ἐμβαίνω embainō · G1684
to climb
ἐμ-βαίνω ; [in LXX for עָלָה, etc. ; ] ; to step into: Jhn.5:4 (WH, RV omit); εἰς πλοῖον, to embark: Mat.8:23 9:1 13:2 14:22 15:39, Mrk.4:1 5:18 6:45 8:10, 13, Luk.5:3 8:22, 37, Jhn.6:17, 24 21:3, Act.21:6.†; (AS)
Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)
Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt
ἐμβαίνω, ; future -βήσομαι: perfect -βέβηκα; Epic dialect participle ἐμβεβᾰώς, -υῖα, []aorist 2 ἐνέβη; Epic dialect 3rd.pers. singular ἔμβη []:—step in, μή τις.. ἐμβήῃ let none step in (so as to interfere), []; 2 go on, go quickly, ἔμβητον, says Antilochus to his horses, []advance! []; 3 embark on a ship, ἐρέται δ᾽ ἐν ἑκάστη πεντήκοντα ἐμβέβασαν []; ἐς ἕτερον πλοῖον ἐ. (variant for{ἐσβ-}) []: absolutely, embark, []: generally, step into, mount, εἰς τὸ φορεῖον []: perfect, to be mounted on, …
Where it's used 18 times
Matthew 8:23 · Matthew 9:1 · Matthew 13:2 · Matthew 14:22 · Matthew 15:39 · Mark 4:1 · Mark 5:18 · Mark 6:45 · Mark 8:10 · Mark 8:13 · Luke 5:3 · Luke 8:22 · Luke 8:37 · John 5:4 · John 6:17 · John 6:22 · John 6:24 · John 21:3
Source: TBESG G1684; TFLSJ G1684
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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