What does πλέω (pléō) mean in the Bible?
πλέω (pléō) is a Greek word meaning "to pass in a vessel".
Greek · G4126
πλέω
To pass in a vessel
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πλέωG4126
Pronunciationpléō
What does πλέω (pléō) mean in the Bible?
πλέω (pléō) is a Greek word meaning "to pass in a vessel".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G4126?
The BSB source-word alignment has 6 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include . . . (1), sail (1), sailed (1), sailing (1), to sail (1).
Where does πλέω (pléō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Luke 8:23. Its strongest book concentrations include Acts (4), Luke (1), Revelation (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 It. . .1×Revelation 18:17
sail1×Acts 27:24
sailed1×Luke 8:23
sailing1×Acts 27:6
to sail1×Acts 27:2
we sailed on1×Acts 21:3
Show sample aligned rows
Luke 8:23πλεόντωνtosailedVerb - Present Participle Active - Genitive Masculine PluralActs 21:3ἐπλέομενtowe sailed onVerb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 1st Person PluralActs 27:2πλεῖνtoto sailVerb - Present Infinitive ActiveActs 27:6πλέονtosailingVerb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Neuter SingularActs 27:24πλέονταςtosailVerb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Masculine PluralRevelation 18:17πλέωνto. . .Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowLuke 8:23
Aligned rows6
Books represented3
Luke1Acts4Revelation1
Source forms
ἐπλέομεν1xepleomenActs 21:3
πλεῖν1xpleinActs 27:2
πλέον1xpleonActs 27:6
πλέοντας1xpleontasActs 27:24
πλεόντων1xpleontōnLuke 8:23
πλέων1xpleōnRevelation 18:17
Parsing patterns
Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural1xActs 21:3
Verb - Present Infinitive Active1xActs 27:2
Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Masculine Plural1xActs 27:24
Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Neuter Singular1xActs 27:6
Verb - Present Participle Active - Genitive Masculine Plural1xLuke 8:23
Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular1xRevelation 18:17
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to pass in a vessel
Source Gloss
to pass in a vessel
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
5 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Luke 8:23Verb Present Active Participle Genitive Plural Masculine
πλεόντωνpleontwn
I sail
Read verseActs 21:3Verb First Person Plural Imperfect Active Indicative
ἐπλέομενepleomen
I sail
Read verseActs 27:2Verb Present Active Infinitive
πλεῖνplein
I sail
Read verseActs 27:6Verb Present Active Participle Accusative Singular Neuter
πλέονpleon
I sail
Read verseActs 27:24Verb Present Active Participle Accusative Plural Masculine
πλέονταςpleontav
I sail
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 6 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present5imperfect1
Voice
active6
Mood
participle4indicative1infinitive1
NT Occurrences
Luke 8:23πλεόντωνpresent active participleparticipleActs 21:3ἐπλέομενimperfect active indicativebackgroundActs 27:2πλεῖνpresent active infinitiveinfinitiveActs 27:24πλέονταςpresent active participleparticipleActs 27:6πλέονpresent active participleparticipleRevelation 18:17πλέωνpresent active participleparticiple
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
πλέω is built from this root: