παραπλέω
parapléō · G3896 · Greek · 1 occurrence
Meanings
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to sail past, to sail by
To sail to and beyond a particular point
ExamplesActs 20:16 For Paul had decided to sail past Ephesus so that he would not have to lose time in Asia; for he was hurrying, if it might be possible for him to be in Jerusalem the day of Pentecost.
How it’s used In 2 roles
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the word studied the word it goes with
Who or what does itSubject
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- Not stated (infinitive) 1
What is done to itIt is the object
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- κρίνωto judge 1
When two words share a role, as in “Paul and Barnabas said”, the verse appears under each, so a section’s counts can add up to more than the number of occurrences.
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Near synonyms 2 words
- παράγω parágō · G3855 · to move along, to go along, to pass by
- παράγω shares the core semantic component of 'passing by' or 'going past' but is a general verb of motion (typically on land or in any context) rather than specifically nautical; παραπλέω is the specialized nautical equivalent meaning 'to sail past/by'
- παρέρχομαι parérchomai · G3928 · to pass by, to go by, to come
- παρέρχομαι is a general verb meaning 'to pass by' or 'to go past' applicable to any mode of travel or passage, while παραπλέω specifically denotes passing by via sailing; both share the παρα- prefix notion of 'alongside/past' but differ in mode of transportation
Semantic domains 1 entry
- To sail past, to sail by54.9
- παραπλέω names the act of a ship passing a location without stopping, as Luke narrates Paul's travel plans: “For Paul had decided to sail past Ephesus so that he would not have to lose time in Asia; for he was hurrying, if it might be possible for him to be in Jerusalem the day of Pentecost.” (Acts 20:16)
Word family 10 words
Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.
Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon : 1 aorist infinitive παραπλεῦσαι; to sail by, sail past, (παρά, IV. 1): with an…
Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament (1889), public domain
Topical studies with this word 1 entry
Meanings adapted from the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament, © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0 and the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew (from the Semantic Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew), © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0; MACULA Greek Linguistic Datasets, available at https://github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-greek/, licensed CC BY 4.0; MACULA Hebrew Linguistic Datasets © 2022-2024 by Biblica, Inc., CC BY 4.0. Westminster Leningrad Codex (tanach.us). OpenScriptures Hebrew Bible morphology (hb.openscriptures.org), CC BY 4.0.
Sources
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