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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Alphabet Analysis
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
PLOI-on
- 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 context — Acts 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.