Lexicon
Κύπρος
Kupros
G2954
N:N-F-L Greek

Cyprus

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Kupros names a place in Acts that travelers reach, sail toward, sight, or pass under its lee.

The attested use identifies a geographic place within travel narratives: people pass through it or sail to it, while ships also sight it and sail under its lee.

Senses in use

  1. Geographic place in travel and navigation · dominant

    In Acts 11:19, the genitive singular form occurs among places reached by those scattered after pressure arose upon Stephen. The accusative singular form marks a destination in Acts 13:4 and Acts 15:39, while Acts 21:3 and Acts 27:4 place it in sea-navigation clauses: the APB renders ships as having “sighted Cyprus,” leaving it on the left, and sailing “under the lee of Cyprus.”

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB consistently presents the term as “Cyprus” in place and voyage descriptions, including travel “to Cyprus,” sighting it, and sailing under its lee. These renderings confirm the clauses' geographic setting rather than establish finer distinctions.

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Across Scripture