verb
apoplamō
Greekἀποπλέω (apopleō)
Strong’sG636
I sail away
stem apopl-4 times in the New Testament3 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
* ἀπο-πλέω, -ῶ,
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G636 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Forms in the New Testament
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| apoplalaἀπέπλευσαν | happened · theyaorist active indicative 3rd person plural | sailed | 2× |
| apoplarōἀποπλεῖν | happening now · the “to …” formpresent active infinitive | sail | 1× |
| apoplaratoisἀποπλεύσαντες | happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative plural masculine | sailed | 1× |
Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.
Every form the system can build — all 86, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 2 occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | apoplamō | apoplame | apoplami | apoplama | apoplamē | apoplamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | apoplasō | apoplase | apoplasi | apoplasa | apoplasē | apoplaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | apoplatō | apoplate | apoplati | apoplata | apoplatē | apoplatelē |
| we 1st person plural | apoplanō | apoplane | apoplani | apoplana | apoplanē | apoplanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | apoplavō | apoplave | apoplavi | apoplava | apoplavē | apoplavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | apoplalō | apoplale | apoplali | apoplala2×ἀπέπλευσαν | apoplalē | apoplalelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | apoplameiō | apoplameia | apoplameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | apoplaseiō | apoplaseia | apoplaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | apoplateiō | apoplateia | apoplateiē |
| we 1st person plural | apoplaneiō | apoplaneia | apoplaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | apoplaveiō | apoplaveia | apoplaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | apoplaleiō | apoplaleia | apoplaleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | apoplasōr | apoplasar | apoplasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | apoplatōr | apoplatar | apoplatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | apoplavōr | apoplavar | apoplavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | apoplalōr | apoplalar | apoplalēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | apoplamoiō | apoplamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | apoplasoiō | apoplasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | apoplatoiō | apoplatoia |
| we 1st person plural | apoplanoiō | apoplanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | apoplavoiō | apoplavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | apoplaloiō | apoplaloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, 1 occurrence
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | apoplarō1×ἀποπλεῖν | apoplari | apoplara | apoplarē |
Used as an adjective — participle, 1 occurrence
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | apoplarōtos | apoplaritos | apoplaratos1× | apoplarētos |
Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.
How every form is built — the slots that make them
apopl is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
4 occurrences, every one of them listed
apoplala“sailed”happened · theyaorist active indicative 3rd person plural2×
Acts 13:4“sailed”Autois men oun ekpempiratois hupo teu hagieu pneumeu katerchala eis Seleukeian, ekeithen tē apoplala eis Kupran,So Barnabas and Saul, sent forth by the Holy Spirit, went down to Seleucia and sailed from there to Cyprus.
Acts 14:26“sailed”kakeithen apoplala eis Antiocheian, hothen ale paradōirētois ta charia tou theou eis tem ergem hem plērala.From Attalia they sailed to Antioch, where they had been commended to the grace of God for the work they had just completed.
apoplarō“sail”happening now · the “to …” formpresent active infinitive1×
Acts 27:1“sail”Hōs de krinita teu apoplarō nin eis tan Italian, paradōale ton tē Paulon kai tinoin heteroin desmōtoin hekatontarchēo onome Ioulio speirau Sebastau.When it was decided that we would sail for Italy, Paul and some other prisoners were handed over to a centurion named Julius, who belonged to the Imperial Regiment.
apoplaratois“sailed”happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative plural masculine1×
Acts 20:15“sailed”kakeithen apoplaratois ta epeiarōta katantana antikrus Chiau, ta de hetera paraballana eis Saman, ta de echerōta erchana eis Milētan;Sailing on from there, we arrived the next day opposite Chios. The day after that we arrived at Samos, and on the following day we came to Miletus.