εἰσάγω

English (LSJ)

[ᾰ], Ion. impf.

   A ἐσάγεσκον Hdt.1.196: pf. -αγήοχα Epist. Philipp. ap. D.18.39: pf. Pass. ἐσῆγμαι Hdt.2.49:—lead in or into, esp. into one's dwelling, introduce, c. dupl.acc., αὐτοὺς εἰσῆγον θεῖον δόμον Od.4.43; Κρήτην εἰσήγαγ' ἑταίρους he led his comrades to Crete, 3.191; ἐς. τινὰ ἐς.. Hdt.1.196, etc.: c. dat., τινὰ δόμοις E.Alc.1112 codd.; εἰ. ψυχᾷ χάριν Id.Hipp.526(lyr.); ὅταν σε καιρὸς εἰσάγῃ, = ὅταν καιρὸς ᾖ σὲ εἰσιέναι, S.El.39; νὺξ εἰ. πόνον Id.Tr.29:—Med., admit forces into a city, Th.8.16,108; take in with one, introduce into a league or conspiracy, Ὀτάνης ἐσάγεται Ἰνταφρένεα Hdt.3.70:— Pass., τὴν θερμότητα εἰσάγεσθαι εἰς τοὺς πόρους Thphr.Ign.38.    2 ἐσαγαγεῖν or ἐσαγαγέσθαι γυναῖκα to lead a wife into one's house, Hdt. 5.40,6.63.    3 bring in, σῖτον Th.4.26; import, οἶνον Ἀθήναζε κατ' ἐμπορίαν D.35.35:—Med., εἰσάγεσθαι καὶ ἐξάγεσθαι X.Ath.2.3, cf.D. 18.145; εἰ. ὧν ἐνδεεῖς Arist.Pol.1257a32:—Pass., εἰσαγόμενα καὶ ἐξαγ. imports and exports, Id.Rh.1359b22, cf. Hdt.3.6, SIG37 (Teos, v B.C.).    4 εἰ. εἰς τοὺς φράτερας introduce a child to the members of one's φρατρία, Lys.30.2 (Pass.), Is.3.75, cf. D.57.54; εἰς Κήρυκας And.1.127; εἰ. τινὰς εἰς τὴν πολιτείαν Arist.Pol.1308a8; τινὰς ἐς σπονδάς secure their adhesion, Th.5.35; ἰατρὸν εἰσάγειν τινί call in a physician for another, X.Mem.2.4.3, cf. D.47.67:—Med., of the physician himself when ill, εἰσάγεσθαι ἄλλους ἰατρούς Arist.Pol.1287a41.    5 introduce new customs, Hdt.2.49 (Pass.); τελετὰς πονηράς E. Ba.260; σόφισμα Id.Ph.1408; δεινότατον ἔθος εἰς τὴν πολιτείαν D.19.2; εἰ. τὰ εἴδη the doctrineofideas, Arist.EN1096a13; αὐλὸν καὶ ῥυθμὸν εἰς τὸν πόλεμον ἀντὶ σάλπιγγος Plb.4.20.6.    6 δούλιον εἰσᾶγον αἶσαν, for δ. ἆγον εἰς αἶσαν, A.Ch.77(lyr.).    II bring in, bring forward, esp. on the stage, χορόν Ar.Ach.II; Ἥραν ἠλλοιωμένην Pl.R. 381d; δράματα Id.Ap.35b, cf. Luc.Hist.Conscr.58; of an orator, εἰ. σεαυτὸν ποιόν τινα Arist.Rh.1417b7; represent in art, Corn.ND28, al. (Pass.).    2 εἰ. τινὰ εἰς τὴν βουλήν bring a culprit before the Council, X.HG7.3.5, etc.    3 aslaw-term, εἰ. δίκην or γραφήν to bring a cause into court, of the prosecutor, A.Eu.580,582, cf. D.24.10, PHal.1.125, etc.; ὑπόθεσιν OG1669.41 (Egypt, i A.D.); also of the εἰσαγωγεύς II, Antipho6.42, IG12(7).3.40 (Arcesine), etc.; οἱ δὲ θεσμοθέται εἰσαγόντων εἰς τὴν Ἡλιαίαν Lexap.D.21.47.    b εἰ. τινά bring forward the case of an officer at the εὔθυναι (q.v.), D.18.117 : generally, bring a person into court, prosecute, Pl.Ap.25c,al.; in full, εἰ. εἰς δικαστήριον ib.29a, Grg.521c (Pass.), cf. Lg.910e,al.    4 pay in, τὴν τιμὴν ἐπὶ τὴν δημοσίαν τράπεζαν IG22.1013.28 ; ἀργύριον PHib.46.18 (iii B.C.), etc.    5 enter, register, POxy.1535.8 (Pass.), etc.    III introduce to a subject, instruct:—Pass., εἰσαγόμενοι, οἱ, beginners, Ph.1.175, Gal.Libr.Propr.Prooem., etc.    IV intr., enter, Sch.T.Il.6.252.