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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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Μετὰmetaafterμετάpreposition — “after”G3326(a) gen: with, in company with, (b) acc: (1) behind, beyond, after, of place, (2) after, of time, with nouns, neut. of adjectives.This verse uses “after”.afterδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.τρεῖςtreisthreeτρεῖςadjective, accusative, plural, masculine — “three”, the object formG5140three.threeμῆναςmēnasmonthsμήν (mēn)noun, accusative, plural, masculine — “months”, the object formG3376a (lunar) month.monthsἀνήχθημενanēchthēmenwe departedἀνάγω (anagō)verb, aorist passive indicative, 1st person plural — “we departed”, a single actionG321I lead up, bring up, offer, produce, put to sea, set sail.we departedἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inπλοίῳploiōa shipπλοῖον (ploion)noun, dative, singular, neuter — “a ship”, the to- or for-formG4143a ship, vessel, boat.This verse uses “a ship”.a shipπαρακεχειμακότιparakecheimakotiwhich had winteredπαραχειμάζω (paracheimazō)verb, perfect active participle, dative, singular, neuter — “which had wintered”, a completed action with a present resultG3914I pass the winter.which had winteredἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inτῇtētheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, feminine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.νήσῳnēsōisleνῆσος (nēsos)noun, dative, singular, feminine — “isle”, the to- or for-formG3520an island.the isleἈλεξανδρίνῳalexandrinōAlexandrianἈλεξανδρῖνος (alexandrinos)adjective, dative, singular, neuter — “Alexandrian”, the to- or for-formG222Alexandrian, belonging to Alexandria in Egypt.παρασήμῳparasēmōwhose signπαράσημος (parasēmos)adjective, dative, singular, neuter — “whose sign”, the to- or for-formG3902marked with; a figure-head.whose signΔιοσκούροιςdioskouroiswas Castor and PolluxΔιόσκουροι (dioskouroi)noun, dative, plural, masculine — “was Castor and Pollux”, the to- or for-formG1359the Dioscuri, Castor and Pollux, sons of Zeus and Leda, and patrons of sailors.This verse uses “Castor and Pollux”.was Castor and Pollux

Literal (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,

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American Standard Version (1901)

And after three months we set sail in a ship of Alexandria which had wintered in the island, whose sign was The Twin Brothers.

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,

World English Bible

After three months, we set sail in a ship of Alexandria which had wintered in the island, whose figurehead was “The Twin Brothers.”

Darby Translation

And after three months we sailed in a ship which had wintered in the island, an Alexandrian, with [the] Dioscuri for its ensign.

Douay-Rheims

And after three months, we sailed in a ship of Alexandria, that had wintered in the island, whose sign was the Castors.

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