Forms of the word

Dictionary
ὑποπλέω
Greek transliteration
hypopleō
Simplified transliteration
hypopleo
Principal Parts
-, ὑπέπλευσα, -, -, -

Numbers

Strong's number
5284
GK Number
5709

Statistics

Frequency in New Testament
2
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag
cv-1a(7)
Gloss
to sail to the lee of, to move to the side that offers protection or shelter
Definition
to sail under; to sail under, the lee, or, to the south of, an island, etc., Acts 27:4, 7*

Greek-English Concordance for ὑποπλέω

Acts 27:4 And putting out to sea from there, we sailed (hypepleusamen | ὑπεπλεύσαμεν | aor act ind 1 pl) under the lee of Cyprus, because the winds were against us.
Acts 27:7 We sailed slowly for a number of days and arrived with difficulty off Cnidus, and as the wind did not allow us to go farther, we sailed (hypepleusamen | ὑπεπλεύσαμεν | aor act ind 1 pl) under the lee of Crete off Salmone.

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