ἐκπλέω
ekpleō · sail away
Greek word · Strong’s number G1602 · appears 3 times in the Bible
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ekpleō (ἐκπλέω) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “sail away”.
Set sail.
How to say it
ek·ple·ō
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
Its senses in the Bible
- To leave port by ship.
From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)
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Where it appears
- Acts 15:39
And there arose a sharp disagreement, so that they separated from each other, and Barnabas, taking along Mark, sailed away to Cyprus.
- Acts 18:18
And Paul, having stayed many more days, took leave of the brothers and sailed away for Syria, and with him were Priscilla and Aquila, having had his head shaved in Cenchreae, for he had a vow.
- Acts 20:6
But we sailed away after the days of Unleavened Bread from Philippi, and came to them at Troas within five days, where we stayed seven days.