verb
plamō
Greekπλέω (pleō)
Strong’sG4126
I sail
stem pl-6 times in the New Testamentin 3 of 27 books6 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
πλέω,
[in LXX, seq. εἰς, Jon.1.3 (בּוֹא), I Es 4:23, Is 42:10; seq. ἐπί, IV Mac 7:3; c. acc. (poët.), Si 43:24, I Mac 13:29 (cf. Ac 27:2, Rec.)*;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G4126 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidpleh'-o
to pass in a vessel
Fromprobably a form of G4150 (through the idea of plunging through the water);
King Jamessail.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Forms in the New Testament
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| planeἐπλέομεν | was happening · weimperfect active indicative 1st person plural | sailed | 1× |
| plarōπλεῖν | happening now · the “to …” formpresent active infinitive | sail | 1× |
| plarōtosπλέων | happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative singular masculine | travel by ship | 1× |
| plarōtemπλέον | happening now · objectpresent active participle direct singular neuter | sailing | 1× |
| plarōtoinπλέοντας | happening now · objectpresent active participle accusative plural masculine | sailing | 1× |
| plarōtoiuπλεόντων | happening now · of, belonging topresent active participle genitive plural masculine | sailing | 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, 1 occurrence
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | plamō | plame | plami | plama | plamē | plamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | plasō | plase | plasi | plasa | plasē | plaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | platō | plate | plati | plata | platē | platelē |
| we 1st person plural | planō | plane1×ἐπλέομεν | plani | plana | planē | planelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | plavō | plave | plavi | plava | plavē | plavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | plalō | plale | plali | plala | plalē | plalelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | plameiō | plameia | plameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | plaseiō | plaseia | plaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | plateiō | plateia | plateiē |
| we 1st person plural | planeiō | planeia | planeiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | plaveiō | plaveia | plaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | plaleiō | plaleia | plaleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | plasōr | plasar | plasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | platōr | platar | platēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | plavōr | plavar | plavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | plalōr | plalar | plalēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | plamoiō | plamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | plasoiō | plasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | platoiō | platoia |
| we 1st person plural | planoiō | planoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | plavoiō | plavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | plaloiō | plaloia |
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 | plarō1×πλεῖν | plari | plara | plarē |
Used as an adjective — participle, 4 occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | plarōtos4×πλέων | plaritos | plaratos | plarētos |
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
pl 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
6 occurrences, every one of them listed
plane“sailed”was happening · weimperfect active indicative 1st person plural1×
Acts 21:3“sailed”anafainaratois de tan Kupran kai kataleiparatois autan euōnuman plane eis Surian, kai katerchana eis Turan, ekeise gar tem ploiem ate apofortizerōtem ton gomon.After sighting Cyprus and passing south of it, we sailed on to Syria and landed at Tyre, where the ship was to unload its cargo.
plarō“sail”happening now · the “to …” formpresent active infinitive1×
Acts 27:2“sail”epibainaratois de ploie Adramuttēne mellarōte plarō eis toin kata tan Asian topoin anagina arōtou sun ni Aristarchou Makedōnou Thessalonikevou;We boarded an Adramyttian ship about to sail for ports along the coast of Asia, and we put out to sea. Aristarchus, a Macedonian from Thessalonica, was with us.
plarōtos“travel by ship”happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative singular masculine1×
Revelation 18:17“travel by ship”hoti hena hōra erēmita tos tosoutos ploutos. Kai pantos kubernētos kai pantos tos epi topon plarōtos, kai nautois kai hosois tan thalassan ergazelō, apo makrothen histanalaFor in a single hour such fabulous wealth has been destroyed!” Every shipmaster, passenger, and sailor, and all who make their living from the sea, will stand at a distance
plarōtem“sailing”happening now · objectpresent active participle direct singular neuter1×
Acts 27:6“sailing”kakei heuriskaratos tos hekatontarchēos ploiem Alexandrinem plarōtem eis tan Italian embibazata nin eis autem.There the centurion found an Alexandrian ship sailing for Italy and put us on board.
plarōtoin“sailing”happening now · objectpresent active participle accusative plural masculine1×
Acts 27:24“sailing”legarōtos; Mē fobesōr, Paulor; Kaisaro sin datō paristanara, kai idou charizetē si tos theos pantoin toin plarōtoin meta su.and said, ‘Do not be afraid, Paul; you must stand before Caesar. And look, God has granted you the lives of all who sail with you.’
plarōtoiu“sailing”happening now · of, belonging topresent active participle genitive plural masculine1×
Luke 8:23“sailing”plarōtoiu de autoiu afupnata. kai katabainata lailapsas anemou eis tan limnan, kai sumplērile kai kinduneuale.As they sailed, He fell asleep, and a windstorm came down on the lake, so that the boat was being swamped, and they were in great danger.