πλοιάριον
ploiárion
boat
A small vessel or boat, especially a craft smaller than a standard ship (πλοῖον), used mainly for short trips or river or coastal travel. It refers to watercraft of limited size, sometimes employed for ferrying, fishing, or transport close to shore. In some contexts, it can denote a boat used to support a main ship or as an auxiliary vessel.
John 6:22 · Word #12
Lexicon G4142
| Lemma | πλοιάριον |
| Transliteration | ploiárion |
| Strong's | G4142 |
| Definition | A small vessel or boat, especially a craft smaller than a standard ship (πλοῖον), used mainly for short trips or river or coastal travel. It refers to watercraft of limited size, sometimes employed for ferrying, fishing, or transport close to shore. In some contexts, it can denote a boat used to support a main ship or as an auxiliary vessel. |
Morphology N NOM N SG
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Case | NOM — Nominative — The subject of the sentence |
| Gender | N — Neuter — Grammatical neuter |
| Number | SG — Singular — One |
Common Translation
| Phrase | boat |
| Literal | little-boat |
Lexical Info
| Lemma | πλοιάριον |
| Strong's | G4142 |
SIBI-P1 Translation G4142-03
small boat
| Morphological Notes | Noun, nominative, neuter, singular (Gr,N,,,,,NNSD). |
| Rendering Rationale | The diminutive suffix -άριον marks this as a smaller form of πλοῖον (ship), so "small boat" preserves the root meaning and sense of reduced size. The nominative neuter singular form is reflected as a singular concrete object in English. |
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