Bible Dictionaries
Cos
Fausset's Bible Dictionary
Cos or Coos: now Stancho, a contraction of eis teen CΗoa . Paul passed the night on this island on his way by sea from Miletus to Rhodes (Acts 21:1). It is N.W. of Rhodes; 25 miles long by 10 miles wide. The chief town was on the N.E. of the island, near the promontory Scandarium.
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Fausset, Andrew R. Entry for 'Cos'. Fausset's Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​fbd/​c/cos.html. 1949.