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εἴσοδος

eísodos

G1529 noun

SILEX Entry

Definition

The act or place of entering; entry or entrance, both in a literal sense (physical access or passage into a place) and in extended/figurative senses (such as introduction or beginning of an event or state). Used to denote the point or means of entry, arrival, or access to a space or circumstance. Contextually, may refer to the process of coming into a group or the inception of an undertaking.

Semantic Range

entrance (physical or figurative), point or means of entry, coming in, access, arrival, introduction, beginning

Root / Etymology

Compound of εἰς ('into') and ὁδός ('way, road'), meaning literally 'a way into' or 'an entry way'.

Historical & Contextual Notes

In classical and Hellenistic Greek, εἴσοδος commonly referred to a physical entrance or access point, such as a gate, path or doorway. In the Septuagint, it can designate an entryway to a building (e.g., temple) or a region. In the New Testament, εἴσοδος can denote a literal entrance (e.g., a city gate) and, metaphorically, a person's coming or arrival (1 Thess 1:9) or the commencement of a mission or ministry (cf. Paul's use regarding his own or others' arrival/appearance among a community). The English translations “coming” or “entrance” generally reflect the principal senses but may obscure the specific nuance of access, approach, or introduction present in Greek. εἴσοδος is distinct from ἔξοδος ('exit, departure') and sometimes juxtaposed to express the ideas of entry and exit, arrival and departure ('entrance and exodus'). No distinct religious sense is present in the term itself.

Translation Consistency

primary "entrance" 5 occurrences

The SILEX range and existing P2 renderings consistently use the noun 'entrance' to cover physical and figurative entry, access, arrival, and beginning. 'Entrance' is natural English, fits the common usage in the text, and covers the typical senses without forcing a different register (e.g., 'entry' or the verb 'enter').

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Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

from εἰς and ὁδός; an entrance (literally or figuratively):--coming, enter(-ing) in (to).

Root Family

εἴσοδος (eisodos) — entrance, entry, way into, access, arrival, introduction, beginning

Root εἰσ-οδ- to enter, to go in, to approach

Word Forms

3 distinct forms

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 SIBI-P2 Occurrences
G1529-01 εἴσοδον eisodon N ACC F SG entrance entrance entrance 3
G1529-02 εἴσοδος eisodos N NOM F SG entrance entrance entrance 1
G1529-03 εἰσόδου eisodou N GEN F SG coming of entrance entrance 1

Occurrences in Scripture

5 occurrences

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 SIBI-P2
G1529-03 Acts 13:24 εἰσόδου eisodou N GEN F SG coming of entrance entrance
G1529-01 1 Thessalonians 1:9 εἴσοδον eisodon N ACC F SG entrance entrance entrance
G1529-01 1 Thessalonians 2:1 εἴσοδον eisodon N ACC F SG entrance entrance entrance
G1529-01 Hebrews 10:19 εἴσοδον eisodon N ACC F SG entrance entrance entrance
G1529-02 2 Peter 1:11 εἴσοδος eisodos N NOM F SG entrance entrance entrance
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