ἘΠΙΠΛΕΥΣΑΝΤΕΣ, ἐπιπλευσαντες
EPIPLEUSANTES, epipleusantes
Sounds Like: eh-pee-PLEW-san-tes
Translations: having sailed against, having sailed upon, having sailed over, having sailed to
From the root: ΕΠΙΠΛΕΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word is a compound participle, formed from the prefix 'ἐπί' (epi), meaning 'upon' or 'against', and the verb 'πλέω' (pleō), meaning 'to sail'. It describes an action of sailing towards, upon, or against something or someone. As a participle, it functions like an adjective or adverb, modifying a noun or verb to indicate an action that has already occurred.
Inflection: Aorist, Active, Masculine, Nominative, Plural
Strong’s number: G1940 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 9 — 14:286
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