Acts 27:4

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

Acts 27:4 Meaning and Commentary

Acts 27:4

And when we had launched from thence
From Sidon:

we sailed under Cyprus, because the winds were contrary;
that is, they sailed below the island of Cyprus; of which see ( Acts 4:36 ) ( 13:4 ) whereas if the wind had been right for them, they would have sailed above the island; leaving it on the right hand, in a straight course to Myra; but now they were obliged to go below it, leaving it on the left hand, going in part about it, through the seas of Cilicia and Pamphylia to Lycia, as follows.

Acts 27:4 In-Context

2 and going on board a ship of Adramyttium which was about to sail to the ports of the province of Asia, we put to sea; Aristarchus, the Macedonian, from Thessalonica, forming one of our party.

3 The next day we put in at Sidon. There Julius treated Paul with thoughtful kindness and allowed him to visit his friends and profit by their generous care.

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

5 and, sailing the whole length of the sea that lies off Cilicia and Pamphylia, we reached Myra in Lycia.

6 There Julius found an Alexandrian ship bound for Italy, and put us on board of her.