ἐπιβατεύω

A. set one's foot upon, occupy, c. gen., Συρίας Plu. Ant. 28, cf. Luc. Cont. 2: metaph., take one's stand upon, τοῦ Σμέρδιος οὐνόματος ἐπιβατεύων usurping it, Hdt. 3.63, cf. 67,9.95; τῆς ἡγεμονίας D.C. 79.7; τὸ τῆς οὐσίας ἓν ‐εῦον Dam. Pr. 88; τούτου ἐ. τοῦ ῥήματος rely upon . ., Hdt. 6.65.

II. . to be an ἐπιβάτης, passenger or soldier on board ship, ἐ.ἐπὶ [νεῶν] ib.15, al., Luc. Par. 46; ἐπὶ νηί Pl. La. 183d: c.dat., Ar. Ra. 48 (with an obscene allusion, cf. ἐπιβαίνω A. 111.3).

2. . mount, τοῦ θρόνου Philostr. VS 2.8.2.