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When the south wind blew softly (hupopneusantos notou). Genitive absolute with aorist active participle of hupopneō, old verb to blow under, then to blow gently, here only in N.T. “A south wind having blown gently,” in marked contrast to the violent northwest wind that they had faced so long. They were so sure of the wisdom of their decision that they did not even draw up the small boat attached by a rope to the vessel’s stern (Act 27:16). It was only some forty miles to Lutro.
Their purpose (tēs protheseōs, set before them, from protithēmi), genitive after krateō (kekratēkenai, perfect active infinitive in indirect discourse).
They weighed anchor (ārantes). First aorist active participle of airō, old verb used in technical sense with tas agkuras (anchors) understood as in Thucydides I. 52; II. 23, “having lifted the anchors.” Page takes it simply as “moving.”
Sailed along Crete (parelegonto tēn Krētēn). Imperfect middle. See Act 27:8, “were coasting along Crete.”
Close in shore (āsson). Comparative adverb of agki, near, and so “nearer” to shore. Only here in N.T.