to sail

Greek Verb

πλέω [in LXX, before εἰς, Jon.1.3 (בּוֹא), I Est.4:23, Isa.42:10; before ἐπί, 4Ma.7:3; with accusative (poët.), Sir.43:24, 1Ma.13:29 (cf. Act.27:2, Rec.) *;] to sail: Luk.8:23, Act.27:24; before εἰς, Act.21:3 27:2, 6; ἐπί, Rev.18:17 (cf. ἀπό, δια, ἐκ, κατα, παρα, ὑπο-πλέω). (AS)

to sail

Greek Verb

πλέω, Epic dialect πλείω [Refs 8th c.BC+]: Epic dialect imperfect ἀπ-έπλειον [Refs]: also Epic dialect and Ionic dialect πλώω (see. below): Attic dialect contraction imperative πλεῖ [Refs 5th c.BC+]: future πλεύσομαι [Refs 8th c.BC+], found in codices of [Refs 5th c.BC+]; Doric dialect πλευσοῦμαι [Refs 3rd c.BC+]; but 3rd.pers. plural πλεύσονται [Refs 3rd c.BC+]; πλεύσω [Refs 4th c.BC+], etc: aorist 1 ἔπλευσα [Refs 4th c.BC+], etc: perfect πέπλευκα [Refs 5th c.BC+] —passive, future πλευσθήσομαι (περι-) [Refs 2nd c.AD+]aorist ἐπλεύσθην[Refs 2nd c.AD+]: perfect πέπλευσμαι [Refs 8th c.BC+]present, imperfect, and future πλεύσομαι (see. above).—Of the Ionic dialect πλώω, [Refs 8th c.BC+]participle ἐπι-πλώων[Refs]: imperfect πλῶον [Refs 8th c.BC+]; also shortened aorist ἔπλων, ως, ω, participle πλώς, in the compounds ἀπ-έπλω, ἐπ-έπλως, participle ἐπιπλώς, παρέπλ; and [Refs 8th c.BC+] has ἐπ-έπλω; the present, imperfect, and future forms occur as variants in [Refs 5th c.BC+], infinitive πλώειν [Refs], participle πλωούσας [Refs]imperfect ἔπλωον[Refs]; Iterat. πλώεσκον [Refs 4th c.AD+]future πλώσομαι (ἀπο-) [Refs 5th c.BC+]; but the aorist 1 forms are read in [Refs 5th c.BC+]; infinitive πλῶσαι [Refs]; participle πλώσας [Refs 8th c.BC+]: perfect παρα-πέπλωκα [Refs 5th c.BC+]; πέπλωκα occurs [Refs 5th c.BC+]—Only εε and εει are contracted in Attic dialect (πλέει is falsa lectio in [Refs 8th c.BC+] as monosyllable, πλέων ἐπὶ οἴνοπα πόντον [Refs 8th c.BC+]:—sail, go by sea, Λακεδαίμονος ἐξ ἐρατεινῆς [Refs 8th c.BC+]; π. ἐπὶ [σῖτον] to fetch it, [Refs]; μετὰ [νάκος] [Refs 8th c.BC+]; ἐν τῇ θαλάττῃ[Refs 8th c.BC+] sail the watery ways, [Refs 8th c.BC+] —passive, τὸ πεπλευσμένον [πέλαγος] [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐπὶ γῆς μὴ πλεῖν when on land do not be at sea, i.e. avoid the hazards of tax-farming, etc, [Refs 4th c.BC+] II) of ships, [Refs 8th c.BC+] II.2) of other things, swim, float, τεύχεα καλὰ. πλῶον καὶ νέκυες [Refs 8th c.BC+] II.3) to be conveyed by sea, [σκῦλα] πλέοντα [Refs 5th c.BC+] II.4) metaphorically, ταύτης ἔπι πλέοντες ὀρθῆς while [the ship of] our country bearing us is on an even keel, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; οὐδ᾽ ὅπως ὀρθὴ πλεύσεται (i.e. ἡ πόλις) προείδετο [Refs 5th c.BC+] cf. Sanskrit plávate 'float', 'swim', Latin pluit; with πλω- cf. Gothic flōdus 'river', 'flood', O[Refs 5th c.BC+] flćwan 'flow'.)

Greek

Verb

to pass in a vessel; sail; probably a form of g4150 (πλύνω) (through the idea of plunging through the water)