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
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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.