Lexicon
ἐμβιβάζω
embibazō
G1688
G:V Greek

to put on board

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Embibazo describes placing people aboard a vessel for its journey.

The attested use describes a centurion placing travelers aboard an Alexandrian vessel sailing toward Italy in Acts 27:6.

Senses in use

  1. Placing travelers aboard a vessel · dominant

    In Acts 27:6, the aorist active indicative form occurs in the clause where a centurion finds an Alexandrian boat sailing toward Italy; the APB renders the action "put us on board it."

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Acts 27:6, the APB presents the action as "put us on board it." This wording confirms the clause's boarding action rather than supplying a separate lexical distinction.

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