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Acts 27:16

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27:16As we ran under the lee of61 a small island called Cauda,62 we were able with difficulty to get the ship’s boat63 under control.

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Footnotes

  1. 61 ὑποτρέχω states, “run or sail under the lee of, nautical t.t.… Ac 27:16.” The participle ὑποδραμόντες (hupodramontes) has been taken temporally (“as we ran under the lee of”). While this could also be translated as a participle of means (“by running …”) this might suggest the ship was still under a greater degree of control by its crew than it probably was.
  2. 62 Cauda. This island was located south of Crete, about 23 mi (36 km) from where they began. There are various ways to spell the island’s name (e.g., Clauda, Κλαῦδα).
  3. 63 The ship’s boat was a small rowboat, normally towed behind a ship in good weather rather than stowed on board. It was used for landings, to maneuver the ship for tacking, and to lay anchors (not a lifeboat in the modern sense, although it could have served as a means of escape for some of the sailors; see v. 30). See L. Casson, Ships and Seamanship in the Ancient World, 248f.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

Running under the lee of a small island called Cauda, we managed with difficulty to secure the ship’s boat.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

As we passed to the lee of a small island called Cauda, we were hardly able to make the lifeboat secure,

CSBChristian Standard Bible

After running under the shelter of a little island called Cauda, we were barely able to get control of the skiff.

NLTNew Living Translation

We sailed along the sheltered side of a small island named Cauda, where with great difficulty we hoisted aboard the lifeboat being towed behind us.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

And running under the lee of a certain small island called Cauda, we were able with difficulty to get the ship’s boat under control.

KJV 1900King James Version

And running under a certain island which is called Clauda, we had much work to come by the boat: