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πλέω

Strong’s: G4126

Associated OET lemmas: πλέω

Notes: There are considerable differences of opinion as to the meaning of the expression ὁ ἐπὶ τόπον πλέων. It may denote merely passengers, but it probably has a more specialized meaning. Some prefer to interpret it as meaning one who sails along the coast.

Form 1

Part of speech: verb

Related lemmas: ἀποπλέω · βραδυπλοέω · διαπλέω · ἐκπλέω · καταπλέω · παραπλέω · πλοιάριον · πλοῖον · πλοῦς · ὑποπλέω

Sense 1: to sail, sailing

Semantic entry: 54.1

Semantic domains: Maritime Activities

Definition: the movement of a boat or ship through the water, either rowed or blown by the wind

LUK 8:23: RV LUK 8:23 · LV LUK 8:23 · Read together LUK 8:23

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OET-RV LUK 8:23

23 but once they were moving, Yeshua fell asleep. Then a big storm descended onto the lake and the boat was being swamped by the waves and they were in danger of sinking.

OET-LV LUK 8:23

23 But sailing of _them, he _fell _asleep.
And an_ of _wind _storm came _down on the lake, and they _were _being _swamped and they _were _risking _danger.

ACT 21:3: RV ACT 21:3 · LV ACT 21:3 · Read together ACT 21:3

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OET-RV ACT 21:3

3 After sighting Kupros (Cyprus) and then leaving it behind on our left, we sailed on to Aram (Syria) and docked there at the port of Tsor (Tyre) where the ship had cargo to be unloaded.

OET-LV ACT 21:3

3 And the Kupros having _appeared, and having _left it on_the_left, we _were _sailing to Suria/(ʼArām) and we _came _down at Turos/(Tsor), because/for there the ship was unloading the cargo.

All 5 recorded passages for this sense

LUK: RV LUK 8:23 · LV LUK 8:23 · Read together LUK 8:23

ACT: RV ACT 21:3 · RV ACT 27:2 · RV ACT 27:6 · RV ACT 27:24 · LV ACT 21:3 · LV ACT 27:2 · LV ACT 27:6 · LV ACT 27:24 · Read together ACT 21:3 · Read together ACT 27:2 · Read together ACT 27:6 · Read together ACT 27:24

Sense 2: sea traveller, sea merchant

Semantic entry: 54.27

Semantic domains: Maritime Activities

Definition: one who frequently travels by sea{N:001}

Collocations: ὁ ἐπὶ τόπον πλέων

REV 18:17: RV REV 18:17 · LV REV 18:17 · Read together REV 18:17

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OET-RV REV 18:17

17 because so much wealth was destroyed in a single hour.”
¶ Every captain of a ship, and all the passengers and sailors and others who work on the ocean will keep far away from the city

OET-LV REV 18:17

17 Because in _one hour was _desolated the so _much riches.
And every captain, and every the one to a_place sailing, and sailors, and as _many _as the sea are _working, from afar stood