epibainamō

ἐπιβαίνω,
rarely ἐπηχ-βάω, imperative Refs 6th c.BC+, 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 Refs 8th c.BC+
A. in these tenses, intransitive, go upon:
I. with genitive, set foot on, tread, walk upon, γαίης, ἠπείρου, Refs 8th c.BC+ (Lyric poetry); ἐ. τῶν οὔρων set foot on the confines, Refs 6th c.BC+; πυρῆς ἐπιβάντ᾽ ἀλεγεινῆς, of a corpse, placed upon.. , Refs 8th c.BC+.
I.2. get upon, mount on, Refs 8th c.BC+; νεῶν Refs 5th c.BC+; λέκτρων ἐ. Refs 8th c.BC+, in aorist middle, Refs 8th c.BC+, +others
I.2.b. Architecture texts, to be superposed, Refs, compare 111 (Lebad.).
I.3. of Time, arrive at, Refs 6th c.BC+; δεκάτω (i.e. ἔτεος) ἐ. Refs 3rd c.BC+.
I.4. metaphorically, ἀναιδείης ἐπέβησαν have trodden the path of shamelessness, Refs 8th c.BC+ enter into joy, Refs 5th c.BC+ (Lyric poetry); ἐ. δόξης entertain an expectation, Refs undertake it, Refs 5th c.BC+; ἐ. τῆς ἀφορμῆς, τῆς προφάσεως, seize upon it, Refs 2nd c.AD+, etc.; preside over, τῆς ἀνθρωπίνης Refs 4th c.AD+, +others
II. with dative, get upon, board, Refs 5th c.BC+; land on, Refs 1st c.BC+: metaphorically, Refs 5th c.BC+; also, make forcible entry into, τινός οἰκίαις, γῇ, Refs 2nd c.AD+
II.b. with a preposition, ἐπὶ πύργῳ ἄλλος πύργος Refs 5th c.BC+.
II.2. with dative person, set upon, assault, Refs 6th c.BC+, etc.; simply, approach, uncertain in Refs 5th c.BC+
II.3. trample on, Refs 6th c.BC+.
III. with accusative loci, light upon, in Refs 8th c.BC+ twice of gods lighting upon earth after their descent from Olympus, Πιερίην ἐπιβᾶσα, ἐπιβάς, Refs 8th c.BC+ light on the fit time, Refs 5th c.BC+; then simply, go on to a place, enter it, Refs 5th c.BC+ (anapaest meter): with preposition, ἐ. ἐπὶ χώραν Decrees Amphict. cited in Refs 4th c.BC+
III.2. rarely with accusative person, attack, only poetry, Refs 5th c.BC+
III.3. mount, Refs 8th c.BC+: more frequently with preposition, ἐπὶ Refs 5th c.BC+, of made quadrupeds, cover a female, Refs 4th c.BC+
III.4. ἐ. ἐπὶ τὸ σκέλος use, put one's weight on, a broken leg, Refs 5th c.BC+
III.5. with accusative of the Instr. of Motion (compare Refs 5th c.BC+
IV. absolutely, get a footing, stand on one's feet, Refs 8th c.BC+ it is forbidden to set foot here, Refs
IV.2. step onwards, advance, Refs 8th c.BC+ (assuming variant, Lyric poetry): me taph., advance in one's demands, Refs 2nd c.BC+
IV.3. mount on a chariot or on horseback, be mounted, Refs 5th c.BC+; go or be on board ship, Refs 8th c.BC+
B. Causal in future -βήσω Refs 2nd c.AD+, Epic dialect infinitive -βησέμεν Refs 8th c.BC+, but usually in aorist 1 active (ἐπιβιβάζω, ἐπιβάσκω serve as present):—make one mount, set him upon, Refs 8th c.BC+; ὥς κ᾽ ἐμὲ.. ἐμῆς Refs 8th c.BC+; πλοίων Refs 2nd c.AD+; τινὰς ἐπὶ τὰς ναῦς Refs: also in aorist 1 middle, Refs 3rd c.BC+.
B.b. of things, νευρὰν ἐπέβασε κορώνας set the string on his bow's tip, Refs 5th c.BC+
B.2. metaphorically (compareRefs 4th c.BC+ bring to great glory, Refs 8th c.BC+; χαλιφρονέοντα σαοφροσύνης ἐπέβησαν they bring him to sobriety, Refs 8th c.BC+; δουλοσύνας (probably) Refs 5th c.BC+ had brought thee to full age, Refs
B.3. [ἠὼς] πολέας ἐπέβησε κελεύθου dawn sets them on their way, Refs 8th c.BC+

H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.