To sail the lee
ὑποπλέωStrong’s G5284hupopleō
Appears in 2 verses of the New Testament
In short
Hupopleō is the Greek word usually translated “we sailed under”. It appears in 2 verses of the New Testament.
“And when we had launched from thence, we sailed under Cyprus, because the winds were contrary.”
Meaning
Usually translated “we sailed under”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- we sailed under 2
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Acts 2
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Greek dictionary
ὑποπλέω hupopleō · to sail the lee
ὑπο-πλέω to sail under, i.e. under the lee of: with accusative, Act.27:4, 7.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.