Discovery BoxActs 27:7 
Context27:7 We sailed slowly 1 for many days and arrived with difficulty off Cnidus. 2 Because the wind prevented us from going any farther, 3 we sailed under the lee 4 of Crete off Salmone. 5
Acts 27:40
Context27:40 So they slipped 6 the anchors 7 and left them in the sea, at the same time loosening the linkage 8 that bound the steering oars 9 together. Then they hoisted 10 the foresail 11 to the wind and steered toward 12 the beach.
1 tn The participle βραδυπλοοῦντες (braduploounte") has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.
2 sn Cnidus was the name of a peninsula on the southwestern coast of Asia Minor. This was about 130 mi (210 km) from Myra.
3 tn This genitive absolute construction with προσεῶντος (prosewnto") has been translated as a causal adverbial participle. L&N 13.139 translates the phrase μὴ προσεῶντος ἡμᾶς τοῦ ἀνέμου (mh prosewnto" Jhma" tou anemou) as “the wind would not let us go any farther.”
4 tn BDAG 1040 s.v. ὑποπλέω states, “sail under the lee of an island, i.e. in such a way that the island protects the ship fr. the wind Ac 27:4, 7.”
5 sn Salmone was the name of a promontory on the northeastern corner of the island of Crete. This was about 100 mi (160 km) farther along.
6 tn That is, released. Grk “slipping…leaving.” The participles περιελόντες (perielonte") and εἴων (eiwn) have been translated as finite verbs due to requirements of contemporary English style.
7 tn The term is used of a ship’s anchor. (BDAG 12 s.v. ἄγκυρα a).
8 tn Grk “bands”; possibly “ropes.”
9 tn Or “rudders.”
10 tn Grk “hoisting…they.” The participle ἐπάραντες (eparante") has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.
11 tn Grk “sail”; probably a reference to the foresail.
12 tn BDAG 533 s.v. κατέχω 7 states, “hold course, nautical t.t., intr….κατεῖχον εἰς τὸν αἰγιαλόν they headed for the beach Ac 27:40.”
