Bible Dictionary
COMMODIOUS
Commodious means convenient, suitable, or well placed. In Acts 27:12 the harbor was judged unsuitable for wintering, despite offering some protection from particular winds.
Definition
Commodious means convenient, suitable, or well placed. A place may be commodious for one purpose while unsuitable for another.
Biblical Usage
In Acts, the harbor was judged not commodious for wintering, although it provided good shelter from certain winds.
Historical Background
The harbor offered protection from some winds, including the northwest, but its position made it unsuitable for wintering.
Historical Bible Dictionaries
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (ISBE)
<p>ko-mo'-di-us (aneuthetos, "not well placed"): The word occurs only in Ac 27:12. "As regards wintering, the place was certainly `not commodious,' but as regards shelter from some winds (including Northwest), it was a good anchorage" (Code of Hammurabi, XXIII, 639).</p>