Strong's Lexicon
G503
G503 — ἀντοφθαλμέω
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G503 |
|---|---|
| Word: | ἀντοφθαλμέω |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Etymology: | from a compound of G473 and G3788 |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 1 |
| Transliteration: | antophthalmeo |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | ant-of-thal-meh'-o |
| Meaning: | 1. to face |
| KJV Renderings: | bear up into |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
ἀντοφθαλμέω, ἀντοφθάλμω; (ἀντοφθαλμος looking in the eye)
1. properly, to look against or straight at.
2. metaphorically, to bear up against, withstand: τῷ ἀνέμῳ, of a ship, (cf. our ’look the wind in the eye,’ ’face’ (R. V.) the wind): Act 27:15. (Wis 12:14; often in Polybius; in ecclesiastical writings.)
Englishman's Greek Concordance
ἀντοφθαλμέω (bear up into)
Acts 27:15
- KJV: And when the ship was caught and could not bear up into the wind we let drive
- GK: συναρπασθέντος δε του πλοίου και μη δυναμένου αντοφθαλμείν τω ανέμω επιδόντες εφερόμεθα