Καῦδα G2802
Cauda (also Clauda), a small island near Crete (place name)
This is the name of a small island near Crete, mentioned in Acts 27:16 during Paul's storm-tossed voyage to Rome. The manuscript tradition varies between Cauda and Clauda. The transliterations preserve these variants. The island's shelter allowed the ship's crew to briefly secure the dinghy and undergird the vessel before the storm drove them toward Syrtis. This geographical detail enhances the narrative's credibility and drama.
Senses
1. sense 1 — The name of a small island south of Crete that provided brief shelter during Paul's shipwreck voyage. This temporary refuge allowed crucial preparations before the storm fully struck—a moment of relative calm in Luke's vivid account that demonstrates both nautical realism and divine providence preserving Paul for Rome. 1×
AR["كَوْدَا"]·ben["কাউদা"]·DE["Καῦδα"]·EN["Kauda"]·FR["Claude"]·heb["קָאוּדָה"]·HI["कौदा"]·ID["Kauda,"]·IT["Cauda"]·jav["Kauda,"]·KO["가우다라는"]·PT["Cauda,"]·RU["Кавда"]·ES["Kaûda"]·SW["Kauda"]·TR["Kavda"]·urd["کاؤدا"]
Related Senses
H3808 1. simple negation (not) (4839×)G1722 1. locative: in, within (2442×)H1004b 1. house, dwelling, building (2015×)G3756 1. not (negation particle) (1635×)H4480a 1. source or separation (1198×)H5892b 1. city, town (1093×)G1519 1. direction: into, to, toward (1061×)H3427 1. Qal: to dwell, inhabit (937×)G1537 1. from, out of (source/origin) (886×)H8034 1. Name (designation / identifier) (856×)G3361 1. subjective negation (not) (834×)G1909 1. on, upon (spatial surface) (757×)H0369 1. existential negation: there is not (738×)H5869a 1. in the eyes/sight of (evaluative) (734×)H5650 1. Servant, attendant, subject (723×)H0408 1. prohibitive negation do-not (712×)G2443 1. so that, in order that (purpose/result) (665×)G0575 1. from (649×)G1223 1. through, by means of (582×)H3541 1. thus, so, in this manner (569×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
Καῦδα (TR, mg., Κλαῦδα; Rec. Κλαύδή), ἡ, Cauda, Clauda, an island near Crete: Act.27:16.† (From Abbott-Smith. LSJ has no entry)