Lexicon
εἰσάγω
eisagō
G1521
G:V Greek

to bring in

11
Occurrences
4
Books
Greek
Language

Eisago describes causing people or things to enter a place or setting, including a city, house, temple, barracks, or the world.

The occurrences consistently describe entry caused by an agent: people are taken into places such as a sacred place, Damascus, a house, a temple, or barracks, while other contexts speak of bringing an object in or bringing the firstborn into the world. The passive forms in Acts 21:37 and Acts 22:24 present the person as the one being taken into the barracks rather than the agent who brings someone else.

Senses in use

  1. Causing entry into a place or setting · dominant

    The active forms describe agents bringing people or things into a destination: Acts 21:28 places Greeks in the sacred place, Acts 9:8 takes Saul into Damascus, and Luke 2:27 has the parents bring the child Jesus into the temple. In Acts 7:45 the fathers bring it in with Joshua, while Hebrews 1:6 speaks of bringing the firstborn into the world. The present passive infinitive in Acts 21:37 presents Paul as about to be taken into the barracks.

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB commonly uses “brought into,” “brought in,” or “bring in” for clauses of entry, as in Acts 9:8, Luke 14:21, and Luke 22:54. In Acts 21:37 and Acts 22:24 it uses “be brought into” for the passive forms.

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