Gloss
to head into, face (the wind)
Forms of the word
Dictionary
ἀντοφθαλμέω
Greek transliteration
antophthalmeō
Simplified transliteration
antophthalmeo
Principal Parts
-, -, -, -, -
Numbers
Strong's number
503
GK Number
535
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament
1
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag
v-1d(2)
Definition
pr. to look in the face, met. a nautical term, to bear up against the wind, Acts 27:15*
Greek-English Concordance for ἀντοφθαλμέω
| Acts 27:15 | And when the ship was caught by it and could not head (antophthalmein | ἀντοφθαλμεῖν | pres act inf ) into the wind, we gave way and allowed ourselves to be driven along. |
