Atti 27:13

13 Ora, messosi a soffiar l’Austro, pensando esser venuti a capo del lor proponimento, levate le ancore, costeggiavano Creti più da presso.

Atti 27:13 Meaning and Commentary

Acts 27:13

And when the south wind blew softly
Or moderately, which was a good wind for them:

supposing that they, had obtained their purpose;
that things would succeed according to their wish, and favour their design:

loosing thence;
from the Fair Havens; the Vulgate Latin and Ethiopic versions render it, "loosing from Assos"; which could not be Assos of Troas, mentioned in ( Acts 20:13 ) which was many miles from hence; rather Asum, a town in Crete, of which Pliny ^F18 makes mention, though, according to him, it seems to be an inland town; wherefore it is best to take the word (asson) , to be an adverb, and render it "thence", as we do; or join it with the next word, and render it,

they came near, or they sailed close by Crete;
along the shore, the wind favouring them, that they were in no danger of being dashed upon it, it being a soft gentle wind.

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FOOTNOTES:

F18 Nat. Hist. l. 4. c. 12.

Atti 27:13 In-Context

11 Ma il centurione prestava più fede al padron della nave, ed al nocchiero, che alle cose dette da Paolo.

12 E, perchè il porto non era ben posto da vernare, i più furono di parere di partirsi di là, per vernare in Fenice, porto di Creti, che riguarda verso il vento Libeccio, e Maestro; se pure in alcun modo potevano arrivarvi.

13 Ora, messosi a soffiar l’Austro, pensando esser venuti a capo del lor proponimento, levate le ancore, costeggiavano Creti più da presso.

14 Ma, poco stante, un vento turbinoso, che si domanda Euroclidone percosse l’isola.

15 Ed essendo la nave portata via, e non potendo reggere al vento, noi la lasciammo in abbandono; e così eravamo portati.