ship of Alexandria. Another corn ship.
wintered. Greek. paracheimazo. See Acts 27:12.
whose sign, &c. = with sign the Dioscuri.
sign. Greek. parasemos. Only here. Literally signed or marked.
Castor and Pollux. Greek. Dioskouroi. Literally sons of Zeus. These twin sons of Zeus and Leda were deified and their names given to the bright stars in the constellation Gemini. They were regarded as the patron deities of sailors. The "sign" was carried on the prow of the vessel, after the manner of our "figure-heads".