Acts 28:11
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And after three months, we sailed in a ship of Alexandria, that had wintered in the island, whose sign was the Castors.

Cir.

4067

A.D.63
a ship.

Acts 6:9 Now there arose some, of that which is called the synagogue of the Libertines and of the Cyrenians and of the Alexandrians and of them that were of Cilicia and Asia, disputing with Stephen.

Acts 27:6 And there, the centurion, finding a ship of Alexandria sailing into Italy, removed us into it.

whose.

Isaiah 45:20 Assemble yourselves, and come, and draw near together, ye that are saved of the Gentiles: they have no knowledge that set up the wood of their graven work, and pray to a god that cannot save.

Jonah 1:5,16 But the Lord sent a great wind to the sea: and a great tempest was raised in the sea, and the ship was in danger to be broken. . . .

1 Corinthians 8:4 But as for the meats that are sacrificed to idols, we know that an idol is nothing in the world and that there is no God but one.

Context
Paul Arrives in Italy
10Who also honoured us with many honours: and when we were to set sail, they laded us with such things as were necessary. 11And after three months, we sailed in a ship of Alexandria, that had wintered in the island, whose sign was the Castors. 12And when we were come to Syracusa, we tarried there three days.…
Cross References
Acts 13:6
And when they had gone through the whole island, as far as Paphos, they found a certain man, a magician, a false prophet, a Jew, whose name was Bar-Jesu:

Acts 27:6
And there, the centurion, finding a ship of Alexandria sailing into Italy, removed us into it.

Acts 28:10
Who also honoured us with many honours: and when we were to set sail, they laded us with such things as were necessary.

Acts 28:12
And when we were come to Syracusa, we tarried there three days.

Lexicon
After
Μετὰ (Meta)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 3326: (a) gen: with, in company with, (b) acc: (1) behind, beyond, after, of place, (2) after, of time, with nouns, neut. of adjectives.

three
τρεῖς (treis)
Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 5140: Three. Or neuter tria a primary number; 'three'.

months
μῆνας (mēnas)
Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 3376: A (lunar) month. A primary word; a month.

we set sail
ἀνήχθημεν (anēchthēmen)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 1st Person Plural
Strong's Greek 321: From ana and ago; to lead up; by extension to bring out; specially, to sail away.

in
ἐν (en)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 1722: In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc.

an Alexandrian
Ἀλεξανδρινῷ (Alexandrinō)
Adjective - Dative Neuter Singular
Strong's Greek 222: Alexandrian, belonging to Alexandria in Egypt. From the same as Alexandreus; Alexandrine, or belonging to Alexandria.

ship
πλοίῳ (ploiō)
Noun - Dative Neuter Singular
Strong's Greek 4143: A ship, vessel, boat. From pleo; a sailer, i.e. Vessel.

that had wintered
παρακεχειμακότι (parakecheimakoti)
Verb - Perfect Participle Active - Dative Neuter Singular
Strong's Greek 3914: To pass the winter. From para and cheimazo; to winter near, i.e. Stay with over the rainy season.

in
ἐν (en)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 1722: In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc.

the
τῇ (tē)
Article - Dative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

island.
νήσῳ (nēsō)
Noun - Dative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 3520: An island. Probably from the base of naus; an island.

It had the Twin Brothers
Διοσκούροις (Dioskourois)
Noun - Dative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 1359: From the alternate of Zeus and a form of the base of korasion; sons of Jupiter, i.e. The twins Dioscuri.

as a figurehead.
παρασήμῳ (parasēmō)
Adjective - Dative Neuter Singular
Strong's Greek 3902: Marked with; a figure-head. From para and the base of semaino; side-marked, i.e. Labelled (figure-head) of a ship).


Additional Translations
After three months we set sail in an Alexandrian ship that had wintered in the island. It had the Twin Brothers as a figurehead.

Then after three months, we sailed in an Alexandrian ship having wintered in the island, with a figurehead of the Dioscuri.

And after three months we departed in a ship of Alexandria, which had wintered in the isle, whose sign was Castor and Pollux.

And after three months we set sail in a ship of Alexandria which had wintered in the island, whose sign was The Twin Brothers.

And after three months we sailed in a ship which had wintered in the island, an Alexandrian, with [the] Dioscuri for its ensign.

And after three months we set sail in a ship of Alexandria, which had wintered in the island, whose sign was The Twin Brothers.

And after three months we departed in a ship of Alexandria, which had wintered in the isle, whose sign was Castor and Pollux.

Three months passed before we set sail in an Alexandrian vessel, called the 'Twin Brothers,' which had wintered at the island.

After three months, we set sail in a ship of Alexandria which had wintered in the island, whose sign was "The Twin Brothers."

And after three months, we set sail in a ship (that had wintered in the isle) of Alexandria, with the sign Dioscuri,
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