To come in
παρεισέρχομαιStrong’s G3922pareiserchomai
Appears in 2 verses of the New Testament
In short
Pareiserchomai is the Greek word usually translated “entered” and “came in by stealth”. It appears in 2 verses of the New Testament.
“Moreover the law entered, that the offence might abound. But where sin abounded, grace did much more abound:”
Meaning
Usually translated “entered” and “came in by stealth”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- entered 1
- came in by stealth 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Romans 1
- Galatians 1
2 books in all.
Greek dictionary
παρεισέρχομαι pareiserchomai · to come in
παρ-εισ-έρχομαι 1. to come in beside or by the way: Rom.5:20. 2. to come in secretly, steal in: Gal.2:4.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “entered” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
EN'TERED, participle passive
Moved in; come in; pierced; penetrated; admitted; introduced; set down in writing.
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.