cnidus Summary and Overview
Bible Dictionaries at a Glance
cnidus in Easton's Bible Dictionary
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).
cnidus in Smith's Bible Dictionary
(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 #Ac 21:1| It is now in ruins.
cnidus in Schaff's Bible Dictionary
CNI'DUS , a Greek city at the extreme south-western corner of Asia Minor, now in ruins, on Cape Crio.
cnidus in Fausset's Bible Dictionary
A magnificent city S.W. of Asia Minor, in Caria on the promontory, now cape Crio, projecting between the islands Cos and Rhodes (Acts 21:1). Passed by Paul in sailing from Myra, N. of Rhodes, to Crete. The promontory is what was originally an island, joined to the mainland by an artificial causeway, forming two harbors, one on the N. the other on the S.