John 6:17:4John.6.17.W4TAB
πλοῖον
ploion
“boat”
- Transliteration
- PLOI-on
- Extended
- ploi-ON
- IPA
- /ˈploi.on/
Meaning by language
- English
- boat
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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Word in context
- word
PLOI-on
- sentence
kai em-BAN-tes eis PLOI-on ÊR-khon-to PE-ran tês tha-LAS-sês eis ka-phar-na-OUM kai sko-TI-a Ê-dê e-ge-GO-nei kai OU-pô e-lê-LU-thei pros au-TOUS ho ee-ay-SOOS
Exegesis
The repeated preposition eis {εἰς | eis} first links their entering to the vessel (eis ploion {εἰς πλοῖον | eis ploîon}) and then marks their intended destination (eis Kapharnaoum {εἰς Καφαρναούμ | eis Kapharnaoúm}), producing a clear movement line from boarding to goal.
Root and etymology
pleopléō | pi–lambda–epsilon–omega
“to sail”
In context — John 6:17
And after they had entered into a boat, they were going across the sea toward Capernaum. Now it had already become dark, and Jesus had not yet come to them.
About this coordinate
John 6:17:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of John 6:17, 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 John.6.17.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (John.6.17.W4.S1) and character.