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ἐπιβαίνω epibainō · G1910

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to mount/board

ἐπι-βαίνω ; [in LXX chiefly for רָכַב ; ] ; 1. to get up on, mount: before ἐπί, with accusative, Mat.21:5 (LXX); to embark in (a boat), go aboard: with dative, Act.27:2; before εἰς, Act.21:6 (Rec.); absol., Act.21:2. ; 2. to go up to, go on to, enter: before εἰς, Act.20:18 21:4; with dative, Act.25:1.†; (AS)

Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)

Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt

ἐπιβαίνω, ; rarely ἐπηχ-βάω, imperative [], Doric dialect infinitive ἐπιβῆν (belowIV): future -βήσομαι: perfect -βέβηκα: aorist 2 ἐπέβην: aorist 1 middle ἐπεβησάμην (of which Hom.always uses the Epic dialect form ἐπεβήσετο, imperative []; A. in these tenses, intransitive, go upon: ; I. with genitive, set foot on, tread, walk upon, γαίης, ἠπείρου, [] (Lyric poetry); ἐ. τῶν οὔρων set foot on the confines, []; πυρῆς ἐπιβάντ᾽ ἀλεγεινῆς, of a corpse, placed upon.. , []. ; I.2. get upon, mount on, …

Where it's used 6 times

Matthew 21:5 · Acts 20:18 · Acts 21:2 · Acts 21:4 · Acts 25:1 · Acts 27:2

Source: TBESG G1910; TFLSJ G1910

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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