Acts 27:2

“And entering into a ship of Adramyttium, etc.] Which was in the port of Caesarea; for from thence they set sail to the place where this ship was bound, which very likely was the place here mentioned; there was a city of this name in Africa, and which was built upon the sea shore, and is sometimes called Hadrumentum f1230, as this is called Adramantos, in the Syriac version; and in the Alexandrian copy, and in another manuscript, “a ship of Adramyntum”; it is mentioned with Carthage, a city in Africa, by Pliny f1231 and Solinus f1232; the one calls it Adrumetum, and the other Adrymeto; and the latter says, that it, as well as Carthage, was built by the people of Tyre; and so Sallust f1233…”

“a ship of--belonging to. Adramyttium--a port on the northeast coast of the Ægean Sea. Doubtless the centurion expected to find another ship, bound for Italy, at some of the ports of Asia Minor, without having to go with this ship all the way to Adramyttium; and in this he was not disappointed. See on Act 27:6. meaning to sail by the coasts--"places." of Asia--a coasting vessel, which was to touch at the ports of proconsular Asia. one Aristarchus, a Macedonian of Thessalonica, being with us--rather, "Aristarchus the Macedonian," &c. The word "one" should not have been introduced here by our translators, as if this name had not occurred before; for we find him seized by the Ephesian mob as a…”

“A ship of Adramyttium - A maritime town of Mysia, in Asia Minor, opposite to the island of Lesbos. This was a ship which had been built there, or which sailed from that port, but which was then in the port of Caesarea. It is evident, from Acts 27:6, that this ship was not expected to sail to Italy, but that the centurion expected to find some other vessel into which he could put the prisoners to take them to Rome. We launched - We loosed from our anchorage, or we set sail. See Acts 13:13. By the coasts of Asia - Of Asia Minor. Probably the owners of the ship designed to make a coasting voyage along the southern part of Asia Minor, and to engage in traffic with the maritime towns and cities.…”

“Adramyttium - was a sea port of Mysia. Aristarchus and Luke went with Paul by choice, not being ashamed of his bonds. Acts 27:3”

“27:2 Aristarchus was a native of Thessalonica and a co-worker with Paul in Asia (see 19:29; 20:4, 6; Phlm 1:24). • Adramyttium was a port on the west coast of Asia Minor southeast of Troas.”

“Adramyttium: Adramyttium, now Adramyti, was a maritime city of Mysia in Asia Minor, seated at the foot of Mount Ida, on a gulf of the same name, opposite the island of Lesbos. we: Act 21:1; Luk 8:22 to sail: Act 20:15, Act 20:16, Act 21:1-3 Aristarchus: Act 19:19, Act 20:4; Col 4:10; Plm 1:24 with us: Act 16:10-13, Act 16:17, Act 20:5, Act 21:5, Act 28:2, Act 28:10, Act 28:12, Act 28:16 Acts 27:3”