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Acts 16:11

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Arrival at Philippi

16:11We put out to sea43 from Troas44 and sailed a straight course45 to Samothrace,46 the next day to Neapolis,47

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Footnotes

  1. 43 ἀνάγω 4, “as a nautical t.t. (ἀ. τὴν ναῦν put a ship to sea), mid. or pass. ἀνάγεσθαι to begin to go by boat, put out to sea.”
  2. 44 Troas was a port city (and surrounding region) on the northwest coast of Asia Minor. See v. 8.
  3. 45 εὐθυδρομέω has “of a ship run a straight course” here; L&N 54.3 has “to sail a straight course, sail straight to.”
  4. 46 Samothrace is an island in the northern part of the Aegean Sea.
  5. 47 Neapolis was a seaport on the southern coast of Macedonia. It was 10 mi (16 km) from Philippi.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

So, setting sail from Troas, we made a direct voyage to Samothrace, and the following day to Neapolis,

NIVNew International Version (2011)

From Troas we put out to sea and sailed straight for Samothrace, and the next day we went on to Neapolis.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

From Troas we put out to sea and sailed straight for Samothrace, the next day to Neapolis,

NLTNew Living Translation

We boarded a boat at Troas and sailed straight across to the island of Samothrace, and the next day we landed at Neapolis.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

So putting out to sea from Troas, we sailed a straight course to Samothrace, and on the following day to Neapolis,

KJV 1900King James Version

Therefore loosing from Troas, we came with a straight course to Samothracia, and the next day to Neapolis;