εἴσοδοςeísodos
an entrance (literally or figuratively)
Greek (New Testament) · G1529
Meanings
1. a means of entering, place of entrance: Hebrews 10:19, 2 Peter 1:11.
2. a going in, entrance: Acts 13:24; with genitive loc., Hebrews 10:19; followed by εἰς, 2 Peter 1:11; πρός, 2 Thessalonians 1:9, 2 Thessalonians 2:1.
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 5 times in the Bible.
- Acts 13:24 Before he came, John the Baptist preached that all the people of Israel needed to repent of their sins and turn to God and be baptized.
- 1 Thessalonians 1:9 for they keep talking about the wonderful welcome you gave us and how you turned away from idols to serve the living and true God.
- 1 Thessalonians 2:1 You yourselves know, dear brothers and sisters, that our visit to you was not a failure.
- Hebrews 10:19 And so, dear brothers and sisters, we can boldly enter heaven’s Most Holy Place because of the blood of Jesus.
- 2 Peter 1:11 Then God will give you a grand entrance into the eternal Kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.