κολυμβάω
kolumbaō
G2860
G:V
Greek
to swim
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Kolumbao describes swimming as those able to do so leave a ship and head toward land.
The attested use describes swimming as an action undertaken by those able to leave the ship and make for land in Acts 27:43.
Senses in use
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Swimming toward land from a ship · dominant
In Acts 27:43, κολυμβᾶν is a present active infinitive in the centurion's order concerning those able to swim; the APB renders the clause "those who could swim to jump overboard first and make for the land."
In the Anselm Project Bible: In Acts 27:43, the APB presents the action with "those who could swim" before their departure toward land. The verse is read as a whole.