A.enter, go into, οὐδ᾽ Ἀχιλῆος ὀφθαλμοὺς εἴσειμι I will not come before Achilles' eyes, Il.24.463: more freq. with Preps., “οὐκ εἴσειμι μετ᾽ ἀνέρας” Od.18.184; “παρὰ βασιλέα” Hdt.1.99; mostly with εἰς, ἐς τὸ μέγαρον ib.65, etc.; “πρός τινα” S.Ph.953, X.Cyr.2.4.5; ἐσιέναι ἐς σπονδάς enter into a treaty, Th.5.30 : abs., τὸν εἰσιόντα μῆνα the ensuing month, And.1.42; “τὸν εἰσιόντα ἐνιαυτόν” Arist.Ath.31.2, cf. POxy.1278.17 (iii A.D.), etc.
II. of the Chorus or actors, come upon the stage, enter, Pl.Lg.664c; τὸ τοὺς τυράννους..εἰσιέναι take the part of king, D.19.247, cf. Lib.Or.30.28.
III. of public speakers, come into the assembly, “εἰς ἀγοράν” D.24.60; “καθ᾽ ὅτι ἂν ἐσίῃ ἡ πρεσβεία” Th.4.118; of judges, come into court, “εἰ. κρινοῦντες” D.18.210.
2. of the parties to a lawsuit, come before the court, “εἰς ὑμᾶς” Antipho5.80, etc.; “εἰ. περί τινος” D.19.211; “πρός τινα” Id.54.32.
3. of the charges or actions, “ἡ δίκη εἰσῄει” Is.5.17; δίκας εἰσιέναι κατά τινος enter upon actions, D.28.17, cf. Is.8.44.
IV. metaph., come into one's mind, “Ἀστυάγεα ἀνάγνωσις ἐσήιε” Id.1.116; “καίτοι μ᾽ ἐσῄει δεῖμα” E.Or.1668; “ἔιεος εἰσῄει με” Pl.Phd.58e : c. dat., “ἄιγος εἰσῄει φρενί” E.IA1580, cf. Pl.Phd.59a ; “δέος τινὶ εἰσῄει περί τινος” Id.R.330d.
2. impers., εἰσῄει αὐτοὺς ὅπως ἂν.. they began to think how they might.., X.An.5.9.17 : c. inf., “οὐδενὸς εἰσῄει μοι φθονεῖν” D.23.188.
V. rarely of things, “τὰ εἰσιόντα” what enters into one, food, X.Cyr.1.6.17.
