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ἐμβῐβ-άζω

embibazo

set in, on, to be put into, take

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Where it lives

Densest 12 of 15 attested works shown, by occurrences per 10,000 attested tokens.

What it meant

ἐμβῐβ-άζω · embib-azō — LSJ

set in, on, to be put into, take

set in or on, τινὰ ὡς εἰς ὄχημα Pl. Ti. 41e; ἐ. εἰς ἴχνος Id. Tht. 193c:—Pass., to be put into, take a bath, Herod.Med. ap. Orib. 10.37.16.

2 put on board ship, cause to embark, put on board

put on board ship, cause to embark, ἄνδρας ἐς κελήτιον (v.l. for ἐσ-) Th. 1.53; εἰς πλοῖα X. An. 5.3.1; ἐ. ναυσίν Plu. Ant. 7, cf. Charito 8.3: abs., put on board, X. An. 5.7.8, etc.:—Med., ἐμβιβασάμενος αὐτοὺς εἰς τὰς ναῦς Id. HG 5.1.19.

3 lead, guide

lead, guide to a thing, εἰς τὸ λῷστον E. HF 856; εἰς τὴν δικαιοσύνην τοὺς οἰκέτας X. Oec. 14.4; εἰς λόγους D. 19.97; εἰς ἀπέχθειαν Plb. 16.38.1; εἰς μέτρα ἐ. χρησμούς Philostr. VA 6.11; τὴν ἀπάδουσαν εἰς τὸ μέλος Id. Im. 2.1; τοῖς ἀνθρωπίνοις πάθεσιν τὸν θεὸν ἐ. Plu. Def.orac. 2.416f.

4 set

set a dislocated joint, Hp. Art. 7.

5 put in possession of

ἐ. τινὰ εἰς . . put in possession of . ., PFlor. 55.31 (i A.D.), etc.

6

intr., οἱ τῆς σταδιαίας πάλης ἐμβιβάζοντες Philostr. VS 1.22.4.

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