Acts 27:13 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Bible Comments

Loosing thence,— That is, from the fair havens. Some have thought that the word ασσον rendered by, in the next clause, is a proper name; but it is used adverbially both by Homer and Herodotus.

Acts 27:13

13 And when the south wind blew softly, supposing that they had obtained their purpose, loosing thence, they sailed close by Crete.