4143. ploion

Lexicon

ploion: Ship, boat, vessel

Original Word: πλοῖον
Part of Speech: Noun, Neuter
Transliteration: ploion
Pronunciation: ploy'-on
Phonetic Spelling: (ploy'-on)
Definition: Ship, boat, vessel
Meaning: a ship, vessel, boat.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

a boat

From pleo; a sailer, i.e. Vessel -- ship(-ing).

see GREEK pleo

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from pleó
Definition
a boat
NASB Translation
boat (40), boats (4), ship (18), ship's (1), ships (3).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon

STRONGS NT 4143: πλοῖον

πλοῖον, πλοίου, τό (πλέω), from Herodotus down, the Sept. chiefly for אנִיָּה, a ship: Matthew 4:21, 22; Mark 1:19; Luke 5:2 (R G L text Tr text WH text); John 6:17; Acts 20:13, and often in the historical books of the N. T.; James 3:4; Revelation 8:9; Revelation 18:19. (BB. DD., under the word Ship.)

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: Derived from the Greek verb πλέω (pléō), meaning "to sail."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • H591: אֳנִיָּה (oniyah) • A ship or vessel, used in the Old Testament to describe large sea-going ships.
• H5600: סְפִינָה (sephinah) • A ship, particularly in the context of Jonah's story, where Jonah boards a ship to flee from God's command.

These Hebrew terms, like πλοῖον, reflect the significance of ships in biblical narratives, serving as instruments of both divine intervention and human endeavor.

Usage: The term πλοῖον is used in the New Testament to refer to various types of boats or ships, often in the context of travel, fishing, or teaching. It appears frequently in the Gospels and Acts, highlighting the significance of maritime activity in the ancient world.

Context: The Greek word πλοῖον (ploíon) is a common term in the New Testament, appearing in various contexts that reflect the maritime culture of the time. In the Gospels, πλοῖον is often associated with the ministry of Jesus and His disciples, many of whom were fishermen by trade. For instance, in Matthew 4:21, Jesus calls James and John while they are in a boat with their father, mending nets. The boat serves as a setting for several of Jesus' teachings and miracles, such as calming the storm (Matthew 8:23-27) and walking on water (Matthew 14:22-33).

In the Book of Acts, πλοῖον is used to describe the vessels that facilitated the spread of the early Christian message across the Mediterranean. Notably, in Acts 27, Paul’s journey to Rome involves a dramatic shipwreck, illustrating the perils of ancient sea travel and the providence of God in safeguarding His servants.

The use of πλοῖον underscores the importance of boats in the daily life and economy of the regions surrounding the Sea of Galilee and the Mediterranean. It also highlights the role of maritime travel in the expansion of the early Church, as apostles and missionaries traversed great distances to spread the Gospel.

Forms and Transliterations

πλοια πλοία πλοῖα πλόια πλοιάρια πλοίοις πλοιον πλοίον πλοῖον πλοιου πλοίου πλοιω πλοίω πλοίῳ πλοιων πλοίων πλοκή πλοκής πλόκιον ploia ploîa ploiaria ploiária ploio ploiō ploíoi ploíōi ploion ploiōn ploíon ploíōn ploîon ploiou ploíou

Englishman's Concordance

Matthew 4:21 N-DNS
GRK: ἐν τῷ πλοίῳ μετὰ Ζεβεδαίου
NAS: his brother, in the boat with Zebedee
KJV: brother, in a ship with Zebedee
INT: in the boat with Zebedee

Matthew 4:22 N-ANS
GRK: ἀφέντες τὸ πλοῖον καὶ τὸν
NAS: they left the boat and their father,
KJV: left the ship and
INT: having left the boat and the

Matthew 8:23 N-ANS
GRK: εἰς τὸ πλοῖον ἠκολούθησαν αὐτῷ
NAS: When He got into the boat, His disciples
KJV: was entered into a ship, his disciples
INT: into the boat followed him

Matthew 8:24 N-NNS
GRK: ὥστε τὸ πλοῖον καλύπτεσθαι ὑπὸ
NAS: so that the boat was being covered
KJV: insomuch that the ship was covered
INT: so that the boat was covered by

Matthew 9:1 N-ANS
GRK: ἐμβὰς εἰς πλοῖον διεπέρασεν καὶ
NAS: Getting into a boat, Jesus crossed over
KJV: into a ship, and passed over,
INT: having entered into boat he passed over and

Matthew 13:2 N-ANS
GRK: αὐτὸν εἰς πλοῖον ἐμβάντα καθῆσθαι
NAS: He got into a boat and sat down,
KJV: went into a ship, and sat; and
INT: he into a boat having entered sat down

Matthew 14:13 N-DNS
GRK: ἐκεῖθεν ἐν πλοίῳ εἰς ἔρημον
NAS: from there in a boat to a secluded
KJV: thence by ship into a desert
INT: from there by boat to a secluded

Matthew 14:22 N-ANS
GRK: εἰς τὸ πλοῖον καὶ προάγειν
NAS: get into the boat and go ahead
KJV: to get into a ship, and to go before
INT: into the boat and to go before

Matthew 14:24 N-NNS
GRK: Τὸ δὲ πλοῖον ἤδη σταδίους
NAS: But the boat was already a long
KJV: But the ship was now
INT: and [the] boat now distance

Matthew 14:29 N-GNS
GRK: ἀπὸ τοῦ πλοίου ὁ Πέτρος
NAS: got out of the boat, and walked
KJV: out of the ship, he walked
INT: from the boat Peter

Matthew 14:32 N-ANS
GRK: εἰς τὸ πλοῖον ἐκόπασεν ὁ
NAS: When they got into the boat, the wind
KJV: into the ship, the wind
INT: into the boat ceased the

Matthew 14:33 N-DNS
GRK: ἐν τῷ πλοίῳ προσεκύνησαν αὐτῷ
NAS: And those who were in the boat worshiped
KJV: they that were in the ship came
INT: in the boat worshipped him

Matthew 15:39 N-ANS
GRK: εἰς τὸ πλοῖον καὶ ἦλθεν
NAS: Jesus got into the boat and came
INT: into the boat and came

Mark 1:19 N-DNS
GRK: ἐν τῷ πλοίῳ καταρτίζοντας τὰ
NAS: were also in the boat mending
KJV: were in the ship mending
INT: [were] in the boat mending the

Mark 1:20 N-DNS
GRK: ἐν τῷ πλοίῳ μετὰ τῶν
NAS: Zebedee in the boat with the hired servants,
KJV: in the ship with
INT: in the boat with the

Mark 4:1 N-ANS
GRK: αὐτὸν εἰς πλοῖον ἐμβάντα καθῆσθαι
NAS: to Him that He got into a boat in the sea
KJV: entered into a ship, and sat in
INT: him into the boat having entered sat

Mark 4:36 N-DNS
GRK: ἐν τῷ πλοίῳ καὶ ἄλλα
NAS: they took Him along with them in the boat, just
KJV: he was in the ship. And there were
INT: in the boat also other

Mark 4:36 N-NNP
GRK: καὶ ἄλλα πλοῖα ἦν μετ'
NAS: as He was; and other boats were with Him.
INT: also other boats were with

Mark 4:37 N-ANS
GRK: εἰς τὸ πλοῖον ὥστε ἤδη
NAS: were breaking over the boat so
KJV: beat into the ship, so that it
INT: into the boat so that already

Mark 4:37 N-ANS
GRK: γεμίζεσθαι τὸ πλοῖον
NAS: so much that the boat was already
INT: was filled the boat

Mark 5:2 N-GNS
GRK: ἐκ τοῦ πλοίου εὐθὺς ὑπήντησεν
NAS: When He got out of the boat, immediately
KJV: out of the ship, immediately
INT: out of the boat immediately met

Mark 5:18 N-ANS
GRK: εἰς τὸ πλοῖον παρεκάλει αὐτὸν
NAS: As He was getting into the boat, the man who had been demon-possessed
KJV: into the ship, he that had been possessed with the devil
INT: into the boat begged him

Mark 5:21 N-DNS
GRK: ἐν τῷ πλοίῳ πάλιν εἰς
NAS: again in the boat to the other side,
KJV: again by ship unto the other side,
INT: in the boat again to

Mark 6:32 N-DNS
GRK: ἐν τῷ πλοίῳ εἰς ἔρημον
NAS: They went away in the boat to a secluded
KJV: a desert place by ship privately.
INT: by the boat into solitary

Mark 6:45 N-ANS
GRK: εἰς τὸ πλοῖον καὶ προάγειν
NAS: get into the boat and go ahead
KJV: to get into the ship, and to go
INT: into the boat and to go before

Strong's Greek 4143
67 Occurrences

πλοῖα — 6 Occ.
πλοίῳ — 14 Occ.
πλοίων — 2 Occ.
πλοῖον — 33 Occ.
πλοίου — 12 Occ.