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Soοὖνsetting sailἈναχθέντεςfromἀπὸTroas,Τρῳάδοςwe ran a straight courseεὐθυδρομήσαμενtoεἰςSamothrace,Σαμοθρᾴκηνandδὲon the following dayτῇ ἐπιούσῃtoεἰςNeapolis,Νέαν Πόλιν
Acts 16:11
Study it in the app“So setting sail from Troas, we ran a straight course to Samothrace, and on the following day to Neapolis,”
With the Greek beneath
Acts 16:11, word by word
- setting sailἈναχθέντεςAnachthentes
set sail
To set out to sea by boat.
Where else “Anachthentes” appears- TroasΤρῳάδοςTrōiados
Troas
Troas, a port in the north-west of Asia Minor, across the sea from Greece.
Where else “Trōiados” appears- we ran a straight courseεὐθυδρομήσαμενeuthydromēsamen
sail straight
Sail on a straight course.
Where else “euthydromēsamen” appears- SamothraceΣαμοθρᾴκηνSamothraikēn
Samothrace
Samothrace, an island in the north of the Aegean Sea.
Where else “Samothraikēn” appears- on the following dayἐπιούσῃepiousēi
next, following
Next, following: the next day or night.
Where else “epiousēi” appears- NeapolisΝέανNean
Neapolis
Neapolis, "New City", the port of Philippi.
Where else “Nean” appears- NeapolisΠόλινPolin
city, town
City, town.
Where else “Polin” appears
The context
10And when he saw the vision, at once we sought to go out to Macedonia, concluding that God had called us to proclaim the good news to them.
11 · This verse (above)
12and from there to Philippi, which is a leading city of the district of Macedonia, a Roman colony. And we were staying in this city some days.
To study Acts 16 in a group
1. What it says
What do Paul and Silas do at midnight in prison, and what happens afterward? (vv. 25-26)
2. What it means
Why does the jailer ask what he must do, and how do Paul and Silas answer him? (vv. 27-31)
3. How I live it
Paul and Silas prayed and sang on a very hard night (v. 25). What gives you courage when you go through a night like that?