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ἀντοφθαλμέω

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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)
Gloss: 
to head into, face (the wind)
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.