Infiltrated
παρείσακτοςStrong’s G3920pareisaktos
Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament
In short
Pareisaktos is the Greek word usually translated “brought in secretly”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.
“And that because of false brethren unawares brought in, who came in privily to spy out our liberty which we have in Christ Jesus, that they might bring us into bondage:”
Meaning
Usually translated “brought in secretly”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- brought in secretly 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Galatians 1
1 book in all.
Explore in Scripture
Greek dictionary
παρείσακτος pareisaktos · infiltrated
παρ-είσ-ακτος, -ον (παρεισάγω), brought in secretly (as spies or traitors) : Gal.2:4.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “infiltrate” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
INFIL'TRATE, verb intransitive
To enter by penetrating the pores or interstices of a substance.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.