Acts 27:4
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And when we had launched from thence, we sailed under Cyprus, because the winds were contrary.

Matthew 14:24
But the boat in the midst of the sea was tossed with the waves: for the wind was contrary.

Luke 8:22
And it came to pass on a certain day that he went into a little ship with his disciples. And he said to them: Let us go over to the other side of the lake. And they launched forth.

Acts 4:36
And Joseph, who, by the apostles, was surnamed Barnabas (which is, by interpretation, The son of consolation), a Levite, a Cyprian born,

Acts 27:7
And when for many days we had sailed slowly and were scarce come over against Gnidus, the wind not suffering us, we sailed near Crete by Salmone.

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And when we had launched from thence, we sailed under Cyprus, because the winds were contrary.

Cyprus.

Acts 4:36 And Joseph, who, by the apostles, was surnamed Barnabas (which is, by interpretation, The son of consolation), a Levite, a Cyprian born,

Acts 11:19,20 Now they who had been dispersed by the persecution that arose on occasion of Stephen went about as far as Phenice and Cyprus and Antioch, speaking the word to none, but to the Jews only. . . .

Acts 13:4 So they, being sent by the Holy Ghost, went to Seleucia: and from thence they sailed to Cyprus.

Acts 15:39 And there arose a dissension so that they departed one from another. And Barnabas indeed, taking Mark, sailed to Cyprus.

Acts 21:3,16 And when we had discovered Cyprus, leaving it on the left hand, we sailed into Syria, and came to Tyre: for there the ship was to unlade her burden. . . .

the winds.

Matthew 14:24 But the boat in the midst of the sea was tossed with the waves: for the wind was contrary.

Mark 6:48 And seeing them labouring in rowing, (for the wind was against them,) and about the fourth watch of the night, he cometh to them walking upon the sea, and he would have passed by them.

Context
Paul Sails for Rome
3And the day following, we came to Sidon. And Julius, treating Paul courteously, permitted him to go to his friends and to take care of himself. 4And when we had launched from thence, we sailed under Cyprus, because the winds were contrary. 5And sailing over the sea of Cilicia and Pamphylia, we came to Lystra, which is in Lycia.…
Lexicon
[After] putting out
ἀναχθέντες (anachthentes)
Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 321: From ana and ago; to lead up; by extension to bring out; specially, to sail away.

from there,
κἀκεῖθεν (kakeithen)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 2547: And thence, and from there; and then afterwards. From kai and ekeithen; likewise from that place.

we sailed to the lee
ὑπεπλεύσαμεν (hypepleusamen)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural
Strong's Greek 5284: To sail under. From hupo and pleo; to sail under the lee of.

of Cyprus
Κύπρον (Kypron)
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 2954: Cyprus. Of uncertain origin; Cyprus, an island in the Mediterranean.

because
διὰ (dia)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 1223: A primary preposition denoting the channel of an act; through.

the
τοὺς (tous)
Article - Accusative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

winds
ἀνέμους (anemous)
Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 417: The wind; fig: applied to empty doctrines. From the base of aer; wind; by implication, quarters.

were
εἶναι (einai)
Verb - Present Infinitive Active
Strong's Greek 1510: I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.

against us.
ἐναντίους (enantious)
Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 1727: Opposite, opposed, contrary; the adversary. From enanti; opposite; figuratively, antagonistic.


Additional Translations
After putting out from there, we sailed to the lee of Cyprus because the winds were against us.

And having set sail from there, we sailed under Cyprus because of the winds being contrary.

And when we had launched from there, we sailed under Cyprus, because the winds were contrary.

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

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

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

And when we had lanched from thence, we sailed under Cyprus, because the winds were contrary.

Putting to sea again, we sailed under the lee of Cyprus, because the winds were against us;

Putting to sea from there, we sailed under the lee of Cyprus, because the winds were contrary.

And thence, having set sail, we sailed under Cyprus, because of the winds being contrary,
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