Acts 27:12

not commodious = not well situated. Greek. aneuthetos. Only here.

to winter in = for (Greek. pros) wintering (Greek. paracheimasia. Only here).

advised = gave their decision. Greek. boule. App-102 .

depart . Same as "launch", Acts 27:2 .

by any means = at least.

attain . Greek. katantao . See Acts 16:1 .

Phenice . Now Lutro. At the western end of the island.

winter . Greek. paracheimazo. Only here, Acts 28:11 . 1 Corinthians 16:6 . Titus 3:12 .

and lieth = looking. Greek. blepo. App-133 .

toward = down. Greek. kata .

south west = south-west wind. Greek. lips . Only here.

north west = north-west wind. Greek. choros. Only here. The meaning is that the harbour looked in the same direction as that in which these winds were 15

borne along . blew, i.e. north-east and south-east, as in Revised Version.