Acts 21:2

21:2 We found ¹  a ship crossing over to Phoenicia, ²  went aboard, ³  and put out to sea. ⁴ 

Acts 11:19

Activity in the Church at Antioch

11:19 Now those who had been scattered because of the persecution that took place over Stephen ⁵  went as far as ⁶  Phoenicia, ⁷  Cyprus, ⁸  and Antioch, ⁹  speaking the message ¹⁰  to no one but Jews.

Acts 15:3

15:3 So they were sent on their way by the church, and as they passed through both Phoenicia ¹¹  and Samaria, they were relating at length ¹²  the conversion of the Gentiles and bringing great joy ¹³  to all the brothers.

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¹ tn Grk “and finding.” The participle εὑρόντες (Jeuronte") has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style. Because of the length of the Greek sentence, the conjunction καί (kai) has not been translated here. Instead a new English sentence is begun in the translation.

² sn Phoenicia was the name of an area along the Mediterranean coast north of Palestine.

³ tn Grk “going aboard, we put out to sea.” The participle ἐπιβάντες (epibante") has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.

⁴ tn BDAG 62 s.v. 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.”

⁵ sn The phrase over Stephen means in connection with Stephen’s death. See Acts 8:1b-3.

⁶ tn Or “finally reached.” The translations “went as far as” and “finally reached” for διῆλθον (dihlqon) in this verse are given in L&N 15.17.

⁷ sn Phoenicia was an area along the Mediterranean coast north of Palestine.

⁸ tn Grk “and Cyprus,” but καί (kai) has not been translated since English normally uses a coordinating conjunction only between the last two elements in a series of three or more.

sn Cyprus was a large island in the Mediterranean off the south coast of Asia Minor.

⁹ sn Antioch was a city in Syria (not Antioch in Pisidia). This was probably the third largest city in the Greco-Roman world (Alexandria in Egypt was the second largest, and Rome the largest) and was the seat of government in Syria. Five miles away was a major temple to Artemis, Apollo, and Astarte, major pagan deities.

map For location see JP1-F2; JP2-F2; JP3-F2; JP4-F2.

¹⁰ tn Grk “word.”

¹¹ sn Phoenicia was an area along the Mediterranean coast north of Palestine in ancient Syria.

¹² tn L&N 33.201 indicates that ἐκδιηγέομαι (ekdihgeomai) means to provide detailed information in a systematic manner, “to inform, to relate, to tell fully.” “Relating at length” conveys this effectively in the present context.

¹³ tn For ἐποίουν (epoioun) in this verse BDAG 839 s.v. ποιέω 2.c has “they brought joy to the members.”