Acts 16:11

Context

Arrival at Philippi

16:11 We put out to sea¹ from Troas² and sailed a straight course³ to Samothrace,⁴ the next day to Neapolis,⁵

Acts 21:2

Context
21:2 We found⁶ a ship crossing over to Phoenicia,⁷ went aboard,⁸ and put out to sea.⁹

Acts 27:4

Context
27:4 From there we put out to sea¹⁰ and sailed under the lee¹¹ of Cyprus because the winds were against us.

[16:11] ¹tn BDAG 62 s.v. ἀνάγω 4, “as a nautical t.t. (ἀ. τὴν ναῦν put a ship to sea), mid. or pass. ἀνάγεσθαι to begin to go by boat, put out to sea.”

[16:11] ²sn Troas was a port city (and surrounding region) on the northwest coast of Asia Minor. See v. 8.

[16:11] ³tn BDAG 406 s.v. εὐθυδρομέω has “of a ship run a straight course” here; L&N 54.3 has “to sail a straight course, sail straight to.”

[16:11] ⁴sn Samothrace is an island in the northern part of the Aegean Sea.

[16:11] ⁵sn Neapolis was a seaport on the southern coast of Macedonia. It was 10 mi (16 km) from Philippi.

[21:2] ⁶tn Grk “and finding.” The participle εὑρόντες (Jeuronte") has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style. Because of the length of the Greek sentence, the conjunction καί (kai) has not been translated here. Instead a new English sentence is begun in the translation.

[21:2] ⁷sn Phoenicia was the name of an area along the Mediterranean coast north of Palestine.

[21:2] ⁸tn Grk “going aboard, we put out to sea.” The participle ἐπιβάντες (epibante") has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.

[21:2] ⁹tn BDAG 62 s.v. ἀνάγω 4, “as a nautical t.t. (ἀ. τὴν ναῦν put a ship to sea), mid. or pass. ἀνάγεσθαι to begin to go by boat, put out to sea.”

[27:4] ¹¹tn Grk “putting out to sea.” The participle ἀναχθέντες (anacqente") has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style. BDAG 62 s.v. ἀνάγω 4 states, “as a nautical t.t. (ἀ. τὴν ναῦν put a ship to sea), mid. or pass. ἀνάγεσθαι to begin to go by boat, put out to sea.”

[27:4] ¹²tn BDAG 1040 s.v. ὑποπλέω states, “sail under the lee of an island, i.e. in such a way that the island protects the ship fr. the wind Ac 27:4, 7.” Thus they were east and north of the island.