sail

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subs.

P. and V. ἱστίον, τό (generally pl., sing. in Plat., Parm., 131B and C), V. λαῖφος, τό.

Set sail: P. and V. ἀπαίρειν, ἀνάγεσθαι, ἐξανάγεσθαι, P. ἐπανάγεσθαι, ἀναγωγὴν ποιεῖσθαι, V. ἐξιέναι κάλως; see put out.

Shorten sail: Ar. and V. ὑφίεσθαι

(absol.): see also furl.

How I may set a prosperous sail to the sea-girt land of Cyprus: V. ὅπη νεὼς στείλαιμʼ ἂν οὔριον πτερὸν εἰς γῆν ἐναλίαν Κύπρον (Eur., Hel. 147).

Voyage: P. and V. πλοῦς, ὁ; see voyage.

v. trans.

Sail (a boat): P. and V. κυβερνᾶν.

Sail (the sea, etc.): P. and V. πλεῖν (acc.), V. ναυστολεῖν (acc.). V. intrans. P. and V. πλεῖν, ναυτίλλεσθαι (also Plat. but rare P.), Ar. and V. ναυσθλοῦσθαι (also Ar.), ναυστολεῖν.

(of a ship): P. πλεῖν, V. τρέχειν.

Sail fast: P. ταχυναυτεῖν.

Put to sea: P. and V. ἀνάγεσθαι, ἐξανάγεσθαι, ἀπαίρειν, P. ἐπανάγεσθαι, ἀναγωγὴν ποιεῖσθαι, ἀναπλεῖν; see put out.

Sail across: Ar. and P. διαπλεῖν (absol. or acc.).

Sail against: P. ἐπιπλεῖν (dat. or absol.), προσπλεῖν (dat. or absol.).

Sail along the coast: P. παραπλεῖν (absol.).

Sail away: Ar. and P. ἀποπλεῖν, P. and V. ἐκπλεῖν.

Sail back: P. ἐπαναπλεῖν.

Sail from: P. and V. ἀπαίρειν (ἀπό, gen. or V. also gen. alone).

Sail home: P. καταπλεῖν.

Sail in or into: P. and V. εἰσπλεῖν (εἰς, acc. or V. acc. alone or absol.).

Sail in to attack: P. ἐπεισπλεῖν (absol.).

Sail in front: P. προπλεῖν (absol.).

Sail on board: P. ἐπιπλεῖν (ἐπί, gen. or absol.), ἐμπλεῖν (absol.).

Sail round: Ar. and P. περιπλεῖν (acc. or absol.).

Sail out: P. and V. ἐκπλεῖν.

Sail over: P. and V. πλεῖν (acc.), V. ναυστολεῖν (acc.).

Sail up: P. προσπλεῖν.

Sail up stream: P. ἀναπλεῖν (Thuc. 1, 104).

Sail with: P. and V. συμπλεῖν (absol. or dat.), P. συνεκπλεῖν (absol. or dat.).