Acts 27:2:6Acts.27.2.W6TAB
πλεῖν
plein
“to sail”
- Transliteration
- PLEIN
- Extended
- PLEIN
- IPA
- /pleˈin/
Meaning by language
- English
- to sail
Alphabet Analysis
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
PLEIN
- sentence
e-pi-BAN-tes de PLOI-ō a-dra-my-ttê-NŌ MEL-lon-ti PLEIN eis tous ka-TA tēn a-SI-an TO-pous a-NÊKH-thē-men ON-tos syn hê-MIN a-ri-STAR-khou ma-ke-DO-nos thes-sa-lo-ni-KE-ōs
Exegesis
The dative phrase ploio Adramyttēnō {πλοίῳ Ἀδραμυττηνῷ | ploíō Adramyttēnō} functions locatively to identify the vessel, with the participial phrase mellonti plein {μέλλοντι πλεῖν | méllonti pleîn} modifying that ship to indicate its intended course.
Root and etymology
pleōpi–lambda–epsilon–omega
“to sail away”
In context — Acts 27:2
We boarded an Adramyttian ship bound for the regions along Asia, and we set sail with Aristarchus, a Macedonian of Thessalonica.
About this coordinate
Acts 27:2:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Acts 27:2, so the Greek word πλεῖν (plein) 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.27.2.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.27.2.W6.S1) and character.