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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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to sail, go by sea

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Headword:

πλέω

Headword (normalized):

πλέω

Headword (normalized/stripped):

πλεω

IDX:

26372

URN:

urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:middle-liddell.perseus-eng2-n26404

Key:

ple/w

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