Acts 27:1 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Bible Comments

when. as.

determined. decided. Greek. krino. App-122.

sail. Greek. apopleo. See Acts 13:4.

delivered. were delivering Greek. par adidomi. See Acts 3:13.

certain. Greek. tines. App-124.

other. Greek. heteros. App-124.

prisoners. Greek. desmotes. Only here and Acts 27:42. The usual word is desmios. See Acts 25:14

unto. to.

one, &c. =. centurion of an Augustan cohort, by name Julius.

centurion. Greek. hekatontarches. See Acts 10:1. Augustus'. Greek. Sebastos. Compare Acts 25:21; Acts 25:25. More than one legion is said to have borne the name.

band. cohort Greek. speira. See Matthew 27:27.

Acts 27:1

1 And when it was determined that we should sail into Italy, they delivered Paul and certain other prisoners unto one named Julius, a centurion of Augustus' band.