But when the crowd had been put out, he went in and took hold of her hand, and the girl got up.

• Matthew 10:5

  These twelve Jesus sent out, instructing them, saying, “Do not go off onto a road of the nations, and do not enter into a town of Samaritans;

• Matthew 10:11

  And whatever town or village you enter, find out who in it is worthy, and stay there until you leave.

• Matthew 10:12

  As you enter the house, greet it.

• Matthew 12:4

  how he entered into the house of God and they ate the bread of the presentation, which it was not lawful for him to eat, nor for those with him, except for the priests alone?

• Matthew 12:29

  Or how can anyone enter into the strong man’s house and carry off his goods, unless he first binds the strong man? And then he will plunder his house.

• Matthew 12:45

  Then it goes and takes with it seven other spirits more evil than itself, and they go in and live there; and the last state of that man becomes worse than the first. So it will be also with this evil generation.”

• Matthew 15:11

  it is not what goes into the mouth that defiles the person, but what comes out of the mouth, this defiles the person.”

• Matthew 18:3

  and said, “Truly I tell you, unless you turn and become like children, you will never enter into the kingdom of heaven.

• Matthew 18:8

  And if your hand or your foot causes you to stumble, cut it off and throw it from you; it is better for you to enter into life maimed or lame than having two hands or two feet to be thrown into the eternal fire.

• Matthew 18:9

  And if your eye causes you to stumble, tear it out and throw it from you; it is better for you to enter into life with one eye than having two eyes to be thrown into fiery Gehenna.

• Matthew 19:17

  And he said to him, “Why do you ask me about what is good? There is one who is good. But if you want to enter into life, keep the commandments.”

• Matthew 19:23

  And Jesus said to his disciples, “Truly I tell you that a rich man will enter into the kingdom of heaven with difficulty.

• Matthew 19:24

  And again I tell you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.”

• Matthew 21:10

  And when he entered into Jerusalem, the whole city was shaken, saying, “Who is this?”

• Matthew 21:12

  And Jesus entered into the temple and drove out all those who were selling and buying in the temple, and he overturned the tables of the money changers and the seats of those who sold doves.

• Matthew 22:11

  But when the king came in to look at the guests, he saw there a man not wearing a wedding garment.

• Matthew 22:12

  And he says to him, ‘Friend, how did you come in here without having a wedding garment?’ But he was speechless.

• Matthew 23:13

  But woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, because you shut the kingdom of heaven in front of people; for you do not go in, nor do you allow those who are going in to go in.

• Matthew 24:38

  For as in the days before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day Noah went into the ark,

• Matthew 25:10

  And while they were going away to buy, the bridegroom came, and those who were ready went in with him to the wedding feast, and the door was shut.

• Matthew 25:21

  His master said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful slave; you were faithful over a few things, I will put you in charge of many things; enter into the joy of your master.’

• Matthew 25:23

  His master said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful slave; you were faithful over a few things, I will put you in charge of many things; enter into the joy of your master.’

• Matthew 26:41

  Keep watch and pray, so that you may not come into temptation; the spirit is willing, but the flesh weak.”

• Matthew 26:58

  And Peter was following him from a distance as far as the courtyard of the high priest, and going inside, he sat with the attendants to see the outcome.

• Matthew 27:53

  and coming out of the tombs after his resurrection, they went into the holy city and appeared to many.

• Mark 1:45

  But he went out and began to proclaim it freely and to spread the word, so that he could no longer enter a town openly, but was out in deserted places; and they kept coming to him from everywhere.

• Mark 2:1

  And when he came back into Capernaum after some days, it was heard that he was at home.

• Mark 2:26

  how he entered into the house of God in the time of Abiathar the high priest and ate the bread of the presentation, which it is not lawful to eat except for the priests, and gave it also to those who were with him?”

• Mark 3:1

  And he went again into a synagogue, and a man was there who had a withered hand.

• Mark 3:27

  But no one can enter into the strong man’s house and plunder his goods unless he first ties up the strong man, and then he will plunder his house.

• Mark 5:12

  and they begged him, saying, “Send us into the pigs, so that we may enter into them.”

• Mark 5:13

  And he gave them permission. And coming out, the unclean spirits entered into the pigs, and the herd, about two thousand, rushed down the steep bank into the sea, and they were drowning in the sea.

And 153 more times.