King James Version
Acts 28:11 in the King James Version says “And after three months we departed in a ship of Alexandria, which had wintered in the isle, whose sign was Castor and Po...” — study this verse from Acts chapter 28 with commentary, cross-references, and original Greek word analysis.
“And after three months we departed in a ship of Alexandria, which had wintered in the isle, whose sign was Castor and Pollux.”
Acts 28:11 · KJV
So when this was done, others also, which had diseases in the island, came, and were healed:
Who also honoured us with many honours; and when we departed, they laded us with such things as were necessary.
And after three months we departed in a ship of Alexandria, which had wintered in the isle, whose sign was Castor and Pollux.
And landing at Syracuse, we tarried there three days.
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:
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“after”
G3326properly, denoting accompaniment; "amid" (local or causal); modified variously according to the case (genitive association, or accusative succession)
“which had wintered”
G3914to winter near, i.e., stay with over the rainy season
“whose sign was”
G3902side-marked, i.e., labelled (with a badge (figure-head) of a ship)
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