Acts 27:2 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Bible Comments

entering into. having embarked upon. Greek. epibaino. See Acts 20:18.

ship. Greek. ploion. The usual word for "ship".

Adramyttium. A city in Mysia, in the province of Asia, at the head of the gulf of that name.

launched. Greek. anago. See Acts 13:13.

meaning. being about. According to the texts this does not refer to "we" but to the ship. It was on the return voyage to Adramyttium by the coasts of Asia.

sail. Greek. pleo. See Acts 21:3.

by, &c.. to the places against (Greek. kata) Asia.

Aristarchus. See Acts 19:29; Acts 20:4. He and Luke could only have been allowed on board as Paul's servants.

with. Greek. sun. App-104.

Acts 27:2

2 And entering into a ship of Adramyttium, we launched, meaning to sail by the coasts of Asia; one Aristarchus, a Macedonian of Thessalonica, being with us.