- Original: πλέω πλεύω - Transliteration: Pleo - Phonetic: pleh'-o - Definition: 1. to sail, navigate, travel by ship - Origin: another form for pleuo plyoo'-o, which is used as an alternate in certain tenses, probably a form of G4150 (through the idea of plunging through the water) - TDNT entry: None - Part(s) of speech: Verb - Strong's: the first is another form for the second which is used as an alternate in certain tenses; probably a form of G4150 (through the idea of plunging through the water); to pass in a vessel: - sail. See also G4130 . Total KJV Occurrences: 5 • sail, 2 Act 27:2; Act 27:24 • sailed, 2 Luke 8:23; Act 21:3 • sailing, 1 Act 27:6