- εἴσοδος
- εἴσοδος, ου, ἡ (Hom. et al.; ins, pap, LXX, TestSol; GrBar 4:15 [Christ.]; Just., Mel.)① place of entering, entrance (Od. 10, 90 et al.; Herm. Wr. 1, 22. So mostly ins, pap; Judg 1:24f; 4 Km 23:11; Jos., Bell. 5, 220, Ant. 15, 347) of Christ μία εἴσοδός ἐστι πρὸς τὸν κύριον (this) is the only entrance to the Lord Hs 9, 12, 6 (εἴς. πρός w. acc. as Philo, Fuga 183).② act of arriving at a destination, entrance, access (Hdt. 1, 118; X., Hell. 4, 4, 7; EpArist 120; Philo, Deus Imm. 132; Jos., Bell. 5, 346; 1 Km 29:6; Ps 120:8; PsSol) τῶν ἁγίων (s. ἅγιος 2b) (in) to the sanctuary Hb 10:19. As festive metaphor, εἰς τὴν αἰώνιον βασιλείαν 2 Pt 1:11. Abs. πρὸ προσώπου τῆς εἰσόδου αὐτοῦ before his coming Ac 13:24 (cp. Mal 3:1).③ act of finding acceptance, acceptance εἴσοδον ἔχειν πρός τινα receive a welcome fr. someone 1 Th 1:9; cp. 2:1 (cp. the Lat. pap POxy 32, 14 [II A.D.] ideo peto a te ut habeat introitum at te=therefore I ask that he be granted the right of admittance to you; Dssm., LO 164 [LAE 198] and M-M. s.v.; M. Ant. 5, 19 τὰ πράγματα … οὐδ. ἔχει εἴσοδον πρὸς ψυχήν); but εἴ. can also mean visit (Eur., Andr. 930, 952) here.—M-M. TW.
Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά παλαιοχριστιανική Λογοτεχνία. 2015.