What does ἐκπλέω (ekpléō) mean in the Bible?
ἐκπλέω (ekpléō) is a Greek word meaning "to depart by ship".
Greek · G1602
ἐκπλέω
To depart by ship
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ἐκπλέωG1602
Pronunciationekpléō
What does ἐκπλέω (ekpléō) mean in the Bible?
ἐκπλέω (ekpléō) is a Greek word meaning "to depart by ship".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G1602?
The BSB source-word alignment has 3 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include [and then] he sailed (1), [and] sailed (1), sailed (1).
Where does ἐκπλέω (ekpléō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Acts 15:39. Its strongest book concentrations include Acts (3).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It[and then] he sailed1×Acts 18:18
[and] sailed1×Acts 15:39
sailed1×Acts 20:6
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowActs 15:39
Aligned rows3
Books represented1
Acts3
Source forms
ἐκπλεῦσαι1xekpleusaiActs 15:39
ἐξέπλει1xexepleiActs 18:18
ἐξεπλεύσαμεν1xexepleusamenActs 20:6
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural1xActs 20:6
Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active1xActs 15:39
Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular1xActs 18:18
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to depart by ship
Source Gloss
to depart by ship
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
3 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Acts 15:39Verb Aorist Active Infinitive
ἐκπλεῦσαιekpleusai
I sail out, sail away
Read verseActs 18:18Verb Third Person Singular Imperfect Active Indicative
ἐξέπλειexeplei
I sail out, sail away
Read verseActs 20:6Verb First Person Plural Aorist Active Indicative
ἐξεπλεύσαμενexepleusamen
I sail out, sail away
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 3 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist2imperfect1
Voice
active3
Mood
indicative2infinitive1
NT Occurrences
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Word Origins
ἐκπλέω is built from these roots: