παρελέγοντο

paralégomai

sailed along

To sail past or along beside, to travel by sea near a specific location. The word primarily denotes the action of a ship passing close to or along the shore of a geographical feature. In extended or figurative usage (rare outside nautical contexts), it can refer generally to moving past or alongside any object.

G3881

Acts 27:13 · Word #10

Lexicon G3881

Lemmaπαραλέγομαι
Transliterationparalégomai
Strong'sG3881
DefinitionTo sail past or along beside, to travel by sea near a specific location. The word primarily denotes the action of a ship passing close to or along the shore of a geographical feature. In extended or figurative usage (rare outside nautical contexts), it can refer generally to moving past or alongside any object.

Morphology V IMPF MID IND 3P PL All morphology codes

Part of Speech V — Verb — An action or state of being
Tense IMPF — Imperfect — Continuous or repeated past action
Voice MID — Middle — The subject acts on itself or in its own interest
Mood IND — Indicative — States a fact or reality
Person 3P — 3rd person — The one spoken about ("he/she/it/they")
Number PL — Plural — More than one

Common Translation

Phrasesailed along
Literalthey-were-sailing-alongside

Lexical Info

Lemmaπαραλέγομαι
Strong'sG3881

SIBI-P1 Translation G3881-02

they were sailing beside

Morphological NotesVerb; imperfect tense (past ongoing), middle voice (self-involved), indicative mood, 3rd person plural.
Rendering RationaleThe verb denotes laying one’s course alongside or near a place by sea. The imperfect indicative conveys ongoing past action ("were sailing"), and the middle voice reflects the subject’s involvement in directing their own course.

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SILEX v2

SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)

they were sailing beside

Same as P1Yes
RationaleThis accurately reflects the imperfect indicative middle form, matching the Greek nautical context (to sail along); no change.
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