εἰσφέρωeisphérō
to carry inward (literally or figuratively)
Greek (New Testament) · G1533
Meanings
to bring in, into: with acc person, Luke 5:18, Luke 5:19; followed by εἰς, Matthew 6:13, Luke 11:4; ἐπί, Luke 12:11; with acc rei, followed by εἰς, 1 Timothy 6:7; passive, Hebrews 13:11.
Same root
- εἰςeis · G1519to or into (indicating the point reached or entered), of place, time, or (figuratively) purpose (result, etc.); also in adverbial phrases
- φέρωphérō · G5342to "bear" or carry (in a very wide application, literally and figuratively, as follows)
- παρεισφέρωpareisphérō · G3923to bear in alongside, i.e. introduce simultaneously
Where it appears
Appears 8 times in the Bible.
- Matthew 6:13 And don’t let us yield to temptation, but rescue us from the evil one.
- Luke 5:18 Some men came carrying a paralyzed man on a sleeping mat. They tried to take him inside to Jesus,
- Luke 5:19 but they couldn’t reach him because of the crowd. So they went up to the roof and took off some tiles. Then they lowered the sick man on his mat down into the crowd, right in front of Jesus.
- Luke 11:4 and forgive us our sins, as we forgive those who sin against us. And don’t let us yield to temptation.”
- Luke 12:11 “And when you are brought to trial in the synagogues and before rulers and authorities, don’t worry about how to defend yourself or what to say,
- Acts 17:20 “You are saying some rather strange things, and we want to know what it’s all about.”
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.