Acts 27:39:22Acts.27.39.W22TAB
πλοῖον
ploion
“ship”
- Transliteration
- PLOI-on
- Extended
- PLOI-on
- IPA
- /ˈploi.on/
Meaning by language
- English
- ship
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
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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The word
Word in context
- word
PLOI-on
- sentence
HO-te de hê-ME-ra e-GE-ne-to tên gên ouk e-pe-GI-nô-skon KOL-pon DE TI-na ka-te-NO-oun E-khon-ta ai-gi-a-LON eis hon e-bou-LEU-on-to ei DY-nain-to ek-SÔ-sai to PLOI-on
Exegesis
The relative phrase eis hon {εἰς ὃν | eis hon} forms a prepositional relative clause identifying the bay as the goal of their intended maneuver.
Root and etymology
pleōpi–lambda–epsilon–omega
“to sail”
In context — Acts 27:39
When day came, they did not recognize the land, but they noticed a bay with a shore, and they planned, if they might be able, to run the ship aground there.
About this coordinate
Acts 27:39:22 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 22 of Acts 27:39, 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.27.39.W22, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.27.39.W22.S1) and character.