Atti 27:16

16 E passati rapidamente sotto un’isoletta chiamata Clauda, a stento potemmo avere in nostro potere la scialuppa.

Atti 27:16 Meaning and Commentary

Acts 27:16

And running under a certain island
Or below a certain island and hard by, it or under the sea shore of it, where the sea might be smoother, the wind not being there so strong:

which is called Clauda:
by Ptolomy ^F24 it is called Claudus, and was near the island of Crete, and now called Gozo. The Vulgate Latin and Ethiopic versions, and some copies, read "Cauda"; and there was an island near to Crete, which was called Gaudos ^F25, and is thought to be the place here meant:

we had much work to come by the boat;
which they had with them to go ashore in, or to betake themselves to in case of shipwreck; and which in this storm was in danger of being dashed to pieces against the ship, or lost; and it was with some difficulty that they came at it, and took it up into the ship.

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FOOTNOTES:

F24 Geograph. l. 3. c. 17.
F25 Mela, l. 2. c. 7. Plin. l. 4. c. 12.

Atti 27:16 In-Context

14 Ma poco dopo, si scatenò giù dall’isola un vento turbinoso, che si chiama Euraquilone;

15 ed essendo la nave portata via e non potendo reggere al vento, la lasciammo andare, ed eravamo portati alla deriva.

16 E passati rapidamente sotto un’isoletta chiamata Clauda, a stento potemmo avere in nostro potere la scialuppa.

17 E quando l’ebbero tirata su, ricorsero a ripari, cingendo la nave di sotto; e temendo di esser gettati sulla Sirti, calarono le vele, ed eran così portati via.

18 E siccome eravamo fieramente sbattuti dalla tempesta, il giorno dopo cominciarono a far getto del carico.