ἐπιβαίνω
Infl. fut. -βήσομαι
Infl. perf. -βέβηκα
Infl. aor2 -έβην
Infl. imperat. ἐπιβῆθι
Infl. or ἐπίβα
Infl. aor1 mid., ἐπεβησάμην
Etym. Hom. always uses the ionic aor1 form ἐπεβήσετο
Infl. imperat. ἐπιβήσεο
A. in fut. and aor. mid., perf. act., and athematic aor., intr., "to go upon":
I. c. gen. "to set foot on, tread or walk upon", Hom., attic:—also, ἐπ. ἐπί τινος Hdt.
2. "to get upon, mount on", νεῶν ἵππων Hom., Hdt.;—also, ἐπ. ἐπὶ νηός id=Hdt.
3. of Time, "to arrive at", Plat.
4. metaph., ἐπ᾽ ἀναιδείης ἐπ. "to indulge in" impudence, Od.; εὐσεβίας ἐπ. "to observe" piety, Soph.
II. c. dat. "to mount upon, get upon", ναυσί Thuc.:—also, ἐπ. ἐπὶ πύργῳ Hdt.
2. c. dat. pers. "to set upon, attack, assault", τινί Xen.
III. c. acc. loci, "to light upon", Hom.: simply, "to go on to" a place, "to enter" it, Hdt.
2. c. acc. "to attack", like ἐπέρχομαι, Soph.:dnum [3.] "to mount", νῶθ᾽ ἵππων Hes.; ἵππον Hdt.
IV. absol. "to get a footing", Od.
2. "to step onwards, advance", Hes., Soph.
3. "to mount on a chariot or on horseback, be mounted", Il., Hdt.: "to go or be on board ship", Il., Soph., etc.
B. Causal in aor1 act. (ἐπιβιβάζω serves as pres.), "to make one mount, set him upon", ἵππων ἐπέβησε Il.; πυρῆς ἐπέβησε id=Il.
2. metaph., εὐκλεΐης ἐπίβησον "bring to" great glory, id=Il.; σαοφροσύνης ἐπέβησαν "they bring" him "to" sobriety, Od.