astride
From LSJ
ἐπέμψατε ἀγγέλους τοῖς ἀλλήλοις ὥστε ἔγνωτε τὸν κίνδυνον → you sent messengers to one another so that you knew the danger
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
adverb
seated astride on: V. βεβὼς ἐπί (gen.), ἐμβεβώς (dat.).
be seated astride on: use sit on.