Lexical Definition
ἐμβαίνω embaínō (em-ba'-hee-no) to climb G:V
from ἐν and the base of βάσις
come (get) into, enter (into), go (up) into, step in, take ship.
- to walk on, i.e. embark (aboard a vessel), reach (a pool)
| Form | Translated As | In Verse(s) |
|---|---|---|
| ἐνέβησαν | climbed | John.6.22 |
| they climbed | John.6.24 • John.21.3 | |
| ἐνέβη | He climbed | Matt.15.39 |
| climbed | Luke.8.22 | |
| ἐμβῆναι | to climb | Matt.14.22 • Mark.6.45 |
| ἐμβὰσ | having climbed | Matt.9.1 • Mark.8.10 • Mark.8.13 • Luke.5.3 • Luke.8.37 |
| was climbing in | John.5.4 | |
| ἐμβαίνοντοσ | when climbing | Mark.5.18 |
| ἐμβάντι | having climbed | Matt.8.23 |
| ἐμβάντεσ | having climbed | John.6.17 |
| ἐμβάντα | having climbed | Mark.4.1 |
| having climbed into | Matt.13.2 | |
| έμβηθι | Step | LXX.Nah.3.14 |
Abbott-Smith
ἐμ-βαίνω [in LXX for עָלָה, etc. ;]
to step into: Jo 5:4 (WH, RV omit); εἰς πλοῖον, to embark: Mt 8:23 9:1 13:2 14:22 15:39, Mk 4:1 5:18 6:45 8:10, 13, Lk 5:3 8:22, 37, Jo 6:17, 24 21:3, Ac 21:6.†
Abbott-Smith References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Matthew | 8:23 · 9:1 · 13:2 · 14:22 · 15:39 |
| Mark | 4:1 · 5:18 · 6:45 · 8:10 · 8:13 |
| Luke | 5:3 · 8:22 · 8:37 |
| John | 5:4 · 6:17 · 6:24 · 21:3 |
| Acts | 21:6 |
Liddell-Scott-Jones
ἐμβαίνω,
future -βήσομαι: perfect -βέβηκα; Epic dialect participle ἐμβεβᾰώς, -υῖα, [Refs 8th c.BC+]aorist 2 ἐνέβη; Epic dialect 3rd.pers. singular ἔμβη [Refs 8th c.BC+]:—step in, μή τις.. ἐμβήῃ let none step in (so as to interfere), [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__2 go on, go quickly, ἔμβητον, says Antilochus to his horses, [Refs 8th c.BC+]advance! [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__3 embark on a ship, ἐρέται δ᾽ ἐν ἑκάστη πεντήκοντα ἐμβέβασαν [Refs 8th c.BC+]; ἐς ἕτερον πλοῖον ἐ. (variant for{ἐσβ-}) [Refs 5th c.BC+]: absolutely, embark, [Refs 5th c.BC+]: generally, step into, mount, εἰς τὸ φορεῖον [Refs 1st c.AD+]: perfect, to be mounted on, ἵπποισι καὶ ἅρμασιν ἐμβεβαῶτα [Refs 8th c.BC+]
__4 step upon, τῷ δ᾽ ἐγὼ ἐμβαίνων [Refs 8th c.BC+]; δαίμων ἐνέβη Περσῶν γενεᾷ trampled upon it, [Refs 4th c.BC+]: absolutely, tread on one's toes, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; compare βοῦς viii.
__5 enter upon, ἐς τόνδε χρησμόν uncertain in [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__5.b metaphorically, enter upon, embark in, μεγαλανορίαις [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐν αὐτοῖς τοῖς δεινοῖς ἐμβεβηκώς embarked, engaged in.., [Refs 4th c.BC+]; light upon, εἰς ἀρχήν τε καὶ τύπον τῆς δικαιοσύνης [Refs 5th c.BC+]: absolutely, enter upon office, [Refs]
__6 rarely with genitive, step upon, νᾶος [Refs 7th c.BC+]
__7 Poets, with accusative of the instrument of motion, ὄχοις.. ἐμβεβὼς πόδα [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐς ἄντλον ἐμβήσει (2nd pers. singular) πόδα [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__8 to be fixed or fastened, κατά τι [Refs 8th c.BC+]; to be fixed in, εἰς ἐμπυελίδας [Refs 2nd c.BC+]
__9 ={ἐμβατεύω}[Refs 3rd c.BC+]
__II causal in aorist 1 ἐνέβησα, make to step in, put in, ἐν δὲ τὰ μῆλα.. ἐβήσαμεν [Refs 8th c.BC+] plunge him into anxiety, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__III intransitive, step, march or dance, ὀρθῶς [Refs 5th c.BC+]