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Koine Greek wordlink #98723

SR GNT Acts 20:16 παραπλεῦσαι (parapleusai) ‘had judged for Paulos to sail_past Efesos so_that not’ Strongs=38960 Lemma=parapleō^*
Word role=verb mood=infinitive tense=aorist voice=active
Year=60 AD Event=Voyage_to_Miletus TimeSeries=Voyage_to_Miletus,Third_Missionary_Journey Refers to Word #98722 Person=Paul

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Only use of identical word form παραπλεῦσαι (V-NAA····) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘παραπλεῦσαι’ (V-NAA····) is always and only glossed as ‘to sail_past’.

Acts 20:16 ‘had judged for Paulos to sail_past Efesos so_that not’ SR GNT Acts 20:16 word 6

OET-LV: 16 For/Because the Paulos had _judged to _sail _past the Efesos, so _that may_ not _become to _him to _spend _time in the Asia, because/for he _was _hurrying if possible it _might _be to _him, the day of_ the _pentecost to _become in Hierousalaʸm/(Yərūshālayim). (ACT_20:16)

OET-RV: 16 Paul had decided to sail past Ephesus because he was hurrying to try to get to Yerushalem for the Day of Pentecost so he didn’t want to spend time in Asia Minor. (ACT 20:16)

^*Note: This is also the only occurrence of the word root (lemma) ‘parapleō’ in the Greek originals.

Key: V=verb