"to sail, Lk. 8:23; Acts 21:3; 27:2, 6, 24; Rev. 18:17*"
Definition and meaning
to sail, Lk. 8:23; Acts 21:3; 27:2, 6, 24; Rev. 18:17*
In the original Greek the word is written: πλέω
Historical context
Luke wrote as a historian addressing a Greek audience. He carefully interviewed eyewitnesses and arranged events in order. The social and economic realities he describes — Roman taxation, Jewish religious hierarchy, the marginalization of women and the poor — are consistent with first-century Judea under Roman administration.
The people who first heard this word were not reading a book — they were living through empires, oppression, exile, and covenant. Every word carried the weight of that reality. Understanding it changes how you read Scripture.
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of pleo (G4126) across the King James Bible.
But as they sailed he fell asleep: and there came down a storm of wind on the lake; and they were filled with water, and were in jeopardy.
Now when we had discovered Cyprus, we left it on the left hand, and sailed into Syria, and landed at Tyre: for there the ship was to unlade her burden.
And entering into a ship of Adramyttium, we launched, meaning to sail by the coasts of Asia; one Aristarchus, a Macedonian of Thessalonica, being with us.
And there the centurion found a ship of Alexandria sailing into Italy; and he put us therein.
Saying, Fear not, Paul; thou must be brought before Caesar: and, lo, God hath given thee all them that sail with thee.
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Common questions
Strong's G4126 (pleo) is a Greek word that means: to sail, Lk. 8:23; Acts 21:3; 27:2, 6, 24; Rev. 18:17* It appears 5 times in the King James Bible.
The word pleo (G4126) appears 5 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G4126 is pleo, a Greek word defined as: to sail, Lk. 8:23; Acts 21:3; 27:2, 6, 24; Rev. 18:17*. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
pleo is a Greek word found in the New Testament.