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Acts 20:4

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20:4 Paul 1  was accompanied by Sopater son of Pyrrhus from Berea, 2  Aristarchus and Secundus from Thessalonica, 3  Gaius 4  from Derbe, 5  and Timothy, as well as Tychicus and Trophimus from the province of Asia. 6 

Acts 27:2

Context
27:2 We went on board 7  a ship from Adramyttium 8  that was about to sail to various ports 9  along the coast of the province of Asia 10  and put out to sea, 11  accompanied by Aristarchus, a Macedonian 12  from Thessalonica. 13 

Colossians 4:10

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4:10 Aristarchus, my fellow prisoner, sends you greetings, as does Mark, the cousin of Barnabas (about whom you received instructions; if he comes to you, welcome him).

Philemon 1:24

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1:24 Mark, Aristarchus, 14  Demas 15  and Luke, my colaborers, greet you too.
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[20:4]  1 tn Grk “He”; the referent (Paul) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[20:4]  2 sn Berea (alternate spelling in NRSV Beroea; Greek Beroia) was a very old city in Macedonia on the river Astraeus about 45 mi (75 km) from Thessalonica.

[20:4]  3 tn Grk “of the Thessalonians.”

[20:4]  4 tn Grk “and Gaius,” but this καί (kai) has not been translated since English normally uses a coordinating conjunction only between the last two elements in a series of three or more.

[20:4]  5 sn Derbe was a city in Lycaonia about 30 mi (50 km) southeast of Lystra.

[20:4]  6 tn Grk “the Asians Tychicus and Trophimus.” In the NT “Asia” always refers to the Roman province of Asia, made up of about one-third of the west and southwest end of modern Asia Minor. Asia lay to the west of the region of Phrygia and Galatia. The words “the province of” are supplied to indicate to the modern reader that this does not refer to the continent of Asia.

[27:2]  7 tn Grk “Going on board.” The participle ἐπιβάντες (epibante") has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.

[27:2]  8 sn Adramyttium was a seaport in Mysia on the western coast of Asia Minor.

[27:2]  9 tn Grk “places.”

[27:2]  10 tn Grk “Asia”; in the NT this always refers to the Roman province of Asia, made up of about one-third of the west and southwest end of modern Asia Minor. Asia lay to the west of the region of Phrygia and Galatia. The words “the province of” are supplied to indicate to the modern reader that this does not refer to the continent of Asia.

[27:2]  11 tn BDAG 62 s.v. ἀνάγω 4 states, “as a nautical t.t. (. τὴν ναῦν put a ship to sea), mid. or pass. ἀνάγεσθαι to begin to go by boat, put out to sea.”

[27:2]  12 sn A Macedonian. The city of Thessalonica (modern Salonica) was in the Roman province of Macedonia in Greece.

[27:2]  13 map For location see JP1 C1; JP2 C1; JP3 C1; JP4 C1.

[1:24]  14 sn Aristarchus accompanied Paul on his collection-journey when Paul left for Rome in Acts 27:2. He is also mentioned as a fellow prisoner in Col 4:10.

[1:24]  15 sn Demas is most likely the same individual mentioned by the Apostle Paul in 2 Tim 4:10. Apparently, he later on abandoned the faith because of his love of the world.



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