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.
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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.