Acts 27:17:7Acts.27.17.W7TAB

πλοῖον

ploion

ship

Transliteration
PLOI-on
Extended
PLOI-oh n
IPA
/ˈploi̯.on/

Meaning by language

English
ship

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Result
πλοῖ + ον
ploi + on
ploion

Alphabet Analysis

Pip — as in pet
Lambdal — as in law
Omicrono — as in omit (short)
Iotai — as in machine
Omicrono — as in omit (short)
Nun — as in new

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Word in context

  1. word

    PLOI-on

  2. sentence

    hên A-ran-tes bo-ÊE-the-ai(s) e-KHRÔN-to hy-po-zōn-NYN-tes to PLOI-on pho-bou-ME-noi te mê eis tên SYR-tin ek-PE-sō-sin kha-LA-san-tes to SKEU-os HOU-tōs e-PHE-ron-to

Root and etymology

pleopléō | pi–lambda–epsilon–omega

to sail

In contextActs 27:17

Having hoisted the boat, they applied supports beneath the hull to undergird the vessel; and, fearing they might run aground on the Syrtis, they lowered the gear , and so they were driven along.

About this coordinate

Acts 27:17:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Acts 27:17, so the Greek word πλοῖον (ploion) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Acts.27.17.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.27.17.W7.S1) and character.