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Strong's G1910 ἐπιβαίνω (epibaino)

Epibaino means “walk upon” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's H1910 — hadadrimmon in the Hebrew Bible.

Strong's Number G1910
Language Greek
Linked Usages 63
Books 27

Strong's G1910 Quick Answer

Strong's G1910 ἐπιβαίνω (epibaino) is a Greek Strong's word-study entry. epibaino (ep-ee-bai'-no) v. 1. to walk upon, i.e. mount, ascend, embark, arrive [from G1909 and the base of G939] It has 63 linked Bible usages across 27 books. Visible English usage signals include upon, come, ascended, and into. Indexed coverage on this page includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

Meaning
epibaino (ep-ee-bai'-no) v. 1. to walk upon, i.e. mount, ascend, embark, arrive [from G1909 and the base of G939]
Usage
63 linked usages
Books
27 indexed books
Corpus
New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Usage Words
upon, come, ascended, and into

Meaning and Definition

epibaino (ep-ee-bai'-no) v. 1. to walk upon, i.e. mount, ascend, embark, arrive [from G1909 and the base of G939] KJV: come (into), enter into, go abroad, sit upon, take ship Root(s): G1909, G939

Original Word
ἐπιβαίνω
Transliteration
epibaino
Derivation
Root: βάσις R1: 1909 R2: 939
Morphology
verb

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's G1910. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Greek Lexicon (Abbott-Smith based)

to mount/board

Usage: ἐπι-βαίνω [in LXX chiefly for רָכַב ;] __1. to get up on, mount: before ἐπί, with accusative, Mat.21:5 (LXX); to embark in (a boat), go aboard: with dative, Act.27:2; before εἰς, Act.21:6 (Rec.); absol., Act.21:2. __2. to go up to, go on to, enter: before εἰς, Act.20:18 21:4; with dative, Act.25:1.† (AS)

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How Strong's G1910 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render epibaino, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

ascended Acts 25:1 come Acts 20:18 into Acts 27:2 upon Matthew 21:5

How Strong's G1910 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and New Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Septuagint / Greek Old Testament with 50 linked usages.
  • This page lets readers compare New Testament usage with Septuagint / Greek Old Testament usage, which is a key THF advantage over narrower Strong's pages.
  • Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha rows are counted separately so readers can decide how those texts relate to the main word study.

In the Septuagint (LXX)

Strong's G1910 (ἐπιβαίνω) appears 57 times in the Greek Septuagint — the Old Testament the New Testament authors quoted.

Sample Septuagint occurrences:

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Strong's G1910 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's G1910 in the New Testament

6 indexed usages in New Testament.

Matthew 21:5 KJV

Tell ye the daughter of Sion, Behold, thy King cometh unto thee, meek, and sitting upon an ass, and a colt the foal of an ass.

Acts 20:18 KJV

And when they were come to him, he said unto them, Ye know, from the first day that I came into Asia, after what manner I have been with you at all seasons,

Acts 21:2 KJV

And finding a ship sailing over unto Phenicia, we went aboard, and set forth.

Strong's G1910 in the Septuagint / Greek Old Testament

50 indexed usages in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.

Genesis 24:61 Septuagint / Brenton

And Rebekah rose up and her maidens, and they mounted the camels and went with the man; and the servant having taken up Rebekah, departed.

Leviticus 15:9 Septuagint / Brenton

And every ass’s saddle, on which the man with the issue shall have mounted, shall be unclean till evening.

Numbers 22:22 Septuagint / Brenton

And God was very angry because he went; and the angel of the Lord rose up to withstand him. Now he had mounted his ass, and his two servants were with him.

Strong's G1910 in the deuterocanonical books / Apocrypha

7 indexed usages in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

Wisdom of Solomon 14:4 Septuagint / Brenton

Showing that thou canst save from all danger: Yea, though a man went to sea without art.

Wisdom of Sirach 2:12 Septuagint / Brenton

Woe be to fearful hearts, and faint hands, And the sinner that goeth two ways!

Wisdom of Sirach 9:2 Septuagint / Brenton

Give not thy soul unto a woman To set her foot upon thy substance.

Usage Excerpts

First 63 linked usage excerpts for Strong's G1910.

Genesis 24:61 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Rebekah rose up and her maidens, and they mounted the camels and went with the man; and the servant having taken up Rebekah, departed.
Leviticus 15:9 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And every ass’s saddle, on which the man with the issue shall have mounted, shall be unclean till evening.
Numbers 22:22 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And God was very angry because he went; and the angel of the Lord rose up to withstand him. Now he had mounted his ass, and his two servants were with him.
Numbers 22:30 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the ass says to Balaam, Am not I thine ass on which thou hast ridden since thy youth till this day? did I ever do thus to thee, utterly disregarding thee? and he said, No.
Deuteronomy 1:36 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
except Caleb the son of Jephunneh, he shall see it; and to him I will give the land on which he went up, and to his sons, because he attended to the things of the Lord.
Deuteronomy 11:25 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
No one shall stand before you; and the Lord your God will put the fear of you and the dread of you on the face of all the land, on which ye shall tread, as he told you.
Deuteronomy 33:26 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
There is not any such as the God of the beloved; He who rides upon the heaven is thy helper, And the magnificent One of the firmament.
Deuteronomy 33:29 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Blessed art thou, O Israel; Who is like to thee, O people saved by the Lord? Thy helper shall hold his shield over thee, And his sword is thy boast; And thine enemies shall speak falsely to thee, And thou shalt tread upon their neck.
Joshua 1:3 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Every spot on which ye shall tread I will give it you, as I said to Moses.
Joshua 14:9 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Moses swore on that day, saying, The land on which thou art gone up, it shall be thy inheritance and thy children’s forever, because thou hast applied thyself to follow the Lord our God.
Joshua 15:6 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
the borders go up to Beth-hoglah, and they go along from the north to Beth-arabah, and the borders go on up to the stone of Bohan the son of Reuben.
Judges 5:10 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Ye that mount a she-ass at noonday, Ye that sit on the judgment seat, And walk by the roads of them that sit in judgment by the way; Declare
Judges 10:4 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he had thirty-two sons riding on thirty-two colts, and they had thirty-two cities; and they called them Jair’s towns until this day in the land of Gilead.
Judges 12:14 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he had forty sons, and thirty grandsons, that rode upon seventy colts: and he judged Israel eight years.
1 Kingdoms 5:5 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Therefore the priests of Dagon, and everyone that enters into the house of Dagon, do not tread upon the threshold of the house of Dagon in Ashdod until this day, for they step over.
1 Kingdoms 25:20 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And it came to pass when she had mounted her ass and was going down by the covert of the mountain, behold, David and his men came down to meet her, and she met them.
1 Kingdoms 25:42 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Abigail arose, and mounted her ass, and five damsels followed her: and she went after the servants of David, and became his wife.
1 Kingdoms 30:17 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And David came upon them, and smote them from the morning till the evening, and on the next day; and not one of them escaped, except four hundred young men, who were mounted on camels, and fled.
2 Kingdoms 18:9 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Absalom went to meet the servants of David: and Absalom was mounted on his mule, and the mule came under the thick boughs of a great oak; and his head was entangled in the oak, and he was suspended between heaven and earth; and the mule passed on from under him.
2 Kingdoms 19:27 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Mephibosheth said to him, My lord, O king, my servant deceived me; for thy servant said to him, Saddle me the ass, and I will ride upon it, and go with the king; for thy servant is lame.
3 Kingdoms 13:13 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he said to his sons, Saddle me the ass: and they saddled him the ass, and he mounted it,
4 Kingdoms 4:24 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And she saddled the ass, and said to her servant, Be quick, proceed: spare not on my account to ride, unless I shall tell thee. Go, and thou shalt proceed, and come to the man of God to Mount Carmel.
4 Kingdoms 9:25 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Jehu said to Bidkar his chief officer, Cast him into the portion of ground of Naboth the Jezreelite, for I and thou remember, riding as we were on chariots after Ahab his father, that the Lord took up this burden against him, saying,
Nehemiah 2:12 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And I arose in the night, I and some few men with me; neither told I any man what my God had put in my heart to do at Jerusalem: neither was there any beast with me, save the beast that I rode upon.
Esther 6:8 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
let the king’s servants bring the robe of fine linen which the king puts on, and the horse on which the king rides,
Job 6:21 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
But ye also have come to me without pity; So that beholding my wound ye are afraid.
Job 30:21 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
They attacked me also without mercy: Thou hast scourged me with a strong hand.
Psalms 17:11 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he mounted on cherubs and flew: He flew on the wings of winds.
Psalms 67:5 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Sing to God, sing praises to his name: Make a way for him that rides upon the west (the Lord is his name) And exult before him. They shall be troubled before the face of him,
Psalms 67:34 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Sing to God that rides on the heaven of heaven, eastward: Lo, he will utter a mighty sound with his voice.
Psalms 75:7 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
At thy rebuke, O God of Jacob, The riders on horses slumbered.
Psalms 90:13 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Thou shalt tread on the asp and basilisk: And thou shalt trample on the lion and dragon.
Proverbs 21:22 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
A wise man assaults strong cities, And demolishes the fortress in which the ungodly trusted.
Jeremiah 10:5 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
they will set them up that they may not move; it is wrought silver, they will not walk, it is forged silver
Jeremiah 17:25 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
that there shall enter through the gates of this city kings and princes sitting on the throne of David, and riding on their chariots and horses, they, and their princes, the men of Judah, and the dwellers in Jerusalem: and this city shall be inhabited forever.
Jeremiah 18:15 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
For my people have forgotten me, they have offered incense in vain, and they fail in their ways, leaving the ancient tracks, to enter upon impassable paths;
Jeremiah 22:4 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
For if ye will indeed perform this word, then shall there enter in by the gates of this house kings sitting upon the throne of David, and riding on chariots and horses, they, and their servants, and their people.
Jeremiah 26:4 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
and harness the horses: mount, ye horsemen, and stand ready in your helmets; advance the spears, and put on your breastplates.
Jeremiah 26:9 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Mount ye the horses, prepare the chariots; go forth, ye warriors of the Ethiopians, and Libyans armed with shields; and mount, ye Lydians, bend the bow.
Jeremiah 27:21 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
on the land, saith the Lord. Go up against it roughly, and against them that dwell on it: avenge, O sword, and destroy utterly, saith the Lord, and do according to all that I command thee.
Ezekiel 10:18 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Then the glory of the Lord departed from the house, and went up on the cherubs.
Amos 4:13 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
For, behold, I am he that strengthens the thunder, and creates the wind, and proclaims to men his Christ, forming the morning and the darkness, and mounting on the high places of the earth, The Lord God Almighty is his name.
Micah 1:3 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
For, behold, the Lord comes forth out of his place, and will come down, and will go upon the high places of the earth.
Micah 5:4 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And she shall have peace when Assyria shall come into your land, and when he shall come up upon your country; and there shall be raised up against him seven shepherds, and eight attacks of men.
Micah 5:5 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And they shall tend the Assyrian with a sword, and the land of Nimrod with her trench: and he shall deliver you from the Assyrian, when he shall come upon your land, and when he shall invade your coasts.
Nahum 3:17 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Thy mixed multitude has suddenly departed as the grasshopper, as the locust perched on a hedge in a frosty day; the sun arises, and it flies off, and knows not its place: woe to them!
Habakkuk 2:1 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
I will stand upon my watch, and mount upon the rock, and watch to see what he will say by me, and what I shall answer when I am reproved.
Habakkuk 3:8 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Wast thou angry, O Lord, with the rivers? Or was thy wrath against the rivers, Or thine anger against the sea? For thou wilt mount on thy horses, And thy chariots are salvation.
Zechariah 1:8 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
I saw by night, and behold a man mounted on a red horse, and he stood between the shady mountains; and behind him were red horses, and gray, and piebald, and white.
Zechariah 9:9 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion; proclaim it aloud, O daughter of Jerusalem; behold, the King is coming to thee, just, and a Savior; he is meek and riding on an ass, and a young foal.
Matthew 21:5 New Testament, KJV
Tell ye the daughter of Sion, Behold, thy King cometh unto thee, meek, and sitting upon an ass, and a colt the foal of an ass.
Acts 20:18 New Testament, KJV
And when they were come to him, he said unto them, Ye know, from the first day that I came into Asia, after what manner I have been with you at all seasons,
Acts 21:2 New Testament, KJV
And finding a ship sailing over unto Phenicia, we went aboard, and set forth.
Acts 21:6 New Testament, KJV
And when we had taken our leave one of another, we took ship; and they returned home again.
Acts 25:1 New Testament, KJV
Now when Festus was come into the province, after three days he ascended from Caesarea to Jerusalem.
Acts 27:2 New Testament, KJV
And entering into a ship of Adramyttium, we launched, meaning to sail by the coasts of Asia; one Aristarchus, a Macedonian of Thessalonica, being with us.
Wisdom of Solomon 14:4 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Showing that thou canst save from all danger: Yea, though a man went to sea without art.
Wisdom of Sirach 2:12 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Woe be to fearful hearts, and faint hands, And the sinner that goeth two ways!
Wisdom of Sirach 9:2 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Give not thy soul unto a woman To set her foot upon thy substance.
Wisdom of Sirach 46:9 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
The Lord gave strength also unto Caleb, Which remained with him unto his old age: So that he entered upon the high places of the land, And his seed obtained it for a heritage:
Wisdom of Sirach 51:15 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Even from the flower till the grape was ripe Hath my heart delighted in her: My foot went the right way, From my youth up sought I after her.
Baruch 4:13 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
They knew not his statutes, nor walked in the ways of his commandments, nor trod in the paths of discipline in his righteousness.
Baruch 4:25 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
My children, suffer patiently the wrath that is come upon you from God: for thine enemy hath persecuted thee; but shortly thou shalt see his destruction, and shalt tread upon his neck.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's G1910, grouped by book.

Genesis 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Leviticus 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Numbers 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Deuteronomy 4 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Joshua 3 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Judges 3 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
1 Kingdoms 4 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
2 Kingdoms 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
3 Kingdoms 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
4 Kingdoms 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Nehemiah 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Esther 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Job 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Psalms 5 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Proverbs 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Jeremiah 7 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Ezekiel 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Amos 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Micah 3 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Nahum 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Habakkuk 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Zechariah 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Matthew 1 usage, New Testament
Acts 5 usages, New Testament
Wisdom of Solomon 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Wisdom of Sirach 4 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Baruch 2 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha

Strong's G1910 FAQ

What does epibaino (ἐπιβαίνω) mean?

Epibaino (Strong's G1910) is a Greek word most simply glossed "walk upon". epibaino (ep-ee-bai'-no) v. 1. to walk upon, i.e. mount, ascend, embark, arrive [from G1909 and the base of G939]

How many times is epibaino (ἐπιβαίνω) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 63 linked usages for Strong's G1910 across 27 books.

Where can I study epibaino (ἐπιβαίνω) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's G1910 in context. The indexed coverage includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

What English words translate epibaino (ἐπιβαίνω)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as upon, come, ascended, and into. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.

Does Strong's G1910 appear in the Septuagint or deuterocanonical books?

Yes. The current local index includes 50 in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament and 7 in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha for Strong's G1910, with linked reader references where each row is available.