What does καταπλέω (katapléō) mean in the Bible?
καταπλέω (katapléō) is a Greek word meaning "to sail".
Greek · G2668
καταπλέω
To sail
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καταπλέωG2668
Pronunciationkatapléō
What does καταπλέω (katapléō) mean in the Bible?
καταπλέω (katapléō) is a Greek word meaning "to sail".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G2668?
The BSB source-word alignment has 1 aligned row for this entry. Common renderings include they sailed (1).
Where does καταπλέω (katapléō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Luke 8:26. Its strongest book concentrations include Luke (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Itthey sailed1×Luke 8:26
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowLuke 8:26
Aligned rows1
Books represented1
Luke1
Source forms
κατέπλευσαν1xkatepleusanLuke 8:26
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural1xLuke 8:26
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to sail
Source Gloss
to sail
Extended definitionSource: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
to sail down, sail to land, put in: εἰς τ. χώραν, Luk.8:26.
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
1 Greek text appearance shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Luke 8:26Verb Third Person Plural Aorist Active Indicative
κατέπλευσανkatepleusan
I sail down
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 1 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist1
Voice
active1
Mood
indicative1
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
καταπλέω is built from these roots: