ὑπεπλεύσαμεν τὴν Κ.: “we sailed under the lee of Cyprus,” R.V. So Wetstein with whom James Smith is in agreement, i.e., to the east of the island, as was usual for ships westward bound, to avoid the prevalent west winds. Otherwise the direct course would have been to make for Patara in Lycia across the open sea to the south-west of Cyprus (cf. Acts 21:1-3, where Paul makes a direct run from Patara to the Syrian coast (Ramsay, Goerne)).
Verse Acts 27:4. _WE SAILED UNDER CYPRUS_] Acts 4:36, Acts 4:36....
WE SAILED UNDER CYPRUS - For an account of Cyprus, see the notes on Acts 4:36. By sailing “under Cyprus” is meant that they sailed along its coasts; they kept near to it; they thus endeavored to break...
CHAPTER 27 _ 1. From Caesarea to Fair Havens (Acts 27:1)._ 2. The Unheeded Warning. The Storm. Paul's Vision and Assurance of Safety (Acts 27:9). 3. The Shipwreck (Acts 27:27). Much has been writte...
ACTS 27. PAUL'S JOURNEY TO ROME. [103] [103] On the whole chapter see _The Voyage and Shipwreck of S. Paul._ by James Smith, 1848; a book full of valuable information on the whole subject. ACTS 27:1...
When it was decided that we should sail for Italy, they handed over Paul and some other prisoners to a centurion of the Cohort Augusta called Julius. When we had embarked upon a ship of Adramyttium, w...
THE LAST JOURNEY BEGINS (Acts 27:1-8)...
SAILED UNDER: i.e. under the lee (of Cyprus). Greek. _hopopleo._ Only here and Acts 27:7. BECAUSE. Greek. _dia._ App-104.Acts 27:2....
_And when we had launched from thence R. V._"And putting to sea from thence." "Launch" has become a little restricted in meaning in modern English, but compare, for the sense, Christ's words to Peter...
ὙΠΕΠΛΕΎΣΑΜΕΝ ΤῊΝ ΚΎΠΡΟΝ, _we sailed under Cyprus_, i.e. between Cyprus and the mainland, so as to have the shelter of the island on their left to protect them from the contrary winds. Rev. Ver. ‘under...
ST PAUL’S VOYAGE AND SHIPWRECK...
_ PAUL IS TAKEN TO ROME ACTS 27:1-12:_ It was the will of God that Paul preach in Rome. When it was time to sail to Italy he and some other prisoners were handed over to Julius, a centurion of Augustu...
ΚΆΚΕΪ́ΘΕΝ (G2547) и оттуда, ΆΝΑΧΘΈΝΤΕΣ _aor. pass. part., см._ Acts 27:2. ΎΠΕΠΛΕΎΣΑΜΕΝ _aor. ind. act. от_ ΎΠΟΠΛΈΩ (G5284) плыть вдоль острова с подветренной стороны, чтобы остров защищал корабль от...
UNDER THE LEE OF CYPRUS. Acts 27:4. Acts 27:4 And putting to sea from thence, we sailed under the lee of Cyprus, because the winds were contrary. ACTS 27:4. ... they put to sea again, running briskl...
4. "_And having put to sea from that place, we sailed under the lee of Cyprus, because the winds were contrary._" As the proper course of the ship was westward, the contrary wind must have come from t...
And when we had launched from thence, we sailed under Cyprus, because the winds were contrary. And when we had launched ('set sail') from thence, we sailed under Cyprus, because the winds were contra...
22 It is evident that the apostle did disclose secrets which cannot be found in Moses and the prophets. One of these was the secret of the resurrecction, made known to the Corinthians (1Co_15:15). Ano...
THE VOYAGE AND SHIPWRECK Acts 27:1 to Acts 28:16. The Journey to Rome. This narrative is the most detailed account of an ancient voyage which we possess, and is our principal source of knowledge of t...
UNDER CYPRUS] RV 'under the lee of Cyprus'; i.e. to the E. of the island, as was usual with ships westward bound, to avoid the prevalent W. winds....
GOOD NEWS FOR EVERYONE ACTS _MARION ADAMS_ CHAPTER 27 PAUL BEGINS HIS JOURNEY TO ROME, 27:1-12 V1 It was time for us to go to Rome. They handed Paul and some other prisoners over to Captain Juli...
WE SAILED UNDER CYPRUS... — Had the wind been favourable, the ship would naturally have taken the direct course from Sidon to Mysia, leaving Cyprus on the right, as in his previous voyage St. Paul had...
ON A DANGEROUS VOYAGE Acts 27:1 The _we_ indicates that the good physician, Luke, had rejoined the party. Separated from Paul by the Apostle's imprisonment, he now accompanied him on the ship to Rome...
The study of Paul's last voyage reveals some apparently contradictory facts, and yet common in the experience of the saints. On the one hand, difficulties and dangers multiplied. On the other, the div...
Travelling in a Ship of Adramyttium Though no guilt had been ascribed to Paul, he had appealed to Caesar. So, Festus, along with Agrippa and Bernice, delivered the apostle and some other prisoners int...
_We sailed under Cyprus. That is, north of Cyprus, betwixt the coasts of Cilicia and Cyprus, leaving it on our left, instead of leaving it on our right hand. (Witham)_...
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. (2) And entering into a ship of Adramyt...
The closing Chapter s from 21 to the end of the book are devoted to an episode full of interest and profit Paul's course from Jerusalem to Rome. And here we find ourselves in an atmosphere considerabl...
His innocence fully established and acknowledged by his judges, the purposes of God must still be accomplished. His appeal to Caesar must carry him to Rome, that he may bear testimony there also. In h...
AND WHEN WE HAD LAUNCHED FROM THENCE,.... From Sidon: WE SAILED UNDER CYPRUS, BECAUSE THE WINDS WERE CONTRARY; that is, they sailed below the island of Cyprus; of which see Acts 4:36 whereas if the w...
And when we had launched from thence, we sailed under Cyprus, because the winds were contrary. Ver. 4. _Because the winds, &c._] The Straits of Magellan is such a place, that which way soever a man b...
_And the next day we touched at Sidon_ A celebrated city on the Phenician coast, not far from Tyre. Here Julius, to whose care the prisoners had been delivered, being a man of singular humanity, allow...
UNDER CYPRUS; along its northern coast, between the island and the main land, to shield themselves from the violence of the wind. WINDS WERE CONTRARY; they were the westerly or north-westerly winds w...
AND WHEN WE HAD LAUNCHED FROM THENCE, WE SAILED UNDER CYPRUS, BECAUSE THE WINDS WERE CONTRARY....
THE VOYAGE FROM CAESAREA TO MELITA. From Caesarea to Fair Havens:...
The journey to Rome has been seen as a striking picture of the history of the church publicly in its earlier years, with its rapid decline and eventual shipwreck. Paul is on board, but a prisoner, ind...
WHEN WE HAD PUT TO SEA FROM THERE, WE SAILED UNDER THE SHELTER OF CYPRUS, BECAUSE THE WINDS WERE CONTRARY. 1. Under the shelter of Cyprus means that by sailing along the southern side of Cyprus, the...
"Sailed under the shelter of Cyprus" The ship headed north after leaving Sidon. "During this time of year (it was getting late in the sailing season-Acts 27:9) the prevailing winds, called Etesian win...
1-11 It was determined by the counsel of God, before it was determined by the counsel of Festus, that Paul should go to Rome; for God had work for him to do there. The course they steered, and the pl...
LAUNCHED; or put to sea. CYPRUS; a noted island in the Mediterranean Sea, of which we read, ACTS 11:19, ACTS 13:4. Their nearest way from Sidon to Myra had been to have left Cyprus on the right hand,...
4. " And having put to sea from that place, we sailed under the lee of Cyprus, because the winds were contrary. " As the proper course of the ship was westward, the contrary wind must have come from t...
Acts 27:4 sea G321 (G5685) there G2547 under G5284 (G5656) Cyprus G2954 because G1223 winds G417 were...
‘And putting to sea from there, we sailed under the lee of Cyprus, because the winds were contrary.' They then set sail again and because of the westerly winds sailed to the east of Cyprus, sailing i...
A SERIES OF MARITIME STAGES AND EXAMPLES OF PROPHECY (ACTS 27:10; ACTS 27:21) ON THE WAY TO ROME (27.L-26). This series of ‘maritime stages' on a voyage parallels that in Acts 21:1. That one led up to...
Acts 27:4. SAILED UNDER CYPRUS. The reason is given presently afterwards. The meaning is, that they sailed ‘under the lee of Cyprus,' or so as to place the island between themselves and the WIND. To s...
WE SAILED UNDER THE LEE OF CYPRUS (υπεπλευσαμεν την Κυπρον). First aorist active indicative of υποπλεω, to sail under. Cyprus was thus on the left between the ship and the wind from the northwest,...
Acts 27:1. 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. And entering into a ship of...
CONTENTS: Paul sent to Rome. The hurricane. God's assurance to Paul in the storm, and his safe landing. CHARACTERS: God, Jesus, Paul, Julius, centurion, angel, Caesar. CONCLUSION: Worldly men insist...
Acts 27:2. _Adramyttium,_ a town of Egypt, at the eastern mouth of the Nile; also a town of Mysia of the same name, where the ship touched. _One Aristarchus, a Macedonian, being with us._ The numeral...
WE SAILED ON THE SHELTERED SIDE. These boats depended on the wind for motive power. They would normally sail west of Cyprus to Patara, about thirty miles west of Myra on the coast of Lycia. But the wi...
_And when it was determined that we should sail into Italy! _ ST. Paul’s voyage The power of religion is best seen when it is exhibited in living reality. It is so as to its sanctifying energy. It i...
ACTS—NOTE ON ACTS 27:1 The Witness in Rome. The last two chapters of Acts 1:1 are devoted mainly to Paul’s journey to Rome ...
ACTS—NOTE ON ACTS 27:4 UNDER THE LEE means sailing under shelter; they were protected from strong winds by sailing close to the island. ⇐...
_CRITICAL REMARKS_ Acts 27:1. DETERMINED.—By Festus. Not as to purpose (Acts 25:12), but as to time, which was late in autumn, A.D. 60, and manner, which was by sea. WE.—Last used (Acts 21:15). Here i...
EXPOSITION ACTS 27:1 For, for _into, _A.V.;_ to a centurion named Julius of the Augustan band _for unto _one named Julius, a centurion of Augustus_'_ band, _A.V. THAT WE SHOULD SAIL. Observe the "we,...
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 (Acts 27:1). So Julius is another Roman cent...
Acts 11:19; Acts 11:20; Acts 13:4; Acts 15:39; Acts 21:16;...
We sailed under [υ π ε π λ ε υ σ α μ ε ν]. Rev., correctly, under the lee of : under the protection of the land....
We sailed under Cyprus — Leaving it on the left hand....
An account is here given of the very hazardous voyage which the apostle had from Cesarea towards Rome. He sails from Cesarea to Cyprus; from Cyprus to Cilicia to Crete; and having been long at sea, an...