ACTS 28:13 — KING JAMES VERSION 0
“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:”
From there we set sail and arrived at Rhegium. The next day the south wind came up, and on the following day we reached Puteoli. - 'Rhegium' (Rhēgion, Rhēgion) is the southern tip of Italy, across the strait from Sicily. The 'south wind' (notos, notos) enables swift passage to 'Puteoli' (Putioli, Putioli-modern Pozzuoli, the port serving Rome). Luke marks the approach to Italy and Rome with the rhythm of winds and arrivals. The journey's final stages accelerate toward the capital.
Church Fathers on Acts 28:13
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…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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