διαπλέω

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • δῐᾰπλώω (diaplṓō) – Ionic

Etymology

δῐᾰ- (“through”) +‎ πλέω (“sail”).

Pronunciation

 

Verb

δῐᾰπλέω • (diapléō)

  1. sail across, sail through a strait or gap
  2. (figuratively)
    διαπλέω βίον ― diapléō bíon ― I sail through life, make life's voyage

Inflection

  • διάπλεως (diápleōs, “brim-full”)
  • διάπλοος, διάπλους m (diáploos, diáplous, “sailing across, passage, cross-channel”)
  • διαπλώω (diaplṓō, “Ionic of διαπλέω”)
  • ἐπιδιαπλέω (epidiapléō, “sail across after or besides”)
  • προδιαπλέω (prodiapléō, “sail across first”)
  • συνδιαπλέω (sundiapléō, “sail across with”)
  • and see πλέω (pléō, “sail, float”)
    for διαπλόω (diaplóō, “unfold”) see ἁπλόω (haplóō, “make single, unfold”)

References

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek διαπλέω. Morphologically, from δια- (dia-, “through”) +‎ πλέω (pléo, “to sail”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ðiaˈple.o/
  • Hyphenation: δι‧α‧πλέ‧ω

Verb

διαπλέω • (diapléo) (past διέπλευσα, passive —)

  1. sail across
    Ο Κολόμβος διέπλευσε τον Ατλανικό.
    O Kolómvos diéplefse ton Atlanikó.
    Columbus sailed across the Atlantic.

Conjugation

  • αδιάπλευστος (adiáplefstos, “unnavigable, uncrossable sea, water”)
  • διαπλεύσιμος (diapléfsimos, “crossable sea, water”)
  • διάπλους m (diáplous, “crossing of sea, water”)
  • and see: πλέω (pléo, “sail, float”)
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