εἰσάγω
eisagō
to bring in
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
ExploredThe Greek word εἰσάγω (eisagō) is defined as "to bring in." It is used a total of 11 times throughout the Bible. This verb suggests movement from outside to inside, implying a change in location, position, or status. Its meaning can range from introducing or admitting someone into a space or community to incorporating or assimilating them into a particular group or system. In its various occurrences, εἰσάγω appears to be used in contexts involving acceptance, inclusion, or introduction. For example, it might describe leading someone into the presence of someone else, as in introducing a guest to a host. Alternatively, it could suggest the acceptance or recognition of someone within a community or organization. Given its relatively frequent usage, the word εἰσάγω holds significance in highlighting the importance of inclusion, acceptance, and recognition in various social, cultural, or institutional contexts within the Bible.
Source data & methodology
Occurrences in Scripture
11 total occurrences across the text
He came in the Spirit into the temple. When the parents brought in the child, Jesus, that they might do concerning him according to the custom of the law,
Luke 14:21“That servant came, and told his lord these things. Then the master of the house, being angry, said to his servant, ‘Go out quickly into the streets and lanes of the city, and bring in the poor, maimed, blind, and lame.’
Luke 22:54They seized him, and led him away, and brought him into the high priest’s house. But Peter followed from a distance.
John 18:16but Peter was standing at the door outside. So the other disciple, who was known to the high priest, went out and spoke to her who kept the door, and brought in Peter.
Acts 7:45which also our fathers, in their turn, brought in with Joshua when they entered into the possession of the nations, whom God drove out before the face of our fathers, to the days of David,
Acts 9:8Saul arose from the ground, and when his eyes were opened, he saw no one. They led him by the hand, and brought him into Damascus.
Acts 21:28crying out, “Men of Israel, help! This is the man who teaches all men everywhere against the people, and the law, and this place. Moreover, he also brought Greeks into the temple, and has defiled this holy place!”
Acts 21:29For they had seen Trophimus, the Ephesian, with him in the city, and they supposed that Paul had brought him into the temple.
Acts 21:37As Paul was about to be brought into the barracks, he asked the commanding officer, “May I speak to you?” He said, “Do you know Greek?
Acts 22:24the commanding officer commanded him to be brought into the barracks, ordering him to be examined by scourging, that he might know for what crime they shouted against him like that.
Hebrews 1:6When he again brings in the firstborn into the world he says, “Let all the angels of God worship him.”