Strong's Lexicon
G4126 — πλέω
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G4126 |
|---|---|
| Word: | πλέω |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Etymology: | probably a form of G4150 (through the idea of plunging through the water) |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 6 |
| Transliteration: | pleo |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | pleh'-o (another form for pleuo plyoo'-o; which is used as an alternate in certain tenses) v. |
| Meaning: | 1. to sail |
| KJV Renderings: | sail |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
ΠΛΑΩ, see πίμπλημι.
STRONGS NT 4126: πλέωπλέω; imperfect 1 person plural ἐπλέομεν; (allied with πλύνω, Latinpluo, fluo, our float, flow, etc.; Curtius, § 369); from Homer down; to sail, navigate, travel by ship: Luk 8:23; Act 27:24; followed by εἰς with an accusative of place, Act 21:3; Act 27:6; ἐπί τόπον, Rev 18:17 G L T Tr WH; by a use common only to the poets (cf. Matthiae, § 409, 4{a}; Kühner, ii. § 409, 6; (Jelf, § 559; Winer’s Grammar, 224 (210))), with a simple accusative indicating the direction: Act 27:2 (Euripides, Med. Act 27:7), where L T Tr WH add εἰς (Compare: ἀποπλέω, διαπλέω, ἐκπλέω, καταπλέω, παραπλέω, ὑποπλέω.)
Englishman's Greek Concordance
πλέω (sail)
Luke 8:23
- KJV: But as they sailed he fell asleep and there came down a storm of wind on the lake and they were filled and were in jeopardy
- GK: πλεόντων δε αυτών αφύπνωσε και κατέβη λαίλαψ ανέμου εις την λίμνην και συνεπληρούντο και εκινδύνευον
Acts 21:3
- KJV: Now when we had discovered Cyprus we left it on the left hand and sailed into Syria and landed at Tyre for there the ship was to unlade her burden
- GK: αναφανέντες δε την Κύπρον και καταλιπόντες αυτήν ευώνυμον επλέομεν εις Συρίαν και κατήχθημεν εις Τύρον εκείσε γαρ ην το πλοίον αποφορτιζόμενον τον γόμον
Acts 27:2
- KJV: And entering into a ship of Adramyttium we launched meaning to sail by the coasts of Asia Aristarchus a Macedonian of Thessalonica being with us
- GK: επιβάντες δε πλοίω Αδραμυττηνώ μέλλοντες πλείν τους κατά την Ασίαν τόπους ανήχθημεν όντος συν ημίν Αριστάρχου Μακεδόνος Θεσσαλονικέως
Acts 27:6
- KJV: And there the centurion found a ship of Alexandria sailing into Italy and he put us therein
- GK: κακεί ευρών ο εκατόνταρχος πλοίον Αλεξανδρινόν πλέον εις την Ιταλίαν ενεβίβασεν ημάς εις αυτό
Acts 27:24
- KJV: Saying Fear not Paul thou must be brought before Cæsar and lo God hath given thee all them that sail with thee
- GK: λέγων μη φοβού Παύλε Καίσαρί σε δει παραστήναι και ιδού κεχάρισταί σοι ο θεός πάντας τους πλέοντας μετά σου
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