ἀπέπλευσαν
apopléō
they sailed
To set sail away from a place; to depart by ship or to put out to sea, specifically with the sense of leaving a particular location by boat. In extended senses across Greek literature, can also signify to move away from or abandon a location using a watercraft. The primary meaning is nautical and restricted to physical departure by sea.
Acts 14:26 · Word #2
Lexicon G636
| Lemma | ἀποπλέω |
| Transliteration | apopléō |
| Strong's | G636 |
| Definition | To set sail away from a place; to depart by ship or to put out to sea, specifically with the sense of leaving a particular location by boat. In extended senses across Greek literature, can also signify to move away from or abandon a location using a watercraft. The primary meaning is nautical and restricted to physical departure by sea. |
Morphology V AOR ACT IND 3P PL
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state of being |
| Tense | AOR — Aorist — Simple occurrence, often past |
| Voice | ACT — Active — The subject performs the action |
| Mood | IND — Indicative — States a fact or reality |
| Person | 3P — 3rd person — The one spoken about ("he/she/it/they") |
| Number | PL — Plural — More than one |
Common Translation
| Phrase | they sailed |
| Literal | they-sailed-away |
Lexical Info
| Lemma | ἀποπλέω |
| Strong's | G636 |
SIBI-P1 Translation G636-01
they sailed away
| Morphological Notes | Verb; aorist tense (simple past), active voice, indicative mood, 3rd person plural. |
| Rendering Rationale | The aorist active indicative, third person plural, denotes a simple completed action performed by multiple subjects. "They sailed away" preserves the nautical departure sense of ἀπό + πλέω and reflects the plural active form. |
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