Matthew 14:24:3Matt.14.24.W3TAB
πλοῖον
ploion
“boat”
- Transliteration
- PLOI-on
- Extended
- PLOI-ohn
- 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
- phraseyour reading level
TO DE PLOI-on Ê-dê sta-DI-oos pol-LOOS a-PO TÊS YÊS a-PEI-khen
- sentence
TO DE PLOI-on Ê-dê sta-DI-oos pol-LOOS a-PO TÊS YÊS a-PEI-khen ba-sa-ni-ZO-me-non hy-PO TÔN ky-MA-tôn ÊN GAR e-nan-TI-os HO A-ne-mos
Exegesis
The noun phrase to ploion {τὸ πλοῖον | tò ploî-on} occupies initial position to introduce “the boat” as topic.
Root and etymology
pleōplēō | pi–lambda–epsilon–omega
“to sail, travel by sea”
In context — Matthew 14:24
But the boat was already many stadia from the land, being battered by the waves, for the wind was contrary .
About this coordinate
Matthew 14:24:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Matthew 14:24, 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 Matt.14.24.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.14.24.W3.S1) and character.