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Lexicon :: Strong's G4143 - ploion

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πλοῖον
Transliteration
ploion (Key)
Pronunciation
ploy'-on
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Part of Speech
neuter noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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Strong’s Definitions

πλοῖον ploîon, ploy'-on; from G4126; a sailer, i.e. vessel:—ship(-ing).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 67x

The KJV translates Strong's G4143 in the following manner: ship (66x), shipping (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 67x
The KJV translates Strong's G4143 in the following manner: ship (66x), shipping (1x).

  1. a ship

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
πλοῖον ploîon, ploy'-on; from G4126; a sailer, i.e. vessel:—ship(-ing).
STRONGS G4143:
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.)
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Matthew
4:21; 4:22
Mark
1:19
Luke
5:2
John
6:17
Acts
20:13
James
3:4
Revelation
8:9; 18:19

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G4143 matches the Greek πλοῖον (ploion),
which occurs 29 times in 26 verses in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 49:13

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 49:13 - “Zebulun will settle by the seashore
and will be a harbor for ships;
his borders will extend to Sidon.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 28:68

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 28:68 - Then the LORD will send you back to Egypt in ships, to a destination I promised you would never see again. There you will offer to sell yourselves to your enemies as slaves, but no one will buy you.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 5:17

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 5:17 - Gilead remained east of the Jordan.
And why did Dan stay home?
Asher sat unmoved at the seashore,
remaining in his harbors.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 8:18

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 8:18 - Hiram sent him ships commanded by his own officers and manned by experienced crews of sailors. These ships sailed to Ophir with Solomon’s men and brought back to Solomon almost seventeen tons[fn] of gold.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 9:21

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 9:21 - The king had a fleet of trading ships[fn] manned by the sailors sent by Hiram.[fn] Once every three years the ships returned, loaded with gold, silver, ivory, apes, and peacocks.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 20:36

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 20:36 - Together they built a fleet of trading ships[fn] at the port of Ezion-geber.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 20:37

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 20:37 - Then Eliezer son of Dodavahu from Mareshah prophesied against Jehoshaphat. He said, “Because you have allied yourself with King Ahaziah, the LORD will destroy your work.” So the ships met with disaster and never put out to sea.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 41:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 41:7 - Will its hide be hurt by spears
or its head by a harpoon?

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 48:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 48:7 - You destroyed them like the mighty ships of Tarshish
shattered by a powerful east wind.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 104:26

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 104:26 - See the ships sailing along,
and Leviathan,[fn] which you made to play in the sea.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 107:23

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 107:23 - Some went off to sea in ships,
plying the trade routes of the world.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 2:16

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 2:16 - He will destroy all the great trading ships[fn]
and every magnificent vessel.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 11:14

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 11:14 - They will join forces to swoop down on Philistia to the west.
Together they will attack and plunder the nations to the east.
They will occupy the lands of Edom and Moab,
and Ammon will obey them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 18:1

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 18:1 - Listen, Ethiopia[fn]—land of fluttering sails[fn]
that lies at the headwaters of the Nile,

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 23:1

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 23:1 - This message came to me concerning Tyre:
Weep, O ships of Tarshish,
for the harbor and houses of Tyre are gone!
The rumors you heard in Cyprus[fn]
are all true.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 23:10

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 23:10 - Come, people of Tarshish,
sweep over the land like the flooding Nile,
for Tyre is defenseless.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 23:14

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 23:14 - Wail, O ships of Tarshish,
for your harbor is destroyed!

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 33:21

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 33:21 - The LORD will be our Mighty One.
He will be like a wide river of protection
that no enemy can cross,
that no enemy ship can sail upon.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 43:14

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 43:14 - This is what the LORD says—your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel:
“For your sakes I will send an army against Babylon,
forcing the Babylonians[fn] to flee in those ships they are so proud of.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 60:9

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 60:9 - They are ships from the ends of the earth,
from lands that trust in me,
led by the great ships of Tarshish.
They are bringing the people of Israel home from far away,
carrying their silver and gold.
They will honor the LORD your God,
the Holy One of Israel,
for he has filled you with splendor.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 27:9

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 27:9 - Wise old craftsmen from Gebal did the caulking.
Ships from every land came with goods to barter for your trade.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 27:25

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 27:25 - The ships of Tarshish were your ocean caravans. Your island warehouse was filled to the brim!

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 27:29

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 27:29 - All the oarsmen abandon their ships;
the sailors and pilots on shore come to stand on the beach.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jon 1:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJon 1:3 - But Jonah got up and went in the opposite direction to get away from the LORD. He went down to the port of Joppa, where he found a ship leaving for Tarshish. He bought a ticket and went on board, hoping to escape from the LORD by sailing to Tarshish.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jon 1:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJon 1:4 - But the LORD hurled a powerful wind over the sea, causing a violent storm that threatened to break the ship apart.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jon 1:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJon 1:5 - Fearing for their lives, the desperate sailors shouted to their gods for help and threw the cargo overboard to lighten the ship.
But all this time Jonah was sound asleep down in the hold.
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