πλέω
πλέω
to sail, go by sea, Hom., etc.; c. acc. cogn., ὑγρὰ κέλευθα πλεῖν to sail the watery ways, Od.; hence in Pass., τὸ πεπλευσμένον πέλαγος Xen.;—metaph., πλεῖν ὑφειμένηι cf. ὑφίημι ΙΙΙ.
of ships, Il., Hdt., etc.
of other things, to swim, float, Hom., etc.
metaph., ταύτης ἔπι πλέοντες ὀρθῆς while we keep [the ship of] our country right, Soph.; οὐδʼ ὅπως ὀρθὴ πλεύσεται (sc. ἡ πόλις) προείδετο Dem.
Headword (normalized):
πλέω
Headword (normalized/stripped):
πλεω
Intro Text:
πλέω
to sail, go by sea, Hom., etc.; c. acc. cogn., ὑγρὰ κέλευθα πλεῖν to sail the watery ways, Od.; hence in Pass., τὸ πεπλευσμένον πέλαγος Xen.;—metaph., πλεῖν ὑφειμένηι cf. ὑφίημι ΙΙΙ.
of ships, Il., Hdt., etc.
of other things, to swim, float, Hom., etc.
metaph., ταύτης ἔπι πλέοντες ὀρθῆς while we keep [the ship of] our country right, Soph.; οὐδʼ ὅπως ὀρθὴ πλεύσεται (sc. ἡ πόλις) προείδετο Dem.
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