What does ἐπιβιβάζω (epibibázō) mean in the Bible?
ἐπιβιβάζω (epibibázō) is a Greek word meaning "to cause to mount (an animal)".
Greek · G1913
ἐπιβιβάζω
To cause to mount (an animal)
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ἐπιβιβάζω G1913
Pronunciation epibibázō
What does ἐπιβιβάζω (epibibázō) mean in the Bible?
ἐπιβιβάζω (epibibázō) is a Greek word meaning "to cause to mount (an animal)".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G1913?
The BSB source-word alignment has 3 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include [and] put [Jesus] on [it] (1), [for] (1), he put (1).
Where does ἐπιβιβάζω (epibibázō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Luke 10:34. Its strongest book concentrations include Luke (2), Acts (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 It [and] put [Jesus] on [it] 1× Luke 19:35
[for] 1× Acts 23:24
he put 1× Luke 10:34
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Luke 10:34
Aligned rows 3
Books represented 2
Luke 2 Acts 1
Source forms
ἐπεβίβασαν 1x epebibasan Luke 19:35
ἐπιβιβάσαντες 1x epibibasantes Acts 23:24
ἐπιβιβάσας 1x epibibasas Luke 10:34
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural 1x Luke 19:35
Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural 1x Acts 23:24
Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular 1x Luke 10:34
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to cause to mount (an animal)
Source Gloss
to cause to mount (an animal)
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
3 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Luke 10:34 Verb Aorist Active Participle Nominative Singular Masculine
ἐπιβιβάσας epibibasav
I place upon
Read verse Luke 19:35 Verb Third Person Plural Aorist Active Indicative
ἐπεβίβασαν epebibasan
I place upon
Read verse Acts 23:24 Verb Aorist Active Participle Nominative Plural Masculine
ἐπιβιβάσαντες epibibasantev
I place upon
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.
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 3 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist 3
Voice
active 3
Mood
participle 2 indicative 1
NT Occurrences
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
ἐπιβιβάζω is built from these roots:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain