embateuō

ἐμβατεύω

[in LXX: with accusative, Jos.19:49 (נָחַל, Jos.19:51 (חָלַק pi.); before εἰς, 1Ma.12:25 1Mac 13:20 1Mac 14:31 1Mac 15:40; metaphorically, 2Ma.2:30 * ;] (ἐμβάτης ἐμβαίνω)

1. to step in or on (Soph.), hence

(a) to frequent, haunt, dwell in (Æsch., Eur.); metaphorically, Col.2:18 (dwelling in, R, txt.; taking, R, mg.);

(b) to invade (1Mac, ll with; metaphorically, Col, Lc.).

2. to enter on, come into possession of (Eur., Dem.; LXX, Jos, H. with); on the difficulties of reading and interpretation in this passage, see Lft, Col., 194 f., 252; ICC, 268 ff.; Field, Notes, 197; Milligan, NTD, 177; and for exx. from π., MM, Exp., xii (cf. κενεμβ.).†

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