ἀποπλέωapopléō

to sail away: Acts 13:4, Acts 14:26, Acts 20:15, Acts 27:1.

Greek (New Testament) · G636

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 4 times in the Bible.

  • Acts 13:4 So Barnabas and Saul were sent out by the Holy Spirit. They went down to the seaport of Seleucia and then sailed for the island of Cyprus.
  • Acts 14:26 Finally, they returned by ship to Antioch of Syria, where their journey had begun. The believers there had entrusted them to the grace of God to do the work they had now completed.
  • Acts 20:15 The next day we sailed past the island of Kios. The following day we crossed to the island of Samos, and a day later we arrived at Miletus.
  • Acts 27:1 When the time came, we set sail for Italy. Paul and several other prisoners were placed in the custody of a Roman officer named Julius, a captain of the Imperial Regiment.

Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.