And it came to pass, that after we were gotten from them, and had launched, we came with a straight course unto Coos, and the day following unto Rhodes, and from thence unto Patara:
Departure from Ephesus and Landing at Tyre-The Seven Days' Stay There-Departure, and Landing at Ptolemais (21:1-7)
And it came to pass, that after we were gotten from them, [apospasthentes (G645 ) ap' ( G575) autoon ( G846)] - or 'torn from them.' This word being used in Luke 22:41 in the sense of simply 'withdraw,' DeWette and Humphry would take it here in the same sense; but the majority of critics, with Chrysostom, take it to convey here the idea of 'tearing away,' expressive of the difficulty and pain with which they let their dear father in the Faith away.
And had launched, we came with a straight course , [ euthudromeesantes ( G2113)] - running before the wind, as the nautical phrase is,
Unto Coos, [Koon, but the true reading clearly is Koos (G2972)] - 'unto Cos,' as the proper spelling is; an island about 40 miles due south from Miletus, and coming close to the mainland. Here they passed the night.
And the day following unto Rhodes - another and much larger island, lying some 50 miles to the southeast, of brilliant classic memory and beauty.
And from thence unto Patara - a town on the magnificent mainland of Lycia, almost due east from Rhodes. It was devoted to the worship of Apollo, and was the seat of an oracle (called 'Apollo Pataraeus.')