ὑποπλέω

hypopleō · sail under the lee

Greek word · Strong’s number G5284 · appears 2 times in the Bible

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What it means

hypopleō (ὑποπλέω) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “sail under the lee”.

Of an island, sheltered by it from the wind.

How to say it

hy·po·ple·ō

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

To go by ship close to an island, on the side shielded from the wind.

From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)

Related words

Comes from

πλέω pleō · sail

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

Acts 27:4
And from there putting out to sea, we sailed under the shelter of Cyprus because the winds were against us.
Acts 27:7
And sailing slowly for many days and arriving with difficulty off Cnidus, since the wind did not allow us to go on, we sailed under the shelter of Crete off Salmone;