embainō (to climb)

Meaning

Usually translated “having climbed”, “climb” and “climbed”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.

How it's translated

having climbed 8
to climb 2
climbed 2
they climbed 2
having climbed into 1
he climbed 1
when climbing 1
was climbing in 1

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most

Matthew 5
Mark 5
John 5
Luke 3

4 books in all.

Explore in Scripture

Matthew 9:1And he entered into a ship, and passed over, and came into his own city.
Matthew 13:2And great multitudes were gathered together unto him, so that he went into a ship, and sat; and the whole multitude stood on the shore.
Matthew 14:22And straightway Jesus constrained his disciples to get into a ship, and to go before him unto the other side, while he sent the multitudes away.
Matthew 15:39And he sent away the multitude, and took ship, and came into the coasts of Magdala.
Mark 4:1And he began again to teach by the sea side: and there was gathered unto him a great multitude, so that he entered into a ship, and sat in the sea; and the whole multitude was by the sea on the land.
Mark 5:18And when he was come into the ship, he that had been possessed with the devil prayed him that he might be with him.

All 18 verses, by book

Matthew 5: 8:23 9:1 13:2 14:22 15:39
Mark 5: 4:1 5:18 6:45 8:10 8:13
Luke 3: 5:3 8:22 8:37
John 5: 5:4 6:17 6:22 6:24 21:3

Greek dictionary

ἐμβαίνω embainō · to climb

ἐμ-βαίνω [in LXX for עָלָה, etc. ;] to step into: Jhn.5:4 (WH, RV omit); εἰς πλοῖον, to embark: Mat.8:23 9:1 13:2 14:22 15:39, Mrk.4:1 5:18 6:45 8:10, 13, Luk.5:3 8:22, 37, Jhn.6:17, 24 21:3, Act.21:6.† (AS)

From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

How the English word “climb” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.

CLIMB, verb intransitive

To creep up by little and little, or step by step; to mount or ascend, by means of the hands and feet; to rise on any fixed object, by seizing it with the hands and lifting the body, and by thrusting with the feet; as, to climb a tree or a precipice.“And he ran before and climbed up into a sycamore tree” Luke 19:4
To mount or ascend with labor and difficulty.
To rise or ascend with a slow motion.

All definitions and other forms of “climb”

CLIMB, verb transitive

To ascend by means of the hands and feet, implying labor, difficulty and slow progress; as, to climb a wall, or a steep mountain.
To mount or ascend, with labor or a slow motion; as, to climb the ascents of fame.

Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.