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Ships (πλοῖα)
Used of vessels in general. Some texts read πλοιάρια, a diminutive form, meaning little boats.
Were washing
From the sand and pebbles accumulated during the night's work. Luke uses four different words for washing or cleansing: πλύνω, here, see also Rev 7:14; ἀπομάσσω, of wiping the dust from the feet, only at Luk 10:11; ἐκμάσσω, of the woman wiping Christ's feet with her hair, Luk 7:38, Luk 7:44; ἀπολούω, of washing away sins, Act 22:16; λούω, of washing the prisoners' stripes and the body of Dorcas, Act 16:33; Act 9:37. The reading ἀποπλύνω is rejected by the best texts, so that ἀπομάσσω is the only one peculiar to Luke. All the words were common in medical language.