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ἐπιβαίνω

epibainōto mount/boardHow to read Greek
greekNew TestamentVerb6 occurrences2 books6 verses

Definition

ἐπι-βαίνω

[in LXX chiefly for רָכַב ;]

1. to get up on, mount: before ἐπί, with accusative, Matthew 21:5 (LXX); to embark in (a boat), go aboard: with dative, Acts 27:2; before εἰς, Acts 21:6 (Rec.); absol., Acts 21:2.

2. to go up to, go on to, enter: before εἰς, Acts 20:18; 21:4; with dative, Acts 25:1.

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

6 total
  1. Matthew 21:5ἐπιβεβηκὼς · riding
    “Say to the Daughter of Zion, ‘See, your King comes to you, gentle and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey.’”
  2. Acts 20:18ἐπέβην · I arrived
    When they came to him, he said, “You know how I lived the whole time I was with you, from the first day I arrived in the province of Asia.
  3. Acts 21:2ἐπιβάντες · we boarded [it]
    Finding a ship crossing over to Phoenicia, we boarded it and set sail.
  4. Acts 21:4ἐπιβαίνειν · to go up
    We sought out the disciples in Tyre and stayed with them seven days. Through the Spirit they kept telling Paul not to go up to Jerusalem.
  5. Acts 25:1ἐπιβὰς · his arrival
    Three days after his arrival in the province, Festus went up from Caesarea to Jerusalem,
  6. Acts 27:2ἐπιβάντες · We boarded
    We boarded an Adramyttian ship about to sail for ports along the coast of Asia, and we put out to sea. Aristarchus, a Macedonian from Thessalonica, was with us.