- ἐπιβαίνω
- ἐπιβαίνω fut. ἐπιβήσομαι LXX; 2 aor. ἐπέβην; pf. ἐπιβέβηκα (s. βαίνω; Hom.+; also Tat. 39, 1 [w. gen.]).① to move up onto someth., go up/upon, mount, board ἐπί τι (Hdt. 8, 120; Thu. 1, 111, 2; 7, 69, 4; X., Hell. 3, 4, 1; SIG 709, 36 [107 B.C.]; in all these passages the boarding of ships is involved. Gen 24:61 ἐπὶ τὰς καμήλους. 1 Km 25:20, 42 ἐπὶ τὴν ὄνον. Jos., Ant. 11, 258 ἐπὶ τ. ἵππον) ἐπὶ ὄνον Mt 21:5 (Zech 9:9; cp. Just., A I, 32, 6). ἐπὶ τὸ θυσιαστήριον GJs 5:1. πλοίῳ (cp. Thu. 7, 70, 5 ταῖς ναυσίν) Ac 27:2; cp. Ac 21:6 v.l. Abs. go on board, embark (Thu. 7, 62, 2) 21:1 D, 2.—So perh. also ἐ. εἰς Ἱεροσόλυμα embark for Jerusalem (i.e. to the seaport of Caesarea) vs. 4. But this pass. may also belong to② to move to an area and be there, set foot in (Hom. et al.) εἰς τ. Ἀσίαν set foot in Asia Ac 20:18 (cp. Diod S 14, 84, 1 εἰς τ. Βοιωτίαν; POxy 1155, 3f [104 A.D.] ἰς Ἀλεξάνδρηαν; PFlor 275, 22; ViJer 7 ἐν Αἰγύπτῳ; Just., D. 16, 2 εἰς τὴν Ἰερουσαλήμ). W. dat. (Diod S 16, 66, 6) τῇ ἐπαρχείᾳ (v.l. ἐπαρχείῳ) the province 25:1 (s. ἐπάρχειος; cp. SIG 797, 16 [37 A.D.] ἐπιβὰς τῇ ἐπαρχείᾳ).—M-M.
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