The Koine Bible

Greek Lexicon

SBL Greek New Testament lexicon

πλέω

Lemmaπλέω
Citation formπλέω
Part of speechverb
GlossI sail
Strong’sG4126
Transliterationpléō
Definitionto pass in a vessel
KJV glosses:--sail.
Derivationprobably a form of (through the idea of plunging through the water)
SBLGNT occurrences6

Forms and grammatical context

Each form is parsed from its actual MorphGNT occurrence; a form may have more than one analysis depending on context.

Greek formGrammar and occurrences
ἐπλέομεν
verb, first person, imperfect, active, indicative, plural (MorphGNT 1IAI-P--)Acts 21:3
πλεῖν
verb, present, active, infinitive (MorphGNT -PAN----)Acts 27:2
πλέον
verb, present, active, participle, accusative, singular, neuter (MorphGNT -PAPASN-)Acts 27:6
πλέοντας
verb, present, active, participle, accusative, plural, masculine (MorphGNT -PAPAPM-)Acts 27:24
πλεόντων
verb, present, active, participle, genitive, plural, masculine (MorphGNT -PAPGPM-)Luke 8:23
πλέων
verb, present, active, participle, nominative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT -PAPNSM-)Revelation 18:17

Morphology

Occurrences

Septuagint occurrences

The same normalized Greek lemma occurs in the Rahlfs Septuagint: πλεω.