Enter, Entering, Entrance

"to come into" (eis, "in," erchomai, "to come"), is frequently rendered "entered" in the RV for AV, "went into," e.g., Matthew 9:25; 21:12; or "go in," e.g., Matthew 7:13; Luke 8:51; "go," Luke 18:25; "was coming in," Acts 10:25 . See COME , No. 2, GO (Notes).

"to enter together," is used in John 6:22 (in the best mss.; see No. 6); 18:15.

(a) "to come in beside" (para, "beside," and No. 1), is rendered "entered" in Romans 5:20 , AV for RV, "came in beside," the meaning being that the Law entered in addition to sin; (b) "to enter" secretly, by stealth, Galatians 2:4 , "came in privily," to accomplish the purposes of the circumcision party. See COME , No. 8. Cp. pareisduo (or, duno), Jude 4 , "crept in privily."

"to go into," found only in the Synoptists and Acts, is translated "to enter," in the RV of Mark 1:21; 6:56; 11:2; Luke 8:16; 11:33 (AV, "come in"); 19:30 (AV, "at your entering"); 22:10; in the following the RV has the verb "to go," for the AV, "to enter," Matthew 15:17; Mark 5:40; 7:15,18,19; in Acts 28:30 , "went," AV, "came;" in Acts 9:28 , RV, "going," AV, "coming;" in the following both AV and RV have the verb "to enter," Mark 4:19; Luke 18:24 (in the best mss.); Acts 3:2; 8:3 . See GO , No. 5.

"to go up" (ana, "up," baino, "to go"), is translated "entered" in 1—Corinthians 2:9 , metaphorically, of "coming" into the mind. In John 21:3 , the best mss. have No. 6. See ARISE , No. 6.

"to go in" (en, "in"), is used only in the Gospels, of "entering" a boat, Matthew 8:23; 9:1; 13:2; 14:22,32; 15:39; Mark 4:1; 5:18; 6:45; 8:10,13; Luke 5:3; 8:22,37; John 6:17 , (in some mss., in ver. 22), 24, RV, "got into the boats," for AV, "took shipping;" John 21:3 (some mss. have No. 5 here); Acts 21:6 (in the best mss.); of stepping into water, John 5:4 (RV omits the verb). See COME , No. 21, GET, No. 5, GO, Note (2), m, STEP, TAKE, Note (3).

"to go upon" (epi, "upon"), is used of "going" on board ship, Acts 21:2; 27:2 , AV, "entering into," RV, "embarking in." See ABOARD , COME , No. 16, SIT, Note.

"to go into" (eis, "into," eimi, "to go"), Acts 3:3; 21:18,26 , AV, "entered;" Hebrews 9:6 , RV, "go in," for AV, "went into." See GO , No. 12.

lit., "a way in" (eis, "in," hodos, "a way"), "an entrance," is used (a) of the "coming" of Christ into the midst of the Jewish nation, Acts 13:24 , RV marg., "entering in;" (b) of "entrance" upon Gospel work in a locality, 1—Thessalonians 1:9; 2:1; (c) of the present "access" of believers into God's presence, Hebrews 10:19 , lit., "for entrance into;" (d) of their "entrance" into Christ's eternal Kingdom, 2—Peter 1:11 . See COMING.