Definition

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

Etymology

from G1909 (ἐπί) and the base of G939 (βάσις);

Where the KJV renders it

• come (into)
• enter into
• go abroad
• sit upon
• take ship

Every distinct English word the King James Version uses to translate this Greek term. The variety shows what readers in English receive across many different surface words — the same underlying word, scattered across the English Bible under different names.

What the first audience heard

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