Greek word · G3919
παρεισάγω
pareisagō
to introduce
To bring in alongside, introduce (something besides what is already there). It often carries the sense of introducing something covertly or under false pretences.
Appears once in the Greek New Testament. ·
What it means
παρ-εισ-άγω
1. to lead in by one's side, bring forward, introduce.
2. In late writers, to introduce or bring in secretly: 2 Peter 2:1.†
(AS)
From G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), via STEPBible.org (CC BY 4.0).
In depth
- Range of meaning
To bring in alongside, introduce (something besides what is already there). It often carries the sense of introducing something covertly or under false pretences.
- Against the English
'Secretly/privily bring in' (BSB, KJV, WEB, ESV, NASB) and 'cleverly teach' (NLT) give the stealth. YLT's 'bring in besides' keeps the literal 'alongside' idea.
- Used elsewhere in the period
The related adjective appears in Gal 2:4: 'false brothers secretly brought in' (pareisaktous). Jude 4 uses a related verb, pareisdyō: 'certain people have crept in'.
Similar words
Where it appears
2 Peter · 1
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2 Peter 2:1 παρεισάξουσιν will stealthily introduce
Now there were also false prophets among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you. They will secretly introduce destructive heresies, even denying the Master who bought them—bringing swift destruction on themselves.
Here: Literally 'bring in alongside'. The picture is of something slipped in next to the genuine article so that it goes unnoticed. The stealth lies in the method, not necessarily in hiding the teachers themselves.
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