Apopleo refers to departing by ship, whether recounting a completed voyage or expressing a planned departure.

The attested passages use the term for departure by sea: completed travel to Cyprus and Antioch, a departure followed by arrival near Chios, and an intended sailing toward Italy.

1. Departing by ship · dominant

   In Acts 13:4 and Acts 14:26, the aorist active indicative plural form marks completed sea departures, with the APB rendering the travel as sailing to Cyprus and Antioch. In Acts 20:15, the aorist active participle introduces the departure before arrival opposite Chios; Acts 27:1 uses the present active infinitive for the decided plan to travel toward Italy.

   Acts 13:4Acts 14:26Acts 20:15Acts 27:1

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the travel with “sailed” in Acts 13:4 and Acts 14:26, “Setting sail” in Acts 20:15, and “set sail” in Acts 27:1. These phrases confirm the sea-travel setting rather than isolate a precise English equivalent in every clause.