GreekG5284Verb
ὑποπλέω
hupopleō
“to sail the lee”
2Occurrences
G5284Strong's #
VerbPart of Speech
Definition
Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)
to sail under the lee of
from G5259 (ὑπό) and G4126 (πλέω);
Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
to sail under, i.e. under the lee of: with accusative.
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Grammar & Morphology
Part of Speech
Verb
Morphology Code
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Full Description
Greek Verb
Occurrences
ὑποπλέω appears 2 times in the New Testament.
Distribution by Book
Acts
2
Key Passages
Acts 27:4BSB
After putting out from there, we sailed to the lee of Cyprus because the winds were against us.
Acts 27:7BSB
After sailing slowly for many days, we arrived off Cnidus. When the wind impeded us, we sailed to the lee of Crete, opposite Salmone.
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