Acts 27:3

κατήχθημεν εἰς Σιδῶνα, we touched at Sidon. This is the well-known seaport on the coast of Phœnicia. κατάγειν here is a technical term for ‘putting in a ship to shore,’ as ἀνάγειν just before is for ‘setting sail.’

φιλανθρώπως χρησάμενος, treating kindly. φιλανθρώπως is only found here in N.T., and only once in LXX. (2Ma 9:27).

ἐπιμελείας τυχεῖν, to refresh himself. Literally, ‘to receive attention.’ The Apostle no doubt knew some of the residents in Sidon, and at his request the centurion allowed him, while the vessel stayed there, to enjoy their company and kind offices. Sidon was on the road between Jerusalem and Antioch, a journey which St Paul had frequently made.