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|Definition=<span class="bld">A</span> [[step in]] or [[on]], [[frequent]], [[haunt]]: c. acc., of tutelary gods, νῆσος.. ἣν ὁ φιλόχορος Πὰν ἐμβατεύει A.''Pers.''449, cf. E.''El.''595; Πὰν Πελασγικὸν Ἄργος ἐμβατεύων Cratin. 321; ἵνα Διόνυσος ἐμβατεύει S.''OC''679 (lyr.): c. dat., ὁ -εύων τῷ χωρίῳ δαίμων D.H.1.77: c. gen., in simple sense, [[set foot upon]], μήτ' ἐμβατεύειν πατρίδος [[Sophocles|S.]]''[[Oedipus Tyrannus|OT]]''825: abs., [[enter]] a sacred cave, ''OGI''530.15 (Iasus).<br><span class="bld">II</span> <b class="b3">ἐ. κλήρους χθονός</b> [[enter on]], [[come into possession of]], E. ''Heracl.''876, cf. [[LXX]] ''Jo.''19.49: more freq. <b class="b3">ἐ. εἰς τὴν ναῦν</b> [[enter on possession of]] the vessel, D.33.6; εἰς τὴν οὐσίαν Id.44.19; εἰς τὸ χωρίον Is.9.3: abs., [[enter on an inheritance]], PEleph.2.14 (iii B.C.).<br><span class="bld">2</span> metaph., νέων ψυχάς Him.''Or.''4.5.<br><span class="bld">III</span> [[mount]], [[cover]], of the male, Palaeph.39.<br><span class="bld">IV</span> to [[be initiated]] into the mysteries, ''Jahresh.''15.46 (Notium), cf. ''Ep.Col.''2.18.