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διαπλέω
diapleō
G1277
G:V Greek

to sail across

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Diapleo describes sailing across a sea passage on the way to a destination.

The attested use describes crossing a sea by ship during a journey toward Myra.

Senses in use

  1. Sailing across a sea passage · dominant

    In Acts 27:5, the aorist active masculine plural participle occurs in the travel sequence before arrival at Myra; the APB renders the clause, "We sailed across the sea off Cilicia and Pamphylia and came down to Myra in Lycia."

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Acts 27:5, the APB presents the journey with "sailed across the sea"; This reflects the clause's overall travel description.

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