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To mount

ἐπιβιβάζωStrong’s G1913

epibibazō

Appears in 3 verses of the New Testament

In short

Epibibazō is the Greek word usually translated “having put”, “put on” and “having set upon”. It appears in 3 verses of the New Testament.

“And went to him, and bound up his wounds, pouring in oil and wine, and set him on his own beast, and brought him to an inn, and took care of him.”
Luke 10:34 KJV
Meaning

Usually translated “having put”, “put on” and “having set upon”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.

How it's translated
  • having put 1
  • they put on 1
  • having set upon 1

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

Where it's used most
  • Luke 2
  • Acts 1

2 books in all.

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Greek dictionary

ἐπιβιβάζω epibibazō · to mount

ἐπι-βιβάζω [in LXX chiefly for רָכַב hi. ;] to place upon: with accusative of person(s), Luk.10:34 19:35, Act.23:24.† (AS)

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

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

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

MOUNT, noun

[Latin mons, literally a heap or an elevation.]

  1. A mass of earth, or earth and rock, rising considerably above the common surface of the surrounding land. mount is used for an eminence or elevation of earth, indefinite in highth or size, and may be a hillock, hill or mountain. Genesis 31:21
  2. A mound; a bulwark for offense or defense.“Hew ye down trees and cast a mount against Jerusalem” Jeremiah 6:6
  3. Formerly, a bank or fund of money.
All definitions and other forms of “mount”

    MOUNT, verb intransitive

    1. To rise on high; to ascend; with or without up.“Doth the eagle mount up at thy command?” Job 39:27
    2. To rise; to ascend; to tower; to be built to a great altitude.“Though Babylon should mount up to heaven” Jeremiah 51:53
    3. To get on horseback.
    4. To leap upon any animal.
    5. To amount; to rise in value.

    MOUNT, verb transitive

    To raise aloft; to lift on high.

    1. To ascend; to climb; to get upon an elevated place; as, to mount a throne.
    2. To place one's self on horseback; as, to mount a horse.
    3. To furnish with horses; as, to mount a troop.
    4. To put on or cover with something; to embellish with ornaments; as, to mount a sword.
    5. To carry; to be furnished with; as, a ship of the line mounts seventy four guns; a fort mounts a hundred cannon.
    6. To raise and place on a carriage; as, to mount a cannon.

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

    Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.