embainō · get into (a boat)

What it means

embainō (ἐμβαίνω) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “get into (a boat)”.

Embark.

How to say it

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

1. To go from the shore or dock into a boat or ship in order to travel.

From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)

How it is translated

The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.

• got ×9
• getting ×5
• get ×2
• went on board ×1

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

• Matthew×5
• Mark×5
• Luke×3
• John×3
• Acts×1

• Matthew 8:23

  And when he got into a boat, his disciples followed him.

• Matthew 9:1

  And getting into a boat, he crossed over and came to his own town.

• Matthew 13:2

  And large crowds gathered around him, so that he got into a boat and sat there; and the whole crowd was standing on the shore.

• Matthew 14:22

  And at once he made the disciples get into a boat and go ahead of him to the other side, until he sent the crowds away.

• Matthew 15:39

  And after sending away the crowds, he got into the boat and came into the region of Magadan.

• Mark 4:1

  And again he began to teach beside the sea. And a very large crowd gathers around him, so that he got into a boat and sat on the sea, and the whole crowd was beside the sea on the land.

• Mark 5:18

  And as he was getting into the boat, the man who had been demon-possessed begged him that he might be with him.

• Mark 6:45

  And at once he made his disciples get into the boat and go ahead to the other side, toward Bethsaida, while he dismisses the crowd.

• Mark 8:10

  And at once getting into the boat with his disciples, he came to the district of Dalmanutha.

• Mark 8:13

  And leaving them, he got into the boat again and went away to the other side.

• Luke 5:3

  And getting into one of the boats, which was Simon’s, he asked him to put out a little from the land; and sitting down, he was teaching the crowds from the boat.

• Luke 8:22

  Now it happened on one of the days that he and his disciples got into a boat, and he said to them, “Let us go across to the other side of the lake.” And they set sail.

• Luke 8:37

  And all the people of the surrounding region of the Gerasenes asked him to go away from them, because they were gripped with great fear. So he got into a boat and returned.

• John 6:17

  and getting into a boat, they were crossing the sea to Capernaum. And it had already become dark, and Jesus had not yet come to them.

• John 6:24

  So when the crowd saw that Jesus was not there, nor his disciples, they themselves got into the boats and came to Capernaum, looking for Jesus.

• John 21:3

  Simon Peter says to them, “I am going fishing.” They say to him, “We also are coming with you.” They went out and got into the boat, and that night they caught nothing.

• Acts 21:6

  we said farewell to one another and went on board the ship, and they returned to their own homes.