Lexicon
εἰσφέρω
eispherō
G1533
G:V Greek

to bring in

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Greek
Language

eisphero denotes bringing a person or thing into a place, setting, or condition.

The dominant usage concerns bringing something physically into a location: a paralyzed man is brought inside, blood is brought into holy places, and nothing is brought into the world. Other occurrences describe bringing people before authorities or matters to hearers, and bringing someone into temptation.

Senses in use

  1. Bringing into a place or enclosed setting · dominant

    In Luke 5:18 the aorist active infinitive occurs as men seek to bring the paralyzed man in and set him before another person; Luke 5:19 repeats the action when they lower him through the roof into the midst. Hebrews 13:11 has a present passive form for blood brought into holy places, while 1 Timothy 6:7 uses an aorist active indicative for bringing nothing into the world.

  2. Bringing before hearers or authorities · common

    In Acts 17:20 the present active indicative addresses someone bringing strange things to the hearers' ears. In Luke 12:11 the present active subjunctive concerns others bringing people before synagogues, rulers, and authorities.

  3. Bringing into temptation · common

    The aorist active subjunctive in Matthew 6:13 and Luke 11:4 occurs in a request that the addressed party not bring the speakers into temptation. The APB renders the clause with “bring ... into temptation” in Matthew and “lead ... into temptation” in Luke.

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB varies between “bring him in,” “brought into,” bringing matters to ears, and leading into temptation. These renderings present the verse contexts.

Passages featuring this word

Across Scripture