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To sail out/away

ἐκπλέωStrong’s G1602

ekpleō

Appears in 3 verses of the New Testament

In short

Ekpleō is the Greek word usually translated “sailing”, “was sailing away” and “sailed away”. It appears in 3 verses of the New Testament.

“And the contention was so sharp between them, that they departed asunder one from the other: and so Barnabas took Mark, and sailed unto Cyprus;”
Acts 15:39 KJV
Meaning

Usually translated “sailing”, “was sailing away” and “sailed away”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.

How it's translated
  • sailing 1
  • he was sailing away 1
  • sailed away 1

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • Acts 3

1 book in all.

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Greek dictionary

ἐκπλέω ekpleō · to sail out/away

ἐκ-πλέω, -ῶ to sail away: Act.20:6; before εἰς, Act.15:39 18:18.† (AS)

From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

How the English word “sailing” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.

SA'ILING, participle present

tense Moving on water or in air; passing in a ship or other vessel.

    All definitions and other forms of “sailing”

      SA'ILING, noun

      1. The act of moving on water; or the movement of a ship or vessel impelled or wafted along the surface of water by the action of wind on her sails.
      2. Movement through the air, as in a balloon.
      3. The act of setting sail or beginning a voyage.

      Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.

      Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.