noun · neuter
ploiem
Greekπλοῖον (ploion)
Strong’sG4143
a ship, vessel
stem ploi-67 times in the New Testamentin 7 of 27 books5 of 6 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
πλοῖον, -ου, τό
(< πλέω), [in LXX chiefly for אֳנִיָּה;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G4143 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidploy'-on
a sailer, i.e. vessel
Fromfrom G4126;
King Jamesship(-ing).
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject or object direct | ploiem4×πλοῖον | ploieim2×πλοῖα |
| of, belonging to genitive | ploieu12×πλοίου | ploieiu2×πλοίων |
| to, for dative | ploie14×πλοίῳ | ploiei |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
ploie 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
67 occurrences, every one of them listed
ploiem“boat”subject or objectdirect singular4×
Matthew 14:24“boat”tem de ploiem ēdē stadioin polloin apo tau gēau apechate, basanizirōtem hupo teiu kumeiu, ate gar enantios tos anemos.but the boat was already far from land, buffeted by the waves because the wind was against it.
Mark 6:47“boat”Kai opsēau gineratau ate tem ploiem en mese tau thalassau, kai autos monos epi tau gēau.When evening came, the boat was in the middle of the sea, and Jesus was alone on land.
John 6:21“boat”thelale oun lambara auton eis tem ploiem, kai eutheōs gineta tem ploiem epi tau gēau eis han hupagale.Then they were willing to take Him into the boat, and at once the boat reached the shore where they were heading.
Acts 21:3“ship”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.
ploieu“boat”of, belonging togenitive singular12×
Matthew 14:29“boat”tos de legata; Erchasar. kai katabainaratos apo teu ploieu Petros peripatata epi teim hudōreim kai erchata pros ton Iēsun.“Come,” said Jesus. Then Peter got down out of the boat, walked on the water, and came toward Jesus.
Mark 5:2“boat”kai exercharatou autou ek teu ploieu euthuos hupantata auto ek teiu mnēmeieiu anthrōpos en pneume akatharte,As soon as Jesus got out of the boat, He was met by a man with an unclean spirit, who was coming from the tombs.
Mark 6:54“boat”kai exercharatoiu autoiu ek teu ploieu euthuos epignōskaratois autonAs soon as they got out of the boat, the people recognized Jesus
Luke 5:3“boat”embainaratos de eis henem teiu ploieiu, hem ate Simōnou, erōtata auton apo tau gēau epanagara oligem, kathizaratos de ek teu ploieu didaskate toin ochloin.Jesus got into the boat belonging to Simon and asked him to put out a little from shore. And sitting down, He taught the people from the boat.
John 6:19“boat”elaunarētois oun hōs stadioin eikosi pente ē triakonta theōralō ton Iēsun peripatarōton epi tau thalassau kai engus teu ploieu ginerōton, kai fobila.When they had rowed about three or four miles, they saw Jesus approaching the boat, walking on the sea — and they were terrified.
John 21:6“boat”tos de legata autoi; Ballavar eis teim dexeim mereim teu ploieu tem diktuem, kai heuriskavi. ballala oun, kai ouketi autem helkara ischuale apo teu plētheu toiu ichthoiu.He told them, “Cast the net on the right side of the boat, and you will find some.” So they cast it there, and they were unable to haul it in because of the great number of fish.
Acts 27:10“ship”legarōtos autoi; Anēroir, theōramō hoti meta hubriau kai pollau zēmiau ouk monem teu fortieu kai teu ploieu alla kai taiu psuchaiu nu mellarō eri ton plouon.“Men, I can see that our voyage will be filled with disaster and great loss, not only to ship and cargo, but to our own lives as well.”
Acts 27:15“ship”sunarpazirateu de teu ploieu kai mē dunerōteu antofthalmarō to anemo epidōaratois ferine.Unable to head into the wind, the ship was caught up. So we gave way and let ourselves be driven along.
Acts 27:19“ship’s”kai ta trita autocheirois tan skeuan teu ploieu riptala.On the third day, they threw the ship’s tackle overboard with their own hands.
Acts 27:22“ship”kai teim nun parainamō vin euthumarō, apobolas gar psuchau oudenas eti ek vu plēn teu ploieu;But now I urge you to keep up your courage, because you will not experience any loss of life, but only of the ship.
Acts 27:30“ship”toiu de nautoiu zētarōtoiu feugara ek teu ploieu kai chalaratoiu tan skafan eis tan thalassan profasia hōs ek prōrau ankurain mellarōtoiu ekteinarō,Meanwhile, the sailors attempted to escape from the ship. Pretending to lower anchors from the bow, they let the lifeboat down into the sea.
Acts 27:44“ship”kai toin loipoin hoin men epi saniai hoin de epi tineiu teiu apo teu ploieu; kai houtōs gineta pantoin diasōzira epi tan gēan.The rest were to follow on planks and various parts of the ship. In this way everyone was brought safely to land.
ploie“boat”to, fordative singular14×
Matthew 4:21“boat”Kai probainaratos ekeithen horata alloin duo adelfoin, Iakōbon ton tou Zebedaiou kai Iōannon ton adelfon autou, en te ploie meta Zebedaiou tou patērou autoiu katartizarōtoin teim diktueim autoiu, kai kalata autoin.Going on from there, He saw two other brothers, James son of Zebedee and his brother John. They were in a boat with their father Zebedee, mending their nets. Jesus called them,
Matthew 14:13“boat”Akouaratos de tos Iēsus anachōrata ekeithen en ploie eis erēmon topon kata idian; kai akouaratois tois ochlois akolouthala auto pezē apo taiu politaiu.When Jesus heard about John, He withdrew by boat privately to a solitary place. But the crowds found out about it and followed Him on foot from the towns.
Matthew 14:33“boat”tois de en te ploie proskunala auto legarōtois; Alēthōs theou huios asō.Then those who were in the boat worshiped Him, saying, “Truly You are the Son of God!”
Mark 1:19“boat”kai probainaratos oligem horata Iakōbon ton tou Zebedaiou kai Iōannon ton adelfon autou, kai autoin en te ploie katartizarōtoin teim diktueim,Going on a little farther, He saw James son of Zebedee and his brother John. They were in a boat, mending their nets.
Mark 1:20“boat”kai euthuos kalata autoin. kai afiēkaratois ton patēron autoiu Zebedaion en te ploie meta toiu misthōtoiu aperchala opisō autou.Immediately Jesus called them, and they left their father Zebedee in the boat with the hired men and followed Him.
Mark 4:36“boat”kai afiēkaratois ton ochlon paralambalō auton hōs ate en te ploie, kai alleim ploieim ate meta autou.After they had dismissed the crowd, they took Jesus with them, since He was already in the boat. And there were other boats with Him.
Mark 5:21“boat”Kai diaperaratou tou Iēsu en te ploie palin eis tem peran sunagita ochlos pollos epi auton, kai ate para tan thalassan.When Jesus had again crossed by boat to the other side, a large crowd gathered around Him beside the sea.
Mark 6:32“boat”kai aperchala en te ploie eis erēmon topon kata idian.So they went away in a boat by themselves to a solitary place.
Mark 8:14“boat”Kai epilanthanela lambara artoin, kai ei mē henon arton ouk echale meta heautoiu en te ploie.Now the disciples had forgotten to take bread, except for one loaf they had with them in the boat.
Luke 5:7“boat”kai kataneuala toi metochoi en te hetere ploie teu ercharatoin sullambera autoi; kai erchala, kai pimplēala amfotereim teim ploieim hōste buthizirō auteim.So they signaled to their partners in the other boat to come and help them, and they came and filled both boats so full that they began to sink.
Acts 27:2“ship”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.
Acts 27:31“ship”legata tos Paulos to hekatontarchēo kai toi stratiōtoi; Ean mē houtois menaleia en te ploie, vis sōzira ouk dunevō.But Paul said to the centurion and the soldiers, “Unless these men remain with the ship, you cannot be saved.”
Acts 27:37“ship”ene de tais pantais psuchais en te ploie diakosioi hebdomēkonta hex.In all, there were 276 of us on board.
Acts 28:11“ship”Meta de treis mēnoin anagina en ploie paracheimazarēte en ta nēsa Alexandrine, parasēme Dioskouroi.After three months we set sail in an Alexandrian ship that had wintered in the island. It had the Twin Brothers as a figurehead.
ploieim“boats”subject or objectdirect plural2×
Mark 4:36“boats”kai afiēkaratois ton ochlon paralambalō auton hōs ate en te ploie, kai alleim ploieim ate meta autou.After they had dismissed the crowd, they took Jesus with them, since He was already in the boat. And there were other boats with Him.
James 3:4“ships”idou kai teim ploieim, tēlikouteim arōteim kai hupo anemoiu sklēroiu elaunirōteim, metagitō hupo elachisteu pēdalieu hopou tas hormas tou euthunarōtou bouletō;Consider ships as well. Although they are so large and are driven by strong winds, they are steered by a very small rudder wherever the pilot is inclined.
ploieiu“boats”of, belonging togenitive plural2×
Luke 5:3“boats”embainaratos de eis henem teiu ploieiu, hem ate Simōnou, erōtata auton apo tau gēau epanagara oligem, kathizaratos de ek teu ploieu didaskate toin ochloin.Jesus got into the boat belonging to Simon and asked him to put out a little from shore. And sitting down, He taught the people from the boat.
Revelation 8:9“ships”kai apothnēskata tem tritem teiu ktismeiu teiu en ta thalassa, teim echarōteim psuchain, kai tem tritem teiu ploieiu diaftheirila.a third of the living creatures in the sea died, and a third of the ships were destroyed.
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Matthew 4:22“boat”tois de eutheōs afiēkaratois tem ploiem kai ton patēron autoiu akolouthala auto.and immediately they left the boat and their father and followed Him.
Matthew 8:23“boat”Kai embainarato auto eis ploiem akolouthala auto tois mathētois autou.When He got into the boat, His disciples followed Him.
Matthew 8:24“boat”kai idou seismos megos gineta en ta thalassa, hōste tem ploiem kaluptirō hupo teiu kumeiu, autos de katheudate.Suddenly a violent storm came up on the sea, so that the boat was engulfed by the waves. But Jesus was sleeping.
Matthew 9:1“boat”Kai embainaratos eis ploiem diaperata kai erchata eis tan idian politan.Jesus got into a boat, crossed over, and came to His own town.
Matthew 13:2“boat”kai sunagila pros auton ochlois pollois, hōste auton eis ploiem embainaraton katherō, kai pantos tos ochlos epi ton aigialon histanatelē.Such large crowds gathered around Him that He got into a boat and sat down, while all the people stood on the shore.
Matthew 14:22“boat”Kai eutheōs anankazata toin mathētoin embainara eis ploiem kai proagarō auton eis tem peran, heōs hou apoluateia toin ochloin.Immediately Jesus made the disciples get into the boat and go on ahead of Him to the other side, while He dismissed the crowds.
Matthew 14:32“boat”kai anabainaratoiu autoiu eis tem ploiem kopazata tos anemos.And when they had climbed back into the boat, the wind died down.
Matthew 15:39“boat”kai apoluaratos toin ochloin embainata eis tem ploiem, kai erchata eis teim horeim Magadan.After Jesus had dismissed the crowds, He got into the boat and went to the region of Magadan.
Mark 4:1“boat”Kai palin archeta didaskarō para tan thalassan. kai sunagitō pros auton ochlos pollotatos, hōste auton eis ploiem embainaraton katherō en ta thalassa, kai pantos tos ochlos pros tan thalassan epi tau gēau ale.Once again Jesus began to teach beside the sea, and such a large crowd gathered around Him that He got into a boat and sat in it, while all the people crowded along the shore.
Mark 4:37“boat”kai ginetō lailapsas megas anemou, kai teim kumeim epiballate eis tem ploiem, hōste ēdē gemizirō tem ploiem.Soon a violent windstorm came up, and the waves were breaking over the boat, so that it was being swamped.
Mark 4:37“boat”kai ginetō lailapsas megas anemou, kai teim kumeim epiballate eis tem ploiem, hōste ēdē gemizirō tem ploiem.Soon a violent windstorm came up, and the waves were breaking over the boat, so that it was being swamped.
Mark 5:18“boat”kai embainarōtou autou eis tem ploiem parakalate auton tos daimoniziratos hina meta autou ateiō.As He was getting into the boat, the man who had been possessed by the demons begged to go with Him.
Mark 6:45“boat”Kai euthuos anankazata toin mathētoin autou embainara eis tem ploiem kai proagarō eis tem peran pros Bēthsaidan, heōs autos apoluatō ton ochlon.Immediately Jesus made His disciples get into the boat and go on ahead of Him to Bethsaida, while He dismissed the crowd.
Mark 6:51“boat”kai anabainata pros autoin eis tem ploiem, kai kopazata tos anemos. kai liōs ek perisseu en heautoi existanele,Then He climbed into the boat with them, and the wind died down. And the disciples were utterly astounded,
Mark 8:10“boat”kai euthuos embainaratos eis tem ploiem meta toiu mathētoiu autou erchata eis teim mereim Dalmanoutha.He immediately got into the boat with His disciples and went to the district of Dalmanutha.
Luke 8:22“boat”Gineta de en hena taiu hēmeraiu kai autos embainata eis ploiem kai tois mathētois autou, kai legata pros autoin; Dierchaneia eis tem peran tau limnau, kai anagila.One day Jesus said to His disciples, “Let us cross to the other side of the lake.” So He got into a boat with them and set out.
Luke 8:37“boat”kai erōtata auton hapantem tem plēthem tau perichōrau toiu Gerasēnoiu aperchara apo autoiu, hoti fobo mego sunechile; autos de embainaratos eis ploiem hupostrefata.Then all the people of the region of the Gerasenes asked Jesus to depart from them, because great fear had taken hold of them. So He got into the boat and started back.
John 6:17“boat”kai embainaratois eis ploiem archele peran tau thalassau eis Kafarnaoum. kai skotias ēdē ginatelē kai oupō erchatelē pros autoin tos Iēsus,got into a boat, and started across the sea to Capernaum. It was already dark, and Jesus had not yet gone out to them.
John 6:21“boat”thelale oun lambara auton eis tem ploiem, kai eutheōs gineta tem ploiem epi tau gēau eis han hupagale.Then they were willing to take Him into the boat, and at once the boat reached the shore where they were heading.
John 6:22“boat”Ta epaurion tos ochlos tos histanarētos peran tau thalassau horala hoti ploiariem allem ouk ate ekei ei mē henem, kai hoti ouk suneiserchata toi mathētoi autou tos Iēsus eis tem ploiem alla monois tois mathētois autou aperchala;The next day, the crowd that had remained on the other side of the sea realized that only one boat had been there, and that Jesus had not boarded it with His disciples, but they had gone away alone.
John 21:3“boat”legatō autoi Simōnos Petros; Hupagamō halieuarō; legalō auto; Erchenō kai nis sun si. exerchala kai embainala eis tem ploiem, kai en ekeina ta nuxa piazala oudenem.Simon Peter told them, “I am going fishing.” “We will go with you,” they said. So they went out and got into the boat, but caught nothing that night.
Acts 20:13“ship”Nis de proercharatois epi tem ploiem anagina epi tan Assan, ekeithen mellarōtois analambarō ton Paulon, houtōs gar diatasserētos ate mellarōtos autos pezeuarō.We went on ahead to the ship and sailed to Assos, where we were to take Paul aboard. He had arranged this because he was going there on foot.
Acts 20:38“ship”odunerōtois malista epi to logo ho legatelē hoti ouketi mellalō tem prosōpem autou theōrarō. propempale de auton eis tem ploiem.They were especially grieved by his statement that they would never see his face again. Then they accompanied him to the ship.
Acts 21:2“ship”kai heuriskaratois ploiem diaperarōtem eis Foinikan epibainaratois anagina.Finding a ship crossing over to Phoenicia, we boarded it and set sail.
Acts 21:6“ship”apospena allēloin, kai embainana eis tem ploiem, ekeinois de hupostrefala eis teim idieim.And after we had said our farewells, we went aboard the ship, and they returned home.
Acts 27:6“ship”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.
Acts 27:17“ship”han airaratois boētheiai chrele hupozōnarōtois tem ploiem; foberōtois tē mē eis tan Surtian ekpiptaleia, chalaratois tem skeuem, houtōs ferile.After hoisting it up, the crew used ropes to undergird the ship. And fearing that they would run aground on the sandbars of Syrtis, they lowered the sea anchor and were driven along.
Acts 27:38“ship”korennuiratois de trofēau koufizale tem ploiem ekballerōtois ton siton eis tan thalassan.After the men had eaten their fill, they lightened the ship by throwing the grain into the sea.
Acts 27:39“ship”Hote de hēmeras gineta, tan gēan ouk epignōskale, kolpon de tinon katanoale echarōton aigialon eis hon bouleuele ei duneloiō exōthara tem ploiem.When daylight came, they did not recognize the land, but they sighted a bay with a sandy beach, where they decided to run the ship aground if they could.
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Luke 5:2“boats”kai horata duo ploieim histanarēteim para tan limnan, tois de halievois apo auteiu apobainaratois plunale teim diktueim.He saw two boats at the edge of the lake. The fishermen had left them and were washing their nets.
Luke 5:7“boats”kai kataneuala toi metochoi en te hetere ploie teu ercharatoin sullambera autoi; kai erchala, kai pimplēala amfotereim teim ploieim hōste buthizirō auteim.So they signaled to their partners in the other boat to come and help them, and they came and filled both boats so full that they began to sink.
Luke 5:11“boats”kai katagaratois teim ploieim epi tan gēan afiēkaratois panteim akolouthala auto.And when they had brought their boats ashore, they left everything and followed Him.
Revelation 18:19“ships”kai ballala chouon epi tain kefalain autoiu kai krazala klaiarōtois kai pentharōtois legarōtois; Ouai ouai, tas politas tas megas, en ha ploutala pantois tois echarōtois teim ploieim en ta thalassa ek tau timiotau autau, hoti hena hōra erēmita.Then they will throw dust on their heads as they weep and mourn and cry out: “Woe, woe to the great city, where all who had ships on the sea were enriched by her wealth! For in a single hour she has been destroyed.”