ἐπλέομεν
pléō
we sailed
To travel or move by means of a vessel across water; to sail. In the New Testament and contemporaneous literature, used specifically of traversing bodies of water by sailing, usually by boat or ship. Extended uses may refer more generally to movement over water rather than the act of navigation itself.
Acts 21:3 · Word #9
Lexicon G4126
| Lemma | πλέω |
| Transliteration | pléō |
| Strong's | G4126 |
| Definition | To travel or move by means of a vessel across water; to sail. In the New Testament and contemporaneous literature, used specifically of traversing bodies of water by sailing, usually by boat or ship. Extended uses may refer more generally to movement over water rather than the act of navigation itself. |
Morphology V IMPF ACT IND 1P PL
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state of being |
| Tense | IMPF — Imperfect — Continuous or repeated past action |
| Voice | ACT — Active — The subject performs the action |
| Mood | IND — Indicative — States a fact or reality |
| Person | 1P — 1st person — The speaker ("I" / "we") |
| Number | PL — Plural — More than one |
Common Translation
| Phrase | we sailed |
| Literal | we-were-sailing |
Lexical Info
| Lemma | πλέω |
| Strong's | G4126 |
SIBI-P1 Translation G4126-01
we were sailing
| Morphological Notes | Verb; imperfect tense (past ongoing), active voice, indicative mood, 1st person plural. |
| Rendering Rationale | The imperfect active indicative, first person plural, denotes an ongoing past action performed by the subject. "We were sailing" preserves the root meaning of travel by vessel over water and reflects the continuous past aspect of the imperfect tense. |
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