SEV Biblia, Chapter 27:2
Así que, embarcndonos en la nave Adrumentina, alzamos velas , estando con nosotros Aristarco, Macedonio de Tesalnica, comenzando a navegar junto a los lugares de Asia.
Clarke's Bible Commentary - Acts 27:2
Verse 2. A ship of Adramyttium] There were several places of this name; and in different MSS. the name is variously written. The port in question appears to have been a place in Mysia, in Asia Minor. And the abb Vertot, in his history of the Knights of Malta, says it is now called Mehedia. Others think it was a city and seaport of Africa, whence the ship mentioned above had been fitted out; but it is more probable that the city and seaport here meant is that on the coast of the AEgean Sea, opposite Mitylene, and not far from Pergamos. See its situation on the map. Aristarchus, a Macedonian] We have seen this person with St. Paul at Ephesus, during the disturbances there, chap. xix. 29, where he had been seized by the mob, and was in great personal danger. He afterwards attended Paul to Macedonia, and returned with him to Asia, chap. xx. 4.
Now, accompanying him to Rome, he was there a fellow prisoner with him, Col. iv. 10, and is mentioned in St. Paul's epistle to Philemon, Philemon 24, who was probably their common friend.-Dodd. Luke and Aristarchus were certainly not prisoners at this time, and seem to have gone with St. Paul merely as his companions, through affection to him, and love for the cause of Christianity. How Aristarchus became his fellow prisoner, as is stated Col. iv. 10, we cannot tell, but it could not have been at this time.
John Gill's Bible Commentary
Ver. 2. And entering into a ship of Adramyttium , etc.] Which was in the port of Caesarea; for from thence they set sail to the place where this ship was bound, which very likely was the place here mentioned; there was a city of this name in Africa, and which was built upon the sea shore, and is sometimes called Hadrumentum f1230 , as this is called Adramantos, in the Syriac version; and in the Alexandrian copy, and in another manuscript, a ship of Adramyntum; it is mentioned with Carthage, a city in Africa, by Pliny and Solinus f1232 ; the one calls it Adrumetum, and the other Adrymeto; and the latter says, that it, as well as Carthage, was built by the people of Tyre; and so Sallust says, that the Phoenicians built Hippo, Adrumetum, Leptis, and other cities on the sea coast; and the name seems to be a Phoenician name, twmrdj Hadarmuth, which signifies the court of death; perhaps it might be so called, either from the badness of the air in which it was, or the dangerousness of its haven: Jerom calls it Hadrumetus, and says it is a city in Byzacium, a country in Africa; he seems to design another place, the metropolis of the Byzacian country, the most fruitful of all the parts of Africa, and which in the Phoenician language was twamrdh Hadarmeoth; which signifies the court of a hundred; that is, it was a place so fruitful that it brought forth an hundred fold; and agreeably to which is what Pliny says f1235 , they are called Libyphoenicians, who inhabit Byzacium, a country so named, in circuit two hundred and fifty miles, and of such great fruitfulness that the land returns to the husbandmen an hundred fold. The former of these is most likely to be the place here meant; and though we nowhere read of the apostle being here, nor of the Gospel being preached here in the early times of Christianity; yet in the fourth century there was a church in this place, and Philologus was bishop of it, who subscribed at a council held at Carthage in this century; and in the fifth century we read of several bishops of this place, as Aurelius, who was in the Chalcedon council, Flavianus in that at Ephesus, which was reckoned an infamous one, and Helladius, who was in the first Ephesine council, and Felix, who was banished by Gensericus f1236 . There was another city of the same name in Aeolia, or Mysia f1237 , and which was formerly called Pedasus, and since Landermiti, and was a seaport, and bids fair to be the place here intended; though since there was an island of Lycia called Adramitis f1238 , now Audromety, and it was at Myra, a city of Lycia, where this ship stopped, ( Acts 27:5) and where the passengers changed their ship, this seems most likely to be designed: we launched ; in the said ship from Caesarea: meaning to sail by the coast of Asia ; the lesser Asia, along by Ephesus and Miletus, as they did; for in this last place, as before observed, Trophimus was left sick; the Alexandrian copy reads, mellonti that was about to sail; that is, the ship of Adramyttium was about to sail, or just ready to sail by the coast of Asia, wherefore the company entered, and set forth in it on their voyage: one Aristarchus a Macedonian, of Thessalonica, being with us ; the same person that was with the apostle at Ephesus, and accompanied him into Asia, ( Acts 19:29, 20:4) the same went through with him to Rome, and became his fellowlabourer, and fellow prisoner there, ( Philemon 1:24) ( Colossians 4:10).
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 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 wor for him to do there. The course they steered, and the places the touched at, are here set down. And God here encourages those who suffe for him, to trust in him; for he can put it into the hearts of those to befriend them, from whom they least expect it. Sailors must make the best of the wind: and so must we all in our passage over the ocean of this world. When the winds are contrary, yet we must be getting forwar as well as we can. Many who are not driven backward by cros providences, do not get forward by favourable providences. And man real Christians complain as to the concerns of their souls, that the have much ado to keep their ground. Every fair haven is not a saf haven. Many show respect to good ministers, who will not take their advice. But the event will convince sinners of the vanity of their hopes, and the folly of their conduct.
Greek Textus Receptus
επιβαντες 1910 5631 V-2AAP-NSM δε 1161 CONJ πλοιω 4143 N-DSN αδραμυττηνω 98 A-DSN μελλοντες 3195 5723 V-PAP-NPM πλειν 4126 5721 V-PAN τους 3588 T-APM κατα 2596 PREP την 3588 T-ASF ασιαν 773 N-ASF τοπους 5117 N-APM ανηχθημεν 321 5681 V-API-1P οντος 5607 5752 V-PXP-GSM συν 4862 PREP ημιν 2254 P-1DP αρισταρχου 708 N-GSM μακεδονος 3110 N-GSM θεσσαλονικεως 2331 N-GSM
Vincent's NT Word Studies
2. Meaning to sail (mellontev plein). This refers the intention to the voyagers; but the best texts read mellonti, agreeing with ploiw, ship; so that the correct rendering is, as Rev., a ship - which was about to sail.
Robertson's NT Word Studies
27:2 {In a ship of Adramyttium} (ploiwi hadramuntenwi). A boat belonging to Adramyttium, a city in Mysia in the province of Asia. Probably a small coasting vessel on its way home for the winter stopping at various places (topous). Julius would take his chances to catch another ship for Rome. The usual way to go to Rome was to go to Alexandria and so to Rome, but no large ship for Alexandria was at hand. {We put to sea} (anecqemen). First aorist passive of anagw, usual word in Luke. {Aristarchus, a Macedonian of Thessalonica, being with us} (ontos sun hemin aristarcou makedonos qessalonikews). Genitive absolute. Ramsay suggests that Luke and Aristarchus accompanied Paul as his slaves since they would not be allowed to go as his friends. But Luke was Paul's physician and may have gained permission on that score.
