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To swim

κολυμβάωStrong’s G2860

kolumbaō

Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament

In short

Kolumbaō is the Greek word usually translated “swim”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.

“But the centurion, willing to save Paul, kept them from their purpose; and commanded that they which could swim should cast themselves first into the sea, and get to land:”
Acts 27:43 KJV
Meaning

Usually translated “swim”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.

How it's translated
  • to swim 1

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

Where it's used most
  • Acts 1

1 book in all.

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    Greek dictionary

    κολυμβάω kolumbaō · to swim

    κολυμβάω, -ῶ [in AI.: Isa.25:11 * ;] to dive, plunge into the sea: Act.27:43 (cf. ἐκ-κολνμβάω).† (AS)

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

    Webster's 1828 Dictionary

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

    SWIM, verb intransitive

    1. To float; to be supported on water or other fluid; not to sink.
    2. To move progressively in water by means of the motion of the hands and feet, or of fins. Isaiah 25:11
    3. To float; to be borne along by a current.
    4. To glide along with a smooth motion, or with a waving motion.
    All definitions and other forms of “swim”
    1. To be dizzy or vertiginous; to have a waving motion of the head or a sensation of that kind, or a reeling of the body.
    2. To be floated; to be overflowed or drenched; as, the earth swims in rain.“All the night I make my bed to swim; I water my couch with my tears” Psalms 6:6
    3. To overflow; to abound; to have abundance.

    SWIM, verb transitive

    To pass or move on; as, to swim a stream. Deer are known to swim rivers and sounds.

    1. To immerse in water that the lighter parts may swim; as, to swim wheat for seed.

    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.