What does ἐπιβαίνω (epibaínō) mean in the Bible?
ἐπιβαίνω (epibaínō) is a Greek word meaning "to mount/board".
Greek · G1910
ἐπιβαίνω
To mount/board
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ἐπιβαίνωG1910
Pronunciationepibaínō
What does ἐπιβαίνω (epibaínō) mean in the Bible?
ἐπιβαίνω (epibaínō) is a Greek word meaning "to mount/board".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G1910?
The BSB source-word alignment has 6 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include his arrival (1), I arrived (1), riding (1), to go up (1), We boarded (1).
Where does ἐπιβαίνω (epibaínō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 21:5. Its strongest book concentrations include Acts (5), Matthew (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Ithis arrival1×Acts 25:1
I arrived1×Acts 20:18
riding1×Matthew 21:5
to go up1×Acts 21:4
We boarded1×Acts 27:2
we boarded [it]1×Acts 21:2
Show sample aligned rows
Matthew 21:5ἐπιβεβηκὼςtoridingVerb - Perfect Participle Active - Nominative Masculine SingularActs 20:18ἐπέβηνtoI arrivedVerb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person SingularActs 21:2ἐπιβάντεςtowe boarded [it]Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine PluralActs 21:4ἐπιβαίνεινtoto go upVerb - Present Infinitive ActiveActs 25:1ἐπιβὰςtohis arrivalVerb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine SingularActs 27:2ἐπιβάντεςtoWe boardedVerb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowMatthew 21:5
Aligned rows6
Books represented2
Matthew1Acts5
Source forms
ἐπιβάντες2xepibantesActs 21:2, Acts 27:2
ἐπέβην1xepebēnActs 20:18
ἐπιβαίνειν1xepibaineinActs 21:4
ἐπιβὰς1xepibasActs 25:1
ἐπιβεβηκὼς1xepibebēkōsMatthew 21:5
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural2xActs 21:2, Acts 27:2
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular1xActs 20:18
Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular1xActs 25:1
Verb - Perfect Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular1xMatthew 21:5
Verb - Present Infinitive Active1xActs 21:4
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to mount/board
Strong'sG1910
Lexical occurrences6 versesGreek text appearances6 timesWord forms3 forms6 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Source Gloss
to mount/board
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
6 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 21:5Verb Perfect Active Participle Nominative Singular Masculine
ἐπιβεβηκὼςepibebhkwv
I step on, mount, board
Read verseActs 20:18Verb First Person Singular Second Aorist Active Indicative
ἐπέβηνepebhn
I step on, mount, board
Read verseActs 21:2Verb Second Aorist Active Participle Nominative Plural Masculine
ἐπιβάντεςepibantev
I step on, mount, board
Read verseActs 21:6Verb First Person Plural Second Aorist Active Indicative
ἐπέβημενepebhmen
I step on, mount, board
Read verseActs 25:1Verb Second Aorist Active Participle Nominative Singular Masculine
ἐπιβὰςepibav
I step on, mount, board
Read verseActs 27:2Verb Second Aorist Active Participle Nominative Plural Masculine
ἐπιβάντεςepibantev
I step on, mount, board
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups3Aligned forms6TensesAorist, Perfect, PresentVoicesActive
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Tenses
Voices
Participleverbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality4×
Aorist ActiveActs 21:2 · Acts 27:2 · Acts 25:13×
Perfect ActiveMatt 21:51×
Indicativestates a fact or reality1×
Aorist ActiveActs 20:181×
Infinitiveverbal noun — the action in abstract1×
Present ActiveActs 21:41×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 6 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist4present1perfect1
Voice
active6
Mood
participle4indicative1infinitive1
NT Occurrences
Matthew 21:5ἐπιβεβηκὼςperfect active participleparticipleActs 20:18ἐπέβηνaorist active indicativecompletedActs 21:2ἐπιβάντεςaorist active participleparticipleActs 21:4ἐπιβαίνεινpresent active infinitiveinfinitiveActs 25:1ἐπιβὰςaorist active participleparticipleActs 27:2ἐπιβάντεςaorist active participleparticiple
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Word Origins
ἐπιβαίνω is built from these roots:
βάσιςG939