Acts 27:4

Acts 27:4 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And when we had launched from thence, we sailed under Cyprus, because the winds were contrary.
• New International Version (NIV)From there we put out to sea again and passed to the lee of Cyprus because the winds were against us.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And putting out to sea from there we sailed under the lee of Cyprus, because the winds were against us.
• New King James Version (NKJV)When we had put to sea from there, we sailed under the shelter of Cyprus, because the winds were contrary.

Context of Acts 27:4

2And going aboard a ship from Adramyttian which was about to sail for the ports along the [west] coast [province] of Asia [Minor], we put out to sea; and Aristarchus, a Macedonian from Thessalonica, accompanied us. 3The next day we landed at Sidon; and Julius, treating Paul with [thoughtful] consideration, allowed him to go to his friends there and be cared for and refreshed. From there we put out to sea and sailed to the leeward (sheltered) side of Cyprus [for protection from weather] because the winds were against us. 5When we had sailed across the sea along the coasts of Cilicia and Pamphylia, we landed at Myra in Lycia [on the south coast of Asia Minor]. 6There the centurion [Julius] found an Alexandrian ship [a grain ship of the Roman fleet] sailing for Italy, and he put us aboard it.

Acts 27:4 word by word

κἀκεῖθεν ἀναχθέντες ὑπεπλεύσαμεν τὴν Κύπρον διὰ τὸ τοὺς ἀνέμους εἶναι ἐναντίους,Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• And whenκἀκεῖθενkakeithen · and from thereG2547
• we had launchedἀνάγωanagō · to leadG321
• we sailed underὑποπλέωhupopleō · to sail the leeG5284
• CyprusΚύπροςKupros · CyprusG2954
• becauseδιάdia · through/because ofG1223
• the windsἄνεμοςanemos · windG417
• wereεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• contraryἐναντίοςenantios · hostileG1727

Cross-references for Acts 27:4

• Acts 4:36Now Joseph, a Levite and native of Cyprus, who was surnamed Barnabas by the apostles (which translated means Son of Encouragement),
• Acts 11:19So then [since they were unaware of these developments] those who were scattered because of the persecution that occurred in connection with [the stoning of] Stephen traveled as far as Phoenicia and Cyprus and Antioch, without telling the message [of salvation through Christ] to anyone except Jews.
• Acts 13:4So then, being sent out by the Holy Spirit, they went down to Seleucia, and from there they sailed to Cyprus.
• Acts 15:39And it became such a sharp disagreement that they separated from one another, and Barnabas took [John] Mark with him and sailed away to Cyprus.
• Acts 21:3After we came in sight of Cyprus, leaving it on our left (port side), we sailed on to Syria and put in at Tyre; for there the ship was to unload her cargo.
• Matthew 14:24But the boat [by this time] was already a long distance from land, tossed and battered by the waves; for the wind was against them.
• Mark 6:48Seeing the disciples straining at the oars, because the wind was against them, at about the fourth watch of the night (3:00-6:00 a.m.) He came to them, walking on the sea. And [acted as if] He intended to pass by them.

Commentaries on Acts 27:4

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 4We sailed under Cyprus - See on Acts 4:36; (note).Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 4We sailed under Cyprus - For an account of Cyprus, see the notes on Acts 4:36. By sailing “under Cyprus” is meant that they sailed along its coasts; they kept near to it; they thus endeavored to break off the violent winds. Instead of steering a direct course in the open sea, which would have exposed them to violent opposing winds, they kept near this large island, so that it was between them and the westerly winds. The force of the wind was thus broken…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 4-6Luke gives a detailed description of the sea journey. The ship traveled north and then west along the southern coast of Asia Minor (modern-day Turkey). Myra was an important stop. Ships from Egypt carrying grain (food crops like wheat) to Italy regularly stopped there.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 44. when we had launched--"set sail." from thence, we sailed under Cyprus, because the winds were contrary--The wind blowing from the westward, probably with a touch of the north, which was adverse, they sailed under the lee of Cyprus, keeping it on their left, and steering between it and the mainland of Phoenicia.Read the comment

Topics related to Acts 27:4

• Cyprus
• Paul

In the dictionaries

• Cyprus
• Cheer
• Close
• Creek
• Crete
• Euroclydon
• Exhort
• Fast
• Gain
• Hinder

Commentaries on Acts 27

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings