A town and harbour on the extreme south-west of the peninsula of Doris in Asia Minor. Paul sailed past it on his voyage to Rome after leaving Myra (Acts 27:7).
Source:Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)Public domain
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Cnidus
Name meaning: age (Hitchcock)
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Also in Smith's Bible Dictionary (1863)
(nidus), a city of great consequence, situated at the extreme south west of the peninsula of Asia Minor, on a promontory now called Cape Crio, which projects between the islands of Cos and Rhodes. See (Acts 21:1) It is now in ruins.
Source: Smith’s Bible Dictionary (1863) · Public domain
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