Biblica Analytica
G1277 Greek

διαπλέω

diapleō

to sail across

Lexicon Entry

Definition
to sail across
Transliteration
diapleō
Strong's Number
G1277
Occurrences
1
Semantic Domain
Movement & Travel

Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.

What Original Readers Understood

Explored

The Greek word διαπλέω (diapleō) is lexically defined as 'to sail across'. Its semantic domain falls under the category of 'Movement & Travel', indicating that the word is associated with navigation and transportation. Given that it occurs only once in the Bible, the context and significance of this word will greatly depend on its single appearance. Without more information about its usage, we can only speculate on the range of its possible applications. However, considering its basic definition, it likely relates to travel by sea, possibly even migration or trade. The exact nature and importance of this word will be clarified through an examination of its contextual usage in the Bible.

Source data & methodology
Strong's
G1277
Lemma
διαπλέω
Transliteration
diapleō
Definition
to sail across
Occurrences
1
Model
groq
Prompt version
1

AI synthesis uses only the lexicon data above as context — never training knowledge.

Occurrences in Scripture

1 total occurrence across the text