πλόος
plóos
G4144 noun
SILEX Entry
Definition
A sailing, act of traveling by sea or navigation by ship; refers primarily to the act or process of making a voyage by sea, but may also refer to the voyage itself as an event or to the course taken on the sea.
Semantic Range
sailing, sea voyage, act of traveling by ship, maritime journey, passage by sea, course at sea
Root / Etymology
From the verb πλέω (to sail, to go by ship). The noun formation (-ος ending) denotes the process or result of the verbal action.
Historical & Contextual Notes
πλόος is attested in both classical and Hellenistic Greek for the action or process of sailing, not limited to a specific kind of ship or voyage. In the Hellenistic and New Testament periods, its primary meaning remains 'voyage by sea' or 'sea journey.' It is stylistically more formal than the synonym πλεῦσις and occurs less frequently. In Septuagint and New Testament usage, πλόος generally denotes a segment of a maritime journey (e.g., Acts 21:1; 27:9). The term is often translated as 'voyage' or 'sailing' in English Bibles, though these do not always capture the sense of the process or the event as a whole. The semantic range does not typically include the physical sail of a ship (for which ἱστίον is used). The core meaning remains focused on the act or event of sailing or making a passage by sea.
Original Strong's Gloss (1890)
from πλέω; a sail, i.e. navigation:--course, sailing, voyage.
Root Family
πλόος (plóos) — sailing, sea voyage, maritime journey, passage by sea
Word Forms
2 distinct forms
| SIDANCE | Surface | Transliteration | Morphology | Common | SIBI-P1 | Occurrences |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G4144-02 |
πλοῦν | ploun | N ACC M SG |
voyage | a sea voyage | 2 |
G4144-01 |
πλοὸς | ploos | N GEN M SG |
voyage | of sea-voyage | 1 |
Occurrences in Scripture
3 total occurrences
| SIDANCE | Reference | Word | Transliteration | Morphology | Common | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G4144-02 |
Acts 21:7 | πλοῦν | ploun | N ACC M SG |
voyage | a sea voyage |
G4144-01 |
Acts 27:9 | πλοὸς | ploos | N GEN M SG |
voyage | of sea-voyage |
G4144-02 |
Acts 27:10 | πλοῦν | ploun | N ACC M SG |
voyage | a sea voyage |