ἔσω
esō
in/inner/inwardly
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
SupportedThe Greek word ἔσω (esō) appears nine times in the Bible, and its definition is "in," "inner," or "inwardly." This word likely indicates a spatial or figurative relationship between the speaker and something else, such as a location or a state of being. In other words, ἔσω suggests a sense of interiority or closeness. The occurrences of ἔσω in the Bible do not reveal a specific or consistent range of usage, which means its meaning can be applied to different contexts. For instance, it could describe a location (inner place), a state of mind (inner turmoil), or an emotional experience (feeling something inwardly). Without more information, it's difficult to pinpoint a particular significance of this word beyond its function as an adverb or preposition. However, its presence does convey a sense of nuance and depth, often drawing attention to the complexity of an emotion or experience.
Source data & methodology
Occurrences in Scripture
9 total occurrences across the text
But Peter followed him from a distance, to the court of the high priest, and entered in and sat with the officers, to see the end.
Mark 14:54Peter had followed him from a distance, until he came into the court of the high priest. He was sitting with the officers, and warming himself in the light of the fire.
Mark 15:16The soldiers led him away within the court, which is the Praetorium; and they called together the whole cohort.
John 20:26After eight days again his disciples were inside and Thomas was with them. Jesus came, the doors being locked, and stood in the middle, and said, “Peace be to you.”
Acts 5:23“We found the prison shut and locked, and the guards standing before the doors, but when we opened them, we found no one inside!”
Romans 7:22For I delight in God’s law after the inward man,
1 Corinthians 5:12For what do I have to do with also judging those who are outside? Don’t you judge those who are within?
2 Corinthians 4:16Therefore we don’t faint, but though our outward man is decaying, yet our inward man is renewed day by day.
Ephesians 3:16that he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, that you may be strengthened with power through his Spirit in the inner person,