embaino denotes getting into a boat or ship, often before setting out or crossing.

The attested use consistently concerns entering a boat or ship. The action commonly precedes departure, travel to the other side, teaching from the boat, or a return journey.

1. Getting into a boat or ship · dominant

   The forms occur where people enter a vessel: in John 6:17 the APB renders the participial clause “after they had climbed into a boat” before the crossing to Capernaum, while Acts 21:6 places the action after farewell and before the others return home. In Mark 6:45 and Matthew 14:22, the aorist infinitive is the action the disciples are compelled to do before going ahead; Mark 5:18 uses a present participle as someone is “getting into the boat.”

   John 6:17Acts 21:6Mark 6:45Matthew 14:22Mark 5:18Matthew 9:1

In the Anselm Project Bible: Across the verses, the APB variously says “climbed into,” “got into,” “getting into,” and “boarded” a boat or ship. These are translation-level renderings of whole clauses.