verb

epibainamō

Greekἐπιβαίνω (epibainō)

Strong’sG1910

I step on, mount, board

stem epibain-6 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books5 forms occur

Translated as

arrived1×embarking1×go on1×mounted1×set foot1×went aboard1×

What it means

ἐπι-βαίνω

[in LXX chiefly for רָכַב;]

1. to get up on, mount: seq. ἐπί, c. acc, Mt 21:5 (LXX); to embark in (a boat), go aboard: c. dat., Ac 27:2; seq. εἰς, Ac 21:6 (Rec.); absol., Ac 21:2.

2. to go up to, go on to, enter: seq. εἰς, Ac 20:18 21:4; c. dat., Ac 25:1.†

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.

Strong’s G1910 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saidep-ee-bah'-ee-no

to walk upon, i.e. mount, ascend, embark, arrive

Fromfrom G1909 and the base of G939;

King Jamescome (into), enter into, go abroad, sit upon, take ship.

James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.

Forms in the New Testament

Form and the Greek behind it	What it is	Usually	Times
epibainamaἐπέβην	happened · Iaorist active indicative 1st person singular	set foot	1×
epibainarōἐπιβαίνειν	happening now · the “to …” formpresent active infinitive	go on	1×
epibainaratosἐπιβὰς	happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative singular masculine	arrived	1×
epibainaratoisἐπιβάντες	happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative plural masculine	embarking	2×
epibainarētosἐπιβεβηκὼς	has happened · subjectperfect active participle nominative singular masculine	mounted	1×

Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.

Every form the system can build — all 86, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses

Statements — indicative mood, 1 occurrence

Who person	happening now present	was happening imperfect	will happen future	happened aorist	has happened perfect	had happened pluperfect
I 1st person singular	epibainamō	epibainame	epibainami	epibainama1×ἐπέβην	epibainamē	epibainamelē
you 2nd person singular	epibainasō	epibainase	epibainasi	epibainasa	epibainasē	epibainaselē
he/she/it 3rd person singular	epibainatō	epibainate	epibainati	epibainata	epibainatē	epibainatelē
we 1st person plural	epibainanō	epibainane	epibainani	epibainana	epibainanē	epibainanelē
ye 2nd person plural	epibainavō	epibainave	epibainavi	epibainava	epibainavē	epibainavelē
they 3rd person plural	epibainalō	epibainale	epibainali	epibainala	epibainalē	epibainalelē

May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist	has happened perfect
I 1st person singular	epibainameiō	epibainameia	epibainameiē
you 2nd person singular	epibainaseiō	epibainaseia	epibainaseiē
he/she/it 3rd person singular	epibainateiō	epibainateia	epibainateiē
we 1st person plural	epibainaneiō	epibainaneia	epibainaneiē
ye 2nd person plural	epibainaveiō	epibainaveia	epibainaveiē
they 3rd person plural	epibainaleiō	epibainaleia	epibainaleiē

Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist	has happened perfect
you 2nd person singular	epibainasōr	epibainasar	epibainasēr
he/she/it 3rd person singular	epibainatōr	epibainatar	epibainatēr
ye 2nd person plural	epibainavōr	epibainavar	epibainavēr
they 3rd person plural	epibainalōr	epibainalar	epibainalēr

Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist
I 1st person singular	epibainamoiō	epibainamoia
you 2nd person singular	epibainasoiō	epibainasoia
he/she/it 3rd person singular	epibainatoiō	epibainatoia
we 1st person plural	epibainanoiō	epibainanoia
ye 2nd person plural	epibainavoiō	epibainavoia
they 3rd person plural	epibainaloiō	epibainaloia

The “to …” form — infinitive, 1 occurrence

Who is acting voice	happening now present	will happen future	happened aorist	has happened perfect
the subject acts active voice	epibainarō1×ἐπιβαίνειν	epibainari	epibainara	epibainarē

Used as an adjective — participle, 4 occurrences

Who is acting voice	happening now present	will happen future	happened aorist	has happened perfect
the subject acts active voice	epibainarōtos	epibainaritos	epibainaratos3×ἐπιβὰς	epibainarētos1×ἐπιβεβηκὼς

Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.

How every form is built — the slots that make them

epibainstem+aeiwho is acting voice+mstnvl—who person+—eiroistatement, command, wish mood+ōeiaēelēwhen tense+—tthen it declines+—ogender+—sits job in the sentence case

epibain is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.

same in every form varies — every value shown

Where it appears

6 occurrences, every one of them listed

epibainama“set foot”happened · Iaorist active indicative 1st person singular1×

Acts 20:18“set foot”hōs de paraginela pros auton legata autoi; Vis epistevō apo prōtau hēmerau apo hau epibainama eis tan Asian pōs meta vu ton panton chronon ginema,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.

epibainarō“go on”happening now · the “to …” formpresent active infinitive1×

Acts 21:4“go on”aneuriskaratois de toin mathētoin epimenana autou hēmerain hepta, hotinois to Paulo legale dia teu pneumeu mē epibainarō eis Hierosolumeim.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.

epibainaratos“arrived”happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative singular masculine1×

Acts 25:1“arrived”Fēstos oun epibainaratos ta eparcheia meta treis hēmerain anabainata eis Hierosolumeim apo Kaisareiau,Three days after his arrival in the province, Festus went up from Caesarea to Jerusalem,

epibainaratois“embarking”happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative plural masculine2×

Acts 21:2“went aboard”kai heuriskaratois ploiem diaperarōtem eis Foinikan epibainaratois anagina.Finding a ship crossing over to Phoenicia, we boarded it and set sail.

Acts 27:2“embarking”epibainaratois de ploie Adramuttēne mellarōte plarō eis toin kata tan Asian topoin anagina arōtou sun ni Aristarchou Makedōnou Thessalonikevou;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.

epibainarētos“mounted”has happened · subjectperfect active participle nominative singular masculine1×

Matthew 21:5“mounted”Legavar ta thugatēra Siōn; Idou tos basilevos su erchetō si prauos kai epibainarētos epi onan kai epi pōlon huion hupozugieu.“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.’”