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

2We went on board a ship from Adramyttium that was about to sail to various ports along the coast of the province of Asia and put out to sea, accompanied by Aristarchus, a Macedonian from Thessalonica. 3The next day we put in at Sidon, and Julius, treating Paul kindly, allowed him to go to his friends so they could provide him with what he needed. From there we put out to sea and sailed under the lee of Cyprus because the winds were against us. 5After we had sailed across the open sea off Cilicia and Pamphylia, we put in at Myra in Lycia. 6There the centurion found a ship from Alexandria 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 4:36So Joseph, a Levite who was a native of Cyprus, called by the apostles Barnabas (which is translated “son of encouragement”),
• Acts 11:19Now those who had been scattered because of the persecution that took place over Stephen went as far as Phoenicia, Cyprus, and Antioch, speaking the message to no one but Jews.
• Acts 13:4So Barnabas and Saul, sent out by the Holy Spirit, went down to Seleucia, and from there they sailed to Cyprus.
• Acts 15:39They had a sharp disagreement, so that they parted company. Barnabas took along Mark and sailed away to Cyprus,
• Acts 21:3After we sighted Cyprus and left it behind on our port side, we sailed on to Syria and put in at Tyre, because the ship was to unload its cargo there.
• Matthew 14:24Meanwhile the boat, already far from land, was taking a beating from the waves because the wind was against it.
• Mark 6:48He saw them straining at the oars, because the wind was against them. As the night was ending, he came to them walking on the sea, for he wanted 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