ἐμβαίνω

G1684 means to get into, step aboard, or embark. The governed local index counts about seventeen uses, nearly all involving entry into a boat or ship. In the Synoptic Gospels, the verb advances scenes in which Jesus teaches from a boat, crosses the lake, directs disciples to embark, leaves a place, or is approached while embarking. John uses it when the disciples cross in darkness, the crowd takes boats to seek Jesus, and Peter and other disciples go fishing before the risen Lord provides a catch.

Acts 21:6 uses the verb for Paul's party boarding a ship after an emotional farewell. The verb itself describes movement and does not make a boat a symbol of faith, the church, danger, or mission. Its interpretive value is modest but real: it identifies who enters, when a scene changes location, and what action precedes the passage's main event. Teachers should let the surrounding narrative supply fear, faith, misunderstanding, provision, witness, or farewell rather than loading those meanings into the verb.

The governed local index counts about seventeen active-voice uses across the Gospels and Acts. Most are ordinary boat-entry notices that move the narrative from shore to water or from one location to another.