“And when we had sailed slowly many days, and scarce were come over against Cnidus, the wind not suffering us, we sailed under Crete, over against Salmone;”
We made slow headway for many days and had difficulty arriving off Cnidus. The wind did not allow us to hold our course, so we sailed under the lee of Crete, opposite Salmone. - 'Slow headway' (dysxereō, dysxereō-'with difficulty, with hardship') marks the struggle. The winds prevent direct passage; the ship must navigate 'under the lee of Crete' (hypopleō...tēn Krētēn, hypopleō...tēn Krētēn), seeking shelter. The phrase 'opposite Salmone' (kata Salmōnēn, kata Salmōnēn) gives the precise lee position where the ship shelters. Luke's technical language reflects actual nautical practice.
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