KJV King James Version
And after three months we departed in a ship of Alexandria, which had wintered in the isle, whose sign was Castor and Pollux.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Acts 28:11
And after three months we departed in a ship of Alexandria, which had wintered in the isle, whose sign was Castor and Pollux.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
After three months we set sail in an Alexandrian ship that had wintered in the island. It had the Twin Brothers as a figurehead.
WEB World English Bible
After three months, we set sail in a ship of Alexandria which had wintered in the island, whose sign was “The Twin Brothers.”
ASV American Standard Version
And after three months we set sail in a ship of Alexandria which had wintered in the island, whose sign was The Twin Brothers.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And after three months, we set sail in a ship (that had wintered in the isle) of Alexandria, with the sign Dioscuri,
Surrounding context — Acts 28
8 And it came to pass, that the father of Publius lay sick of a fever and of a bloody flux: to whom Paul entered in, and prayed, and laid his hands on him, and healed him.
9 So when this was done, others also, which had diseases in the island, came, and were healed:
10 Who also honoured us with many honours; and when we departed, they laded [us] with such things as were necessary.
11 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 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:
14 Where we found brethren, and were desired to tarry with them seven days: and so we went toward Rome.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
ΜετὰG3326 · metawith/afterδὲG1161 · dethenτρεῖςG5140 · treisThreeμῆναςG3376 · mēnmonthἀνήχθημενG321 · anagōto leadἐνG1722 · enin/on/amongπλοίῳG4143 · ploionboatπαρακεχειμακότιG3914 · paracheimazōto winterἐνG1722 · enin/on/amongτῇG3588 · hothe/this/whoνήσῳ,G3520 · nēsosislandἈλεξανδρίνῳ,G222 · AlexandrinosAlexandriaπαρασήμῳG3902 · parasēmosfigureheadΔιοσκούροις·G1359 · Dioskouroithe twin gods
Cross-references
Acts 27:6And there the centurion found a ship of Alexandria sailing into Italy; and he put us therein.1 Corinthians 8:4As concerning therefore the eating of those things that are offered in sacrifice unto idols, we know that an idol [is] nothing in the world, and that [there is] none other God but one.Isaiah 45:20Assemble yourselves and come; draw near together, ye [that are] escaped of the nations: they have no knowledge that set up the wood of their graven image, and pray unto a god [that] cannot save.Jonah 1:16Then the men feared the LORD exceedingly, and offered a sacrifice unto the LORD, and made vows.Acts 6:9Then there arose certain of the synagogue, which is called [the synagogue] of the Libertines, and Cyrenians, and Alexandrians, and of them of Cilicia and of Asia, disputing with Stephen.Jonah 1:5Then the mariners were afraid, and cried every man unto his god, and cast forth the wares that [were] in the ship into the sea, to lighten [it] of them. But Jonah was gone down into the sides of the ship; and he lay, and was fast asleep.
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