Acts 27:7 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Bible Comments

Had sailed slowly many days; the wind being contrary, or at least very bare, and, it may be, their ship much laden. Cnidus; a city or promontory over against Crete, which is now called Candia, a known island in the Mediterranean. Salmone; a sea town in Candia, or the easterly promontory there, so called.

Acts 27:7

7 And when we had sailed slowly many days, and scarce were come over against Cnidus, the wind not suffering us, we sailed under Crete,a over against Salmone;