Gevurot 27:4

4 And from there, having put out to sea, we sailed under the lee of Cyprus because the winds were against us.

Gevurot 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.

Gevurot 27:4 In-Context

2 And having embarked in an oniyah of Adramyttium about to sail to the ports along the coast of Asia, we set sail, Aristarchus a Macedonian of Thessalonica being with us.

3 The next day, we put in at a harbor in Tzidon; and Julius treated Rav Sha’ul with kindness, permitting him to be cared for by his chaverim.

4 And from there, having put out to sea, we sailed under the lee of Cyprus because the winds were against us.

5 Then having sailed across the open sea along the coast of Cilicia and Pamphylia, we came down to Myra of Lycia.

6 And there the centurion found an Alexandrian oniyah sailing to Italy and put us on board.