1530. eispédaó

Lexical Summary

eispédaó: To fall upon, to rush into

Original Word: εἰσπέδανω
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: eispédaó
Pronunciation: ice-PED-ah-oh
Phonetic Spelling: (ice-pay-dah'-o)
KJV: run (spring) in
NASB: rushed
Word Origin: [from G1519 (εἰς - so) and pedao "to leap"]

1. to rush in

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

run in, spring in.

From eis and pedao (to leap); to rush in -- run (spring) in.

see GREEK eis

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from eis and pédaó (to leap, spring)
Definition
to rush in
NASB Translation
rushed (1).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon

STRONGS NT 1530: εἰσπηδάω

εἰσπηδάω ἐισπηδω: 1 aorist ἐισεπήδησα; to spring in: εἰς τόν ὄχλον, Acts 14:14 Rec. (see ἐκπηδάω); to rush in impetuously, Acts 16:29. (Xenophon, Dem, others; the Sept. Amos 5:19.)

Topical Lexicon

Overview

Strong’s Greek 1530 depicts a sudden, vigorous leap, rush, or spring. In Scripture the verb marks a moment of decisive, whole-person movement—body, will, and spirit—sparked by urgent contact with divine truth or presence.

Occurrences in Scripture

• Mark 10:50 — “Throwing off his cloak, he jumped up and came to Jesus.”
• Acts 16:29 — “Calling for lights, the jailer rushed in and fell trembling before Paul and Silas.”
• Acts 14:14 — “But when the apostles Barnabas and Paul heard this, they tore their clothes and rushed out into the crowd, shouting…”

Thematic Connections

1. Immediate response to revelation (Mark 10:50). The blind beggar’s leap embodies faith that refuses delay when grace is offered.
2. Conviction leading to humility (Acts 16:29). The Philippian jailer’s frantic entry illustrates the terror of conscience awakened by God’s power, preparing the heart for the gospel.
3. Zeal for pure worship (Acts 14:14). The apostles’ urgent exit demonstrates pastoral guardianship, confronting idolatry before it can harden into ritual.

Historical and Cultural Notes

• In Mark, shedding the outer cloak discarded both a beggar’s identity and his hindrance, highlighting the cost and freedom of discipleship.
• Roman jails were dark, inner chambers (Acts 16), so the jailer’s demand for lights underscores the peril of entering unguarded, yet his fear of divine retribution overrode self-preservation.
• In the Lyc­ao­nian milieu of Acts 14, popular myth would deify strangers; Paul and Barnabas’ headlong rush counters a deeply entrenched pagan worldview, a scene corroborated by local inscriptions celebrating Zeus and Hermes.

Ministry Insights

• Gospel proclamation calls for decisive action. Preachers must expect and invite immediate movement—whether toward Christ in saving faith or away from error in repentant reform.
• Spiritual leaders protect congregations by swift intervention. The apostles’ rush shows that delay can let false worship take root.
• Converts often display urgent surrender. The jailer’s question, “Sirs, what must I do to be saved?” (Acts 16:30), emerges right after his leap; evangelism should aim at this crisis moment, explaining belief in the Lord Jesus (Acts 16:31).

Doctrinal Emphasis

Each instance confirms human agency operating under divine sovereignty: God initiates by revelation or miracle; the person leaps. Salvation is by grace through faith, yet faith is never passive. The verb portrays repentance’s kinetic dimension—turning from former securities toward Christ alone.

Christological Focus

Mark 10 centers the action on Jesus Himself; the leap is toward His person, not merely His power. Healing follows, but the movement is first relational. All promptings of the Holy Spirit ultimately aim at bringing sinners into the presence of the Savior.

Ecclesiological Application

Acts 14 and 16 show the church’s guardianship and evangelistic calling. Whether confronting idolatry or guiding a convicted sinner, believers must act at once, embodying the same urgency the verb conveys.

Personal Reflection

Where the Word exposes need or error, lingering is loss. Scripture exhorts, “Today, if you hear His voice, do not harden your hearts” (Hebrews 3:15). Faith still springs forward; obedience still rushes in; love still rushes out for God’s glory.

Forms and Transliterations

αναπηδησας ἀναπηδήσας εισεπήδησαν εισεπήδησε εισεπηδησεν εἰσεπήδησεν εισπηδήση εξεπηδησαν ἐξεπήδησαν anapedesas anapedḗsas anapēdēsas anapēdḗsas eisepedesen eisepēdēsen eisepḗdesen eisepḗdēsen exepedesan exepēdēsan exepḗdesan exepḗdēsan

Englishman's Concordance

Mark 10:50 V-APA-NMS
GRK: ἱμάτιον αὐτοῦ ἀναπηδήσας ἦλθεν πρὸς
INT: cloak of him having risen up he came to

Acts 14:14 V-AIA-3P
GRK: ἱμάτια αὐτῶν ἐξεπήδησαν εἰς τὸν
KJV: clothes, and ran in among
INT: garments of them rushed in to the

Acts 16:29 V-AIA-3S
GRK: δὲ φῶτα εἰσεπήδησεν καὶ ἔντρομος
NAS: for lights and rushed in, and trembling with fear
KJV: for a light, and sprang in, and
INT: moreover lights he rushed in and trembling

Strong's Greek 1530
3 Occurrences

ἀναπηδήσας — 1 Occ.
εἰσεπήδησεν — 1 Occ.
ἐξεπήδησαν — 1 Occ.