Hupotrecho describes sailing under the shelter of a small island during a difficult sea passage.

The attested use describes a ship's movement under a small island in a difficult sea passage, as shown by the participial action in Acts 27:16.

1. Sailing under a small island · dominant

   In Acts 27:16, the aorist active nominative plural masculine participle occurs in the account of moving under a small island before the crew gains control of the lifeboat. The APB renders the surrounding clause, "Then they ran under a small island called Cauda."

   Acts 27:16

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Acts 27:16, the APB presents the action as "ran under a small island called Cauda." This wording confirms the scene without isolating every element of the Greek form.