Greek core word #236 · noun · 67 times in the New Testament
πλοῖον
PLOY-onπλοῖον, πλοίου, τό — boat, ship
- Second declension neuter; circumflex becomes acute before a long ending (πλοίου, πλοίων).
Forms in bold occur in the New Testament; the others complete the pattern. A dash (—) marks a form that does not exist.
Second declension, neuter
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | πλοῖον | πλοῖα |
| Genitive | πλοίου | πλοίων |
| Dative | πλοίῳ | πλοίοις |
| Accusative | πλοῖον | πλοῖα |
| Vocative | πλοῖον | πλοῖα |
Where you meet it
First met in passage 15, Mark 6:47.
Explained in the notes of 2 passages:
From Appendix B of the Greek and Latin with Jerome study companion · PDF page 276 · open the PDF here