Acts 27:12 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Bible Comments

not commodious. not well situated. Greek. aneuthetos. Only here.

to winter in. for (Greek. pros) wintering (Greek. paracheimasia. Only here).

advised. gave their decision. Greek. boule. App-102.

depart. Same as "launch", Acts 27:2.

by any means. at least.

attain. Greek. katantao. See Acts 16:1.

Phenice. Now Lutro. At the western end of the island.

winter. Greek. paracheimazo. Only here, Acts 28:11; 1 Corinthians 16:6; Titus 3:12.

and lieth. looking. Greek. blepo. App-133.

toward. down. Greek. kata.

south west. south-west wind. Greek. lips. Only here.

north west. north-west wind. Greek. choros. Only here. The meaning is that the harbour looked in the same direction as that in which these winds were 15

borne along. blew, i.e. north-east and south-east, as in Revised Version.

Acts 27:12

12 And because the haven was not commodious to winter in, the more part advised to depart thence also, if by any means they might attain to Phenice, and there to winter; which is an haven of Crete, and lieth toward the south west and north west.