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ἐμβιβάζω

embibázō

G1688 verb

SILEX Entry

Root βαίν- to go, to step, to cause to enter, to cause to go aboard

Definition

To cause someone or something to go or be placed onto or into another object, particularly to put or place on board (a ship or other vehicle). The primary sense concerns the action of embarking or causing embarkation, often with a sense of directed movement onto a vessel.

Semantic Range

to place on board, to put (someone/something) in (a vehicle or vessel), to cause to embark, to transfer to a ship, to load (passengers or cargo) onto a ship

Root / Etymology

From ἐν ('in, into') and the causative stem related to βαίνω ('to go, step'), ultimately from ἐμβαίνω ('to embark, step in'). The verb is a causative form of ἐμβαίνω, meaning 'to cause to go in.'

Historical & Contextual Notes

Attested in Hellenistic and early Koine Greek, ἐμβιβάζω is primarily used in contexts involving presenting, transferring, or putting persons or objects onto ships or, more rarely, other conveyances. In the New Testament (e.g., Acts 27:6), it specifically describes the action of placing persons onto a ship for travel. The term is technical in maritime and travel contexts and less common in classical literature. Standard English translations such as 'put on board' or 'embark' often capture its core meaning but may obscure the underlying causative nuance that the subject brings about the embarking. The usage of ἐμβιβάζω is distinct from the simple verb ἐμβαίνω ('to step in'), as it emphasizes the agent causing the embarkation rather than the act itself.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

from ἐν and (to mount; causative of ἐμβαίνω); to place on, i.e. transfer (aboard a vessel):--put in.

Root Family

ἐμβιβάζω (embibazō) — to cause to go in, to cause to step into, to place aboard, to embark

Word Forms

1 distinct form

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 SIBI-P2 Occurrences
G1688-01 ἐνεβίβασεν enebibasen V AOR ACT IND 3P SG put caused to board caused to board 1

Occurrences in Scripture

1 occurrence

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 SIBI-P2
G1688-01 Acts 27:6 ἐνεβίβασεν enebibasen V AOR ACT IND 3P SG put caused to board caused to board
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