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Acts 27

Acts 27:4 KJV (With Strong’s)

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And when
ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections
kakeithen (Greek #2547)
likewise from that place (or time)
KJV usage: and afterward (from) (thence), thence also.
Pronounce: kak-i'-then
Origin: from 2532 and 1564
we had launched
anago (Greek #321)
to lead up; by extension to bring out; specially, to sail away
KJV usage: bring (again, forth, up again), depart, launch (forth), lead (up), loose, offer, sail, set forth, take up.
Pronounce: an-ag'-o
Origin: from 303 and 71
from thence
kakeithen (Greek #2547)
likewise from that place (or time)
KJV usage: and afterward (from) (thence), thence also.
Pronounce: kak-i'-then
Origin: from 2532 and 1564
, we sailed under
hupopleo (Greek #5284)
to sail under the lee of
KJV usage: sail under.
Pronounce: hoop-op-leh'-o
Origin: from 5259 and 4126
Cyprus
ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections
Kupros (Greek #2954)
Cyprus, an island in the Mediterranean
KJV usage: Cyprus.
Pronounce: koo'-pros
Origin: of uncertain origin
, because
dia (Greek #1223)
through (in very wide applications, local, causal, or occasional)
KJV usage: after, always, among, at, to avoid, because of (that), briefly, by, for (cause) ... fore, from, in, by occasion of, of, by reason of, for sake, that, thereby, therefore, X though, through(-out), to, wherefore, with (-in). In composition it retains the same general importance.
Pronounce: dee-ah'
Origin: a primary preposition denoting the channel of an act
the winds
ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections
anemos (Greek #417)
wind; (plural) by implication, (the four) quarters (of the earth)
KJV usage: wind.
Pronounce: an'-em-os
Origin: from the base of 109
were
einai (Greek #1511)
to exist
KJV usage: am, was. come, is, X lust after, X please well, there is, to be, was.
Pronounce: i'-nahee
Origin: present infinitive from 1510
contrary
enantios (Greek #1727)
opposite; figuratively, antagonistic
KJV usage: (over) against, contrary.
Pronounce: en-an-tee'-os
Origin: from 1725
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Cross References

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Ministry on This Verse

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Cyprus.
Acts 4:36• 36And Joseph, who had been surnamed Barnabas by the apostles (which is, being interpreted, Son of consolation), a Levite, Cyprian by birth, (Acts 4:36)
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Acts 11:19‑20• 19They then who had been scattered abroad through the tribulation that took place on the occasion of Stephen, passed through the country to Phoenicia and Cyprus and Antioch, speaking the word to no one but to Jews alone.
 20But there were certain of them, Cyprians and Cyrenians, who entering into Antioch spoke to the Greeks also, announcing the glad tidings of the Lord Jesus. (Acts 11:19‑20)
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Acts 13:4• 4They therefore, having been sent forth by the Holy Spirit, went down to Seleucia, and thence sailed away to Cyprus. (Acts 13:4)
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Acts 15:39• 39There arose therefore very warm feeling, so that they separated from one another; and Barnabas taking Mark sailed away to Cyprus; (Acts 15:39)
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Acts 21:3,16• 3and having sighted Cyprus, and left it on the left hand, we sailed to Syria, and made the land at Tyre, for there the ship was to discharge her cargo.
 16And some of the disciples from Caesarea went with us, bringing with them a certain Mnason, a Cyprian, an old disciple, with whom we were to lodge. (Acts 21:3,16)
the winds.
Matt. 14:24• 24but the ship was already in the middle of the sea tossed by the waves, for the wind was contrary. (Matt. 14:24)
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Mark 6:48• 48And seeing them labouring in rowing, for the wind was contrary to them, about the fourth watch of the night he comes to them walking on the sea, and would have passed them by. (Mark 6:48)
• The lee of Cyprus was in this instance to the north of the island, the winds being contrary. (“Acts 27:1-13” by W. Kelly)

J. N. Darby Translation

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And setting sail thence we sailed under the lee of Cyprus, because the winds were contrary.

W. Kelly Translation

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And thence putting to sea we sailed under the lee of Cyprus because the winds were contrary.