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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πλέω G4126
Pronunciation pléō
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
sail 1× Acts 27:24
sailed 1× Luke 8:23
sailing 1× Acts 27:6
to sail 1× Acts 27:2
we sailed on 1× Acts 21:3
Show sample aligned rows
Luke 8:23 πλεόντων to sailed Verb - Present Participle Active - Genitive Masculine Plural Acts 21:3 ἐπλέομεν to we sailed on Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural Acts 27:2 πλεῖν to to sail Verb - Present Infinitive Active Acts 27:6 πλέον to sailing Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Neuter Singular Acts 27:24 πλέοντας to sail Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Masculine Plural Revelation 18:17 πλέων to . . . Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Luke 8:23
Aligned rows 6
Books represented 3
Luke 1 Acts 4 Revelation 1
Source forms
ἐπλέομεν 1x epleomen Acts 21:3
πλεῖν 1x plein Acts 27:2
πλέον 1x pleon Acts 27:6
πλέοντας 1x pleontas Acts 27:24
πλεόντων 1x pleontōn Luke 8:23
πλέων 1x pleōn Revelation 18:17
Parsing patterns
Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural 1x Acts 21:3
Verb - Present Infinitive Active 1x Acts 27:2
Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Masculine Plural 1x Acts 27:24
Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Neuter Singular 1x Acts 27:6
Verb - Present Participle Active - Genitive Masculine Plural 1x Luke 8:23
Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular 1x Revelation 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 corpus Greek 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 8:23 Verb Present Active Participle Genitive Plural Masculine
πλεόντων pleontwn
I sail
Read verse Acts 21:3 Verb First Person Plural Imperfect Active Indicative
ἐπλέομεν epleomen
I sail
Read verse Acts 27:2 Verb Present Active Infinitive
πλεῖν plein
I sail
Read verse Acts 27:6 Verb Present Active Participle Accusative Singular Neuter
πλέον pleon
I sail
Read verse Acts 27:24 Verb Present Active Participle Accusative Plural Masculine
πλέοντας pleontav
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
present 5 imperfect 1
Voice
active 6
Mood
participle 4 indicative 1 infinitive 1
NT Occurrences
Luke 8:23 πλεόντων present active participle participle Acts 21:3 ἐπλέομεν imperfect active indicative background Acts 27:2 πλεῖν present active infinitive infinitive Acts 27:24 πλέοντας present active participle participle Acts 27:6 πλέον present active participle participle Revelation 18:17 πλέων present active participle participle
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:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain