πλώ-ῐμοςorπλόϊμος,ον, (πλώω)
A. fit for sailing:
1. of a ship,seaworthy,
Th. 1.29 , 50 , 2.13 , D. 56.23 , etc.; also,fit for shipbuilding,
τῶν ξύλων τὰ -ώτατα
Plu. 2.676a
.
2. of navigation,ἤδη πλωϊμωτέρων ὄντωνasnavigationadvanced, as circumstances becamefavourable for navigation,
Th. 1.7 , cf. 8 ; butπλωί̈μων γενομένωνwhen the weather wasfit for sailing,
D.H. 1.63 ; τὴν θάλατταν ἐκ Διονυσίων π. εἶναι
Thphr. Char. 3.3
; τῆς ὥρας ἐστὶ τὰ π.
Hld.
5.21 .
3. of a river,navigable,
ῥαπτοῖς πλοίοις