And when we had sailed slowly many days, and scarce were come over against Cnidus, the wind not suffering us, we sailed under Crete, over against Salmone;
And when we had sailed slowly many days - owing to contrary winds, and scarce [molis (G3433 )] - 'with difficulty,'
Were come over against Cnidus - a town on the promontory of the peninsula of that; name, having the island of Cos (see the note at Acts 21:1 ) to the west of it. Had the wind been as favourable as it was adverse, they might have made the distance from Myra to Cnidus-130 miles-in little more than a day. They would naturally have put in at Cnidus, whose large harbour was inviting; but as the strong westerly current prevented them from making it, we sailed under (the lee of) Crete-for a particular account of which island, see Introduction to Epistle to Titus,
Over against (or 'in the direction of') Salmone - the cape at the eastern extremity of the island.