Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon
ἐμβατεύω (G1687)
1 ἐμβατεύω [in LXX: c. acc, Jos 19:49 ( נָחַל , Jos 19:51 ( חָלַק pi.); seq. εἰς , I Mac 12:25 13:20 14:31 15:40 ; metaph., II Mac 2:30 * ;] ( ἐμβάτης ἐμβαίνω ) to step in or on (Soph.), hence to frequent, haunt, dwell in (Æsch., Eur.); metaph., Col 2:18 ( dwelling in , R, txt.; taking, R, mg.); to invade (1Mac, ll c.; metaph., Col, l.c.). to enter on, come into possession of (Eur., Dem.; LXX, Jos, ll. c.); on the difficulties of reading and interpretation in this passage, v. 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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