Strong's Concordance

Original word: ἆσσον
Transliteration: asson
Definition (short): close
Definition (full): nearer

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin: cptv. adverb of agchi (near)
Definition: nearer
NASB Translation: close (1).
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Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

Neuter comparative of the base of eggus; more nearly, i.e. Very near -- close.

see GREEK eggus

KJV: And when the south wind blew softly, supposing that they had obtained their purpose, loosing thence, they sailed close by Crete.
NASB: When a moderate south wind came up, supposing that they had attained their purpose, they weighed anchor and began sailing along Crete, close inshore.