Strong G5284ὑποπλέω
to sail the lee
- Transliteration
- hupopleō
- Pronunciation
- hoop-op-leh'-o
- Morphology
- Greek Verb
Definition
Detailed definition
ὑπο-πλέω
to sail under, i.e. under the lee of: with accusative, Act.27:4, 7.†
(AS)
to sail under, i.e. under the lee of: with accusative, Act.27:4, 7.†
(AS)
In the Bible
Strong G5284 appears in 2 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- sail2
First verses
- Acts 27:4And when we had launched from thence, we sailed under Cyprus, because the winds were contrary.
- Acts 27:7And 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;
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Detailed Greek dictionary
ὑποπλέω,
sail under, τὴν Κύπρον, i.e. under the lee of C., [NT+1st c.AD+ (NT.Act.27.4: with _dative_, ὑ. τενάγεσσι “Anthologia Graeca” 9.296 (1st c.AD: Apollonides Epigrammaticus))]:—passive, [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd-3rd c.AD: Philostratus Sophista “Philostrati majoris imagines” 2.17.)]
II sail underground, ἐς τὸν Τίβεριν δι᾽ [ὑπονόμων] [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd-3rd c.AD: Dio Cassius Historicus 49.43.)]
sail under, τὴν Κύπρον, i.e. under the lee of C., [NT+1st c.AD+ (NT.Act.27.4: with _dative_, ὑ. τενάγεσσι “Anthologia Graeca” 9.296 (1st c.AD: Apollonides Epigrammaticus))]:—passive, [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd-3rd c.AD: Philostratus Sophista “Philostrati majoris imagines” 2.17.)]
II sail underground, ἐς τὸν Τίβεριν δι᾽ [ὑπονόμων] [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd-3rd c.AD: Dio Cassius Historicus 49.43.)]