Acts 27:4
Strong's Lexicon
[After] putting out
ἀναχθέντες (anachthentes)
Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 321: From ana and ago; to lead up; by extension to bring out; specially, to sail away.

from there,
κἀκεῖθεν (kakeithen)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 2547: And thence, and from there; and then afterwards. From kai and ekeithen; likewise from that place.

we sailed to the lee
ὑπεπλεύσαμεν (hypepleusamen)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural
Strong's Greek 5284: To sail under. From hupo and pleo; to sail under the lee of.

of Cyprus
Κύπρον (Kypron)
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 2954: Cyprus. Of uncertain origin; Cyprus, an island in the Mediterranean.

because
διὰ (dia)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 1223: A primary preposition denoting the channel of an act; through.

the
τοὺς (tous)
Article - Accusative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

winds
ἀνέμους (anemous)
Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 417: The wind; fig: applied to empty doctrines. From the base of aer; wind; by implication, quarters.

were
εἶναι (einai)
Verb - Present Infinitive Active
Strong's Greek 1510: I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.

against us.
ἐναντίους (enantious)
Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 1727: Opposite, opposed, contrary; the adversary. From enanti; opposite; figuratively, antagonistic.

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
After putting out from there, we sailed to the lee of Cyprus because the winds were against us.

Young's Literal Translation
And thence, having set sail, we sailed under Cyprus, because of the winds being contrary,

Holman Christian Standard Bible
When we had put out to sea from there, we sailed along the northern coast of Cyprus because the winds were against us.

New American Standard Bible
From there we put out to sea and sailed under the shelter of Cyprus because the winds were contrary.

King James Bible
And when we had launched from thence, we sailed under Cyprus, because the winds were contrary.
Parallel Verses
New International Version
From there we put out to sea again and passed to the lee of Cyprus because the winds were against us.

New Living Translation
Putting out to sea from there, we encountered strong headwinds that made it difficult to keep the ship on course, so we sailed north of Cyprus between the island and the mainland.

English Standard Version
And putting out to sea from there we sailed under the lee of Cyprus, because the winds were against us.

New American Standard Bible
From there we put out to sea and sailed under the shelter of Cyprus because the winds were contrary.

King James Bible
And when we had launched from thence, we sailed under Cyprus, because the winds were contrary.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
When we had put out to sea from there, we sailed along the northern coast of Cyprus because the winds were against us.

International Standard Version
After putting out from there, we sailed on the sheltered side of Cyprus because the winds were against us.

NET Bible
From there we put out to sea and sailed under the lee of Cyprus because the winds were against us.

American Standard Version
And putting to sea from thence, we sailed under the lee of Cyprus, because the winds were contrary.

English Revised Version
And putting to sea from thence, we sailed under the lee of Cyprus, because the winds were contrary.

Young's Literal Translation
And thence, having set sail, we sailed under Cyprus, because of the winds being contrary,
















Cross References
Matthew 14:24
But the ship was now in the midst of the sea, tossed with waves: for the wind was contrary.

Luke 8:22
Now it came to pass on a certain day, that he went into a ship with his disciples: and he said unto them, Let us go over unto the other side of the lake. And they launched forth.

Acts 4:36
And Joses, who by the apostles was surnamed Barnabas, (which is, being interpreted, The son of consolation,) a Levite, and of the country of Cyprus,

Acts 27:7
And when we had sailed slowly many days, and scarce were come over against Cnidus, the wind not suffering us, we sailed under Crete, over against Salmone;

Acts 1:1
The former treatise have I made, O Theophilus, of all that Jesus began both to do and teach,

Acts 27:3
And the next day we touched at Sidon. And Julius courteously entreated Paul, and gave him liberty to go unto his friends to refresh himself.

Acts 27:2
And entering into a ship of Adramyttium, we launched, meaning to sail by the coasts of Asia; one Aristarchus, a Macedonian of Thessalonica, being with us.

Acts 27:1
And when it was determined that we should sail into Italy, they delivered Paul and certain other prisoners unto one named Julius, a centurion of Augustus' band.

Acts 27:5
And when we had sailed over the sea of Cilicia and Pamphylia, we came to Myra, a city of Lycia.

Acts 27:6
And there the centurion found a ship of Alexandria sailing into Italy; and he put us therein.
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