esō · inside

What it means

esō (ἔσω) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “inside”.

Within.

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. In the interior of a place or toward it.
2. What is within a person, their deep self.

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

How it is translated

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

• inside ×5
• inner ×3
• into ×1

Related words

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

Where it appears

• Matthew×1
• Mark×2
• John×1
• Acts×1
• Romans×1
• 1 Corinthians×1
• 2 Corinthians×1
• Ephesians×1

• 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.

• Mark 14:54

  And Peter followed him from a distance, right into the courtyard of the high priest; and he was sitting with the attendants and warming himself at the fire.

• Mark 15:16

  And the soldiers led him away inside the courtyard, which is the praetorium, and they call together the whole cohort.

• John 20:26

  And after eight days his disciples were again inside, and Thomas with them. Jesus comes, though the doors had been locked, and stood in the middle and said, “Peace to you.”

• Acts 5:23

  saying, “We found the prison locked with all security and the guards standing at the doors, but when we opened them, we found no one inside.”

• Romans 7:22

  For I delight in the law of God according to the inner man,

• 1 Corinthians 5:12

  For what business is it of mine to judge those outside? Is it not those inside whom you judge?

• 2 Corinthians 4:16

  Therefore we do not lose heart; but even if our outer person is wasting away, yet our inner person is being renewed day by day.

• Ephesians 3:16

  that he may grant you, according to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened with power through his Spirit in the inner man,