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Selected Verse: Acts 16:11 - Strong Concordance
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Ac 16:11 |
Strong Concordance |
Therefore [3767] loosing [321] from [575] Troas [5174], we came with a straight course [2113] to [1519] Samothracia [4543], and [5037] the next [1966] day to [1519] Neapolis [3496]; |
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King James |
Therefore loosing from Troas, we came with a straight course to Samothracia, and the next day to Neapolis; |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
Therefore loosing from Troas, we came--literally, "ran."
with a straight course--that is, "ran before the wind."
to Samothracia--a lofty island on the Thracian coast, north from Troas, with an inclination westward. The wind must have set in strong from the south or south-southeast to bring them there so soon, as the current is strong in the opposite direction, and they afterwards took five days to what they now did in two (Act 20:6) [HOWSON].
next day to Neapolis--on the Macedonian, or rather Thracian, coast, about sixty-five miles from Samothracia, and ten from Philippi, of which it is the harbor. |
| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
Loosing from Troas - Setting sail from this place.
To Samothracia - This was an island in the Aegean Sea not far from Thrace. It was populated by inhabitants from Samos and from Thrace, and hence called Samothracia. It was about 20 miles in circumference, and was an asylum for fugitives and criminals.
And the next day to Nepalese - This was a maritime city of Macedonia, near the borders of Thrace. It was about 10 miles from Philippi. |
| Vincent's Word Studies, by Marvin R. Vincent [1886] |
Came with a straight course (εὐθυδρομήσαμεν)
Lit., we ran a straight course. A nautical term for sailing before the wind. |
| Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65] |
| We ran with a straight course - Which increased their confidence that God had called them. |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
Loosing from Troas - Setting sail from this place.
With a straight course to Samothracia - This was an island of the Aegean Sea, contiguous to Thrace, and hence called Samothracia, or the Thracian Samos. It is about twenty miles in circumference, and is now called Samandrachi by the Turks, who are its present masters.
And the next day to Neapolis - There were many cities of this name; but this was a sea-port town of Macedonia, a few miles eastward of Philippi. Neapolis signifies the new city. |
6 And [1161] we [2249] sailed away [1602] from [575] Philippi [5375] after [3326] the days [2250] of unleavened bread [106], and [2532] came [2064] unto [4314] them [846] to [1519] Troas [5174] in [891] five [4002] days [2250]; where [3757] we abode [1304] seven [2033] days [2250].