Lexical Definition

‎καταπλέω‎ katapléō (kat-ap-leh'-o) to sail ^G:V
from ‎κατά‎ and ‎πλέω‎

arrive.

• to sail down upon a place, i.e. to land at

Abbott-Smith

* κατα-πλέω, -ῶ,
to sail down, sail to land, put in: εἰς τ. χώραν, Lk 8:26.†

Abbott-Smith References

Liddell-Scott-Jones

καταπλέω,

Ionic καταπλώω [Refs 5th c.BC+] codices: aorist -έπλωσα [Refs], +others:— sail down; i.e.,

__1 sail from the high sea to land, put in, [Refs 8th c.BC+]: absolutely, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τὰς ἐκ Πόντου ναῦς Ἀθήναζε κ. [Refs 5th c.BC+]; sail home, [Refs 5th c.BC+] having lately come ashore, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; of things, to be brought by sea, [Refs 3rd c.BC+].
__2 sail down stream, [ἐς] [Refs 5th c.BC+]; in Egypt, down the Nile, κ. εἰς τὴν πόλιν (i.e. Alexandria) [Refs 3rd c.BC+], etc.; of fish, swim down stream, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__II sail back, [Refs 5th c.BC+]