to enter
eiseimi describes going into a person’s setting or a sacred place, including the priests’ continual approach to the first tent.
The attested use describes movement into a setting: Paul goes in with others to James and enters the temple, Peter and John are about to go into the sacred place, and priests continually go into the first tent.
Senses in use
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Going into a setting or sacred place · dominant
In Acts 21:18, the imperfect active indicative form occurs as Paul goes in with others to James; in Acts 21:26, the same form marks his movement into the temple during purification. The present forms describe Peter and John as about to go into the sacred place in Acts 3:3 and priests continually going into the first tent in Hebrews 9:6; the APB renders these clauses with “enter” or “went in.”
In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB uses “went in” for the clause in Acts 21:18 and “enter” or “entering” language in the other verses. These renderings confirm the clauses’ movement into a setting rather than establish separate meanings.