G503
G503 — ἀντοφθαλμέω
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
antophthalmeo (ant-of-thal-meh'-o) v.
1. to face
[from a compound of G473 and G3788]
KJV: bear up into
Root(s): G473, G3788
TWOT
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KJV Renderings
bear up into
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