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Lexicon :: Strong's G4126 - pleō

Aa
πλέω
Transliteration
pleō (Key)
Pronunciation
pleh'-o
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
Another form for pleuo {plyoo'-o}, which is used as an alternate in certain tenses, probably a form of πλύνω (G4150) (through the idea of plunging through the water)
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Strong’s Definitions

πλέω pléō, pleh'-o; probably a form of G4150 (through the idea of plunging through the water); to pass in a vessel:—sail. See also G4130.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 5x

The KJV translates Strong's G4126 in the following manner: sail (5x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 5x
The KJV translates Strong's G4126 in the following manner: sail (5x).

  1. to sail, navigate, travel by ship

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
πλέω pléō, pleh'-o; probably a form of G4150 (through the idea of plunging through the water); to pass in a vessel:—sail. See also G4130.
STRONGS G4126:
πλέω; 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: Luke 8:23; Acts 27:24; followed by εἰς with an accusative of place, Acts 21:3; Acts 27:6; ἐπί τόπον, Revelation 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: Acts 27:2 (Euripides, Med. Acts 27:7), where L T Tr WH add εἰς (Compare: ἀποπλέω, διαπλέω, ἐκπλέω, καταπλέω, παραπλέω, ὑποπλέω.)
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Luke
8:23
Acts
21:3; 27:2; 27:6; 27:7; 27:24
Revelation
18:17

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G4126 matches the Greek πλέω (pleō),
which occurs 6 times in 6 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:23

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:23 - But as they were sailing G4126 along He fell G879 asleep G879; and a fierce G2978 gale G2978 of wind G417 descended G2597 on the lake G3041, and they began to be swamped G4845 and to be G2793 in G2793 danger G2793.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 21:3

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 21:3 - When we came G398 in G398 sight G398 of G398 Cyprus G2954, leaving G2641 it on the left G2176, we kept sailing G4126 to Syria G4947 and landed G2718 at Tyre G5184; for the ship G4143 was to unload G670 its cargo G1117 there G1566.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 27:2

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 27:2 - And we boarded G1910 an Adramyttian G98 ship G4143 that was G3195 about G3195 to G3195 sail G4126 to the regions G5117 along G2596 the coast of [fn]Asia G773, and put G321 out G321 to G321 sea G321 accompanied G1510 G4862 by Aristarchus G708, a Macedonian G3110 of Thessalonica G2331.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 27:6

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 27:6 - There G2546 the centurion G1543 found G2147 an Alexandrian G222 ship G4143 sailing G4126 for Italy G2482, and he put G1688 us aboard G1688 it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 27:24

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 27:24 - saying G3004, ‘Do not be G5399 afraid G5399, Paul G3972; you must G1163 stand G3936 before G3936 Caesar G2541; and behold G2400, God G2316 has graciously G5483 granted G5483 you all G3956 those G3588 who are sailing G4126 with you.’

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 18:17

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 18:17 - for in one G1520 hour G5610 such G5118 great G5118 wealth G4149 has been laid G2049 waste G2049!’ And every G3956 shipmaster G2942 and every G3956 [fn]passenger G1909 G5117 G4126 and sailor G3492, and all G3745 who G3745 [fn]make G2038 their living G2038 by the sea G2281, stood G2476 at a distance G3113,
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