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ACTS 28:13 perielo,ntej {C}
Although it is possible that the reading perielo,ntej is simply a
scribal mistake (q having fallen out before o), a majority of the
Committee preferred to follow a* B Y...
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Verse Acts 28:13. _WE FETCHED A COMPASS_] οθεν
περιελθοντες, _Whence we_ _coasted about_. This will
appear evident, when the coast of Sicily is viewed on any correct map,
of a tolerably large scale....
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CHAPTER 28
_ 1. In the Island of Melita (Acts 28:1)._
2. The arrival in Rome (Acts 28:11).
3. Paul calling the chief of the Jews and his message (Acts 28:17).
Melita, which means “honey,” is the is...
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JOURNEY FROM MALTA TO ROME.Three months brings us to the middle of
February, which is before the opening of navigation. They had
doubtless seen the _Dioscuri,_ Heavenly Twins, a ship like that in
whic...
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WELCOME AT MALTA (Acts 28:1-6)...
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After three months we set sail on an Alexandrian ship which had
wintered in the island, the figure-head of which was The Heavenly
Twins. We landed at Syracuse and stayed there for three days. From
the...
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FETCHED. COMPASS. having tacked about. Greek. _perierchomai._ See Acts
19:13. Figure of speech _Idioma._ App-6.
AND CAME. arrived. Greek. _katantao._ See Acts 16:1.
RHEGIUM. Now Reggio, on the Strai...
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_we fet a compass_ [_R.V._"made a circuit"] The old English phrase of
the A. V. is not uncommon, cp. 2 Samuel 5:23; 2 Kings 3:9. They made
this winding course because the favourable wind, for which th...
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ΠΕΡΙΕΛΘΌΝΤΕΣ, _having made a circuit_. They made this
winding course because the favourable wind, for which they had
probably been waiting during the three days’ stay at Syracuse, did
not come.
ΚΑΤΗΝΤ...
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THE VOYAGE FROM MALTA, AND THE ARRIVAL IN ROME...
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_PAUL FINALLY REACHED ROME ACTS 28:11-16:_ They were on the Island for
three months. They departed for Italy on a ship of Alexandria, which
had wintered there, whose sign was Castor and Pollux “The Tw...
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ΠΕΡΙΕΛΌΝΤΕΣ _aor. act. part. (temp.) от_
ΠΕΡΙΑΙΡΈΩ (G4014) убирать, поднимать
якорь (ТС, 501). Другой вариант чтения
ΠΕΡΙΕΛΘΌΝΤΕΣ _aor. act. part. от_ ΠΕΡΙΈΡΧΟΜΑΙ
(G4022) идти вокруг (ТС, 500-501).
Κ...
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AND FROM THENCE WE FETCHED A COMPASS,— _From thence we coasted
round, and came over against Rhegium,_ a city and promontory in the
southernmost part of Italy; from which, as the name of the place
impl...
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AT RHEGIUM. Acts 28:13 a.
Acts 28:13
And from thence we made a circuit, and arrived at Rhegium:
14.
IN PUTEOLI. Acts 28:13 b, Acts 28:1
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See notes on verse 11...
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AND FROM THENCE WE FETCHED A COMPASS, AND CAME TO RHEGIUM: AND AFTER
ONE DAY THE SOUTH WIND BLEW, AND WE CAME THE NEXT DAY TO PUTEOLI:
And from thence we fetched a compass, [perielthontes (G4014)]...
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9 Three months busy with blessing thus came out of the catastrophe.
Had the ship wintered in Cnidus, as they had wished, or at Ideal
Harbors, as Paul proposed, the ship and cargo might indeed have bee...
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ST. PAUL IN JERUSALEM (CHS 21:17-28:16)
17-40. Disturbances in the Temple. St Paul arrested....
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ST. PAUL A PRISONER AT ROME
1. They.. they] RV 'we.. we.' MELITA] RM 'Melitene.' Melita is
certainly Malta, and not (as has been erroneously supposed) Meleda off
the Illyrian coast. Tradition correct...
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FETCHED A COMPASS] i.e. made a circuit. RHEGIUM] an ancient Gk. colony
situated on the Italian side of the Straits of Messina, near the
dreaded rock of Scylla, and the whirlpool of Charybdis. PUTEOLI]...
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GOOD NEWS FOR EVERYONE
ACTS
_MARION ADAMS_
CHAPTER 28
ON THE ISLAND CALLED MALTA, 28:1-10
V1 We arrived on the shore. We discovered that the island was called
Malta. V2 The people who lived ther...
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FROM THENCE WE FETCHED A COMPASS. — The phrase, now somewhat
obsolete, was formerly in common use for a circuitous route by land or
sea from one point to another. (Comp. 2 Samuel 5:23; 2 Kings 3:9, an...
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περιελθόντες : so A. and R.V., but latter in margin
περιελόντες, see critical note. Ramsay also following T.R.
points out that the latter reading could hardly signify more than
“cast off” (“cast loose...
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STILL SEEKING HIS OWN KINSMEN
Acts 28:11
Paul went toward Rome, as we have seen, under very different
circumstances from those that he originally anticipated; but, after
all, they gave him the greate...
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On land new perils threatened. While gathering sticks for a fire, a
viper fastened on the apostle's hand. Shaking it off, he was unharmed.
This convinced those who watched that he was divine, and they...
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Paul's Completes His Journey to Rome!
They set sail aboard another Alexandrian ship after three months,
likely after the worst of the winter storms were over. Their first
stop was at Syracuse, then Rh...
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And after three months we departed in a ship of Alexandria, which had
wintered in the isle, whose sign was Castor and Pollux. (12) And
landing at Syracuse, we tarried there three days. (13) And from t...
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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...
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At Melita we find him again exercising his accustomed power among that
barbarous people. One sees that God is with him. Evangelisation does
not, however, appear in the account of his sojourn there, or...
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AND FROM THENCE WE FETCHED A COMPASS,.... About the isle of Sicily,
from Syracuse to Pachinus, the promontory of the island:
AND CAME TO RHEGIUM; a city in Calabria, called by Ptolomy k Regium
Julium...
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And from thence we fetched a compass, and came to Rhegium: and after
one day the south wind blew, and we came the next day to Puteoli:
Ver. 13. _Came to Rhegium_] Which hath its name of breaking, fro...
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_From thence we fetched a compass_ Coasted round the eastern shore of
Sicily; _and came to Rhegium_ A town on the Italian shore, opposite to
Messina in Sicily; _and after one day_ Having a favourable...
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FETCHED A COMPASS; sailed in a winding course; either because they
followed the irregularities of the coast, or because they were
compelled to beat against a head wind.
RHEGIUM; a city near the south...
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From Melita to Rome:...
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AND FROM THENCE WE FETCHED A COMPASS AND CAME TO RHEGIUM; AND AFTER
ONE DAY THE SOUTH WIND BLEW, AND WE CAME THE NEXT DAY TO PUTEOLI;...
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Very soon contacting inhabitants, they found that the island was
called Melita, present day Malta. The people are called "barbarous,"
which only means they were not Greek or Jewish -- not the cultured...
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FROM THERE WE CIRCLED ROUND AND REACHED RHEGIUM. AND AFTER ONE DAY THE
SOUTH WIND BLEW; AND THE NEXT DAY WE CAME TO PUTEOLI,
1. The KJV says they "fetched a compass." This is not accurate. The
word h...
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"Rhegium" Pronounced ree jee uhm, this was. seaport on the coast of
southern Italy, across the Strait of Messina from the island of
Sicily. "Sailed around" Due to the wind they may have been forced to...
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11-16 The common events of travelling are seldom worthy of being
told; but the comfort of communion with the saints, and kindness shown
by friends, deserve particular mention. The Christians at Rome...
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RHEGIUM; a city in the kingdom of Naples, over against Messina in
Sicily; so called because that Sicily was believed to be thereabouts
rent and plucked from the main land, unto which they held it to h...
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Acts 28:13 there G3606 round G4022 (G5631) reached G2658 (G5656) G1519
Rhegium G4484 And G2532 after...
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‘And after three months we set sail in a ship of Alexandria which
had wintered in the island, whose figurehead was ‘The Sons of Zeus'
(The Twin Brothers). And touching at Syracuse, we tarried there th...
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Acts 28:13. FROM THENCE WE FETCHED A COMPASS. The meaning of this
English phrase is (as in 2 Kings 3:9), that they did not sail in a
straight course; and from the mention of a fair wind presently
afte...
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WE MADE A CIRCUIT
(περιελθοντες). Second aorist active of
περιερχομα, to go around, old verb, already in Acts 19:13.
See also Hebrews 11:37; 1 Timothy 5:13. But Westcott and Hort read
περιελοντες af...
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Acts 28:1. _And when they were escaped, then they knew that the island
was called Melita. And the barbarous people shewed us no little
kindness: for they kindled a fire, and received us every one, bec...
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CONTENTS: The landing at Melita. Miracle of the viper's bite. Healing
of Publius' father. Paul's arrival at Rome and his ministry there to
the Jews. Paul turns to the Gentiles.
CHARACTERS: Jesus, Hol...
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Acts 28:1. _Melita,_ now Malta. This island seems to have been
inhabited by runaways, for _melim,_ in the language of Carthage, is to
escape. It was inhabited by a colony of refugees from Carthage, a...
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AFTER THREE MONTHS. This would be either February or March. The worst
weather would be over. THE Twin GODS. This is the literal translation.
Castor and Pollux were known as "The Twin Gods," and were f...
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_And when they were escaped then they knew._
TOMORROW, A REVEALER
A great many things are clearer today than they were last night.
Tomorrow will clear up some of the mysteries of today. Weird shapes...
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_In the same quarters were possessions of the chief man of the island,
whose name was Publius._
PUBLIUS
Here is--
I. An obscure man made famous. History says nothing about Publius. As
far as the Rom...
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_And after three months we departed in a ship of Alexandria._
THE JOURNEY TO ROME
1. After a delay of three months--_i.e._, when winter was past and
spring approaching--the party put to sea again. Ca...
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ACTS—NOTE ON ACTS 28:12 SYRACUSE was at the eastern end of Sicily.
Its fame as a Hellenistic city rivaled that of Athens. RHEGIUM was at
the southern tip of Italy across from Sicily. Puteoli
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_CRITICAL REMARKS_
Acts 28:11. AFTER THREE MONTHS.—The departure from Malta took place
in the following spring, probably towards the end of January—and
once more in an Alexandrian ship (compare Acts 2...
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EXPOSITION
ACTS 28:1
We for _they, _A.V. and T.R. (twice). WAS CALLED. It reads as if it
was the answer to their question to the natives, "What is this island
called?" MELITA. That Melita is the isla...
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Tonight we'd like to just go through the twenty-eighth chapter of Acts
and finish this book so that next Sunday night we move into the first
two Chapter s of Romans. That's your reading assignment for...
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Acts 27:13...