UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament

Sense 1: to cause to go aboard, to cause to embark

Semantic entry: 15.96

Semantic domains: Linear Movement

Subdomains: Come/Go Into

Definition: to cause someone to go into, as in the case of a boat

Notes: The causative in this type of context may be expressed simply as ‘he commanded us,’ or the causative may be somewhat weakened to a form such as in English ‘he had us go aboard.’