Acts 27:16 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Bible Comments

running under. having run under the lee of. Greek. hupotrecho. Onlyhere.

island. Greek. nesion,. small island, dim. of nesos (Acts 13:6). Only here.

Clauda. Clauda (some texts, Cauda) was due south of Phenice.

we had much work. Literally with difficulty (Greek. molis, Acts 27:7) were we strong (Greek. ischuo. See Acts 15:10).

come by. become masters of. Greek. perikrates. Onlyhere.

boat. skiff. Greek. skaphe. Only here, verses: Acts 27:30; Acts 27:32. The verb skapto, to dig, or hollow out, only in Luke 6:48; Luke 13:8; Luke 16:3.

Acts 27:16

16 And running under a certain island which is called Clauda, we had much work to come by the boat: