πλοΐζομαι

A. sail on the sea, πλωΐζεσκ’ ἐν νηυσί Hes. Op. 634 (Pl. R. 388a implies πλωΐζεσκ’ ἀλύων in Il. 24.12); οἱ Ἕλληνες μᾶλλον ἔπλῳζον began to use ships or practise navigation, Th. 1.13:—Med., Sammelb. 7332 (iii B. C.), Str. 17.1.6, Luc. Hist.Conscr. 62: aor. inf. Pass. πλωϊσθῆναι, πρὸς πόλιν Just. Edict. 13.6:—written πλοΐζομαι in Sammelb. 7169.20 (ii B. C.), Plb. 4.47.1, 5.88.7, D.S. 3.34, Arr. Peripl.M.Eux. 23.—On the form, v. sq.