Acts 28:13

And from thence we fetched a compass, and came to Rhegium: and after one day the south wind blew, and we came the next day to Puteoli:

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Word	Greek	Strong’s	Meaning
thence	ὅθεν hothen	G3606	from which place or source or cause (adverb or conjunct… · preposition
compass	περιέρχομαι periérchomai	G4022	to come all around
came	κατηντήσαμεν katēntēsamen	G2658	to meet against · verb — aorist active indicative, 1st person plural
to	εἰς eis	G1519	to or into (indicating the point reached or entered) · preposition
Rhegium	Ῥήγιον Rhēgion	G4484	Rhegium · noun — accusative singular neuter, a place
and	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
after	μετὰ meta	G3326	properly · preposition
one	μίαν mian	G1520	one · adjective — accusative singular feminine
day	ἡμέραν hēmeran	G2250	day · noun — accusative singular feminine
wind	νότου notou	G3558	the south(-west) wind · noun — genitive singular masculine
blew	ἐπιγενομένου epigenomenou	G1920	to arrive upon · verb — second aorist middle deponent participle, genitive singular masculine
came	ἤλθομεν ēlthomen	G2064	to come or go (in a great variety of applications · verb — second aorist active indicative, 1st person plural
day	δευτεραῖοι deuteraioi	G1206	secondary · adjective — nominative plural masculine
to	εἰς eis	G1519	to or into (indicating the point reached or entered) · preposition
Puteoli	Ποτιόλους· Potiolous	G4223	little wells · noun — accusative plural masculine, a place

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Cross-references

Acts 27:13 And when the south wind blew softly, supposing that they had obtained their purpose, loosing thence, they sailed close by Crete.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Acts 28:11-16

We have here the progress of Paul's voyage towards Rome, and his arrival there at length. A rough and dangerous voyage he had hitherto had, and narrowly escaped with his life; but after a storm comes a calm: the latter part of his voyage was easy and quiet. Per varios casus, per tot discrimina rerum, Tendimus ad Latium - Through various hazards and events we move To Latium. Tendimus ad coelum. We make for heaven. - Dabit Deus his quoque finem. To these a period will be fixed by Heaven. We have here, I. Their leaving Malta. That island was a happy shelter to them, but it was not their home; when they are refreshed they must put to sea again. The difficulties and discouragements we have met w…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Acts 28:13

from thence we fetched a compass--that is, proceeded circuitously, or tacked, working to windward probably, and availing themselves of the sinuosities of the coast, the wind not being favorable [SMITH]. What follows confirms this. and came to Rhegium--now Reggio, a seaport on the southwest point of the Italian coast, opposite the northeast point of Sicily, and at the entrance of the narrow straits of Messina. after one day the south wind blew--a south wind having sprung up; being now favored with a fair wind, for want of which they had been obliged first to stay three days at Syracuse, and then to tack and put in for a day at Rhegium. the next day to Puteoli--now Pozzuoli, situated on…

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Adam Clarke on Acts 28:13

We fetched a compass - Ὁθεν περιελθοντες, Whence we coasted about. This will appear evident, when the coast of Sicily is viewed on any correct map, of a tolerably large scale. Rhegium - A city and promontory in Calabria, in Italy, opposite to Sicily. It is now called Reggio. It had its name, Ῥηγιον, Rhegium, from the Greek Ῥηγνυμι, to break off; because it appears to have been broken off from Sicily. The south wind blew - This was the fairest wind they could have from Syracuse, to reach the straits of Rhegium. The next day to Puteoli - This place, now commonly called Pozzuoli, is an ancient town of Naples in the Terra di Lavoro; and is supposed to have been founded by the Samians, about 4…

The Church Fathers

Already the preaching has reached to Sicily: see how it has run through (even to those lands): at Puteoli also they found some: others also came to meet them. Such was the eagerness of the brethren, it nothing disconcerted them, that Paul was in bonds.
— John Chrysostom, Homily on Acts 54

See, when the judgment is right, and not preoccupied by some passion, how immediately it gets right judgings, and gives sound verdicts. "And after three months we departed in a ship of Alexandria, which had wintered in the isle, whose sign was Castor and Pollux. And landing at Syracuse, we tarried there three days. And from thence we fetched a compass, and came to Rhegium: and after one day the south wind blew, and we came the next day to Puteoli: where we found brethren, and were desired to tarry with them seven days: and so we went toward Rome. And from thence, when the brethren heard of us, they came to meet us as far as Appii forum, and the Three Taverns: whom when Paul saw, he thanked God, and took courage." Already the preaching has reached to Sicily: see how it has run through (even to those lands): at Puteoli also they found some: others also came to meet them. Such was the eagerness of the brethren, it nothing disconcerted them, that Paul was in bonds.
— John Chrysostom, Homily on Acts 54

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Dictionary and topics

Melita — (Acts 27:28), an island in the Mediterranean, the modern Malta. Here the ship in which Paul was being conveyed a prisoner to Rome was wrecked. The bay in which it was wrecked now bears the name of…
Puteoli — A city on the coast of Campania, on the north shore of a bay running north from the Bay of Naples, at which Paul landed on his way to Rome, from which it was distant 170 miles. Here he tarried for…
Rhegium — Breach, a town in the south of Italy, on the Strait of Messina, at which Paul touched on his way to Rome (Acts 28:13). It is now called Rheggio.
Ship — No one writer in the whole range of Greek and Roman literature has supplied us with so much information concerning the merchant-ships of the ancients as St. Luke in the narrative of St. Paul’s voyage…
Ships — Early used in foreign commerce by the Phoenicians (Gen. 49:13). Moses (Deut. 28:68) and Job (9:26) make reference to them, and Balaam speaks of the “ships of Chittim” (Num. 24:24). Solomon…
Puteoli · Paul stays a week at — Paul stays a week at
Rhegium · Visited by Paul on the way to Rome — Visited by Paul on the way to Rome

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Acts 28:13

Word by word — the Greek

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Acts 28:11-16

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Acts 28:13

Adam Clarke on Acts 28:13

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Acts 28:13

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Acts 28:11-16

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Acts 28:13

Adam Clarke on Acts 28:13

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John Gill on Acts 28:13

John Calvin on Acts 28:7-14

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Acts 28:13-14